Jüri Tarmak (21 July 1946 – 22 June 2022)Suri olümpiavõitja Jüri Tarmak
was an Estonian high jumper who competed for the

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Career

Tarmak took up athletics in 1963, following his father Aadu Tarmak, who was the Soviet champion in the

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by th ...

in 1943–44. In 1970 he became a member of the Soviet national team. He won a silver and a bronze medal at the European Indoor Championships in 1971 and 1972, and an Olympic gold medal in 1972. Tarmak was the last Olympic champion who used the

straddle technique The straddle technique was the dominant style in the high jump before the development of the Fosbury Flop. It is a successor of the Western roll, with which it is sometimes confused. Unlike the scissors or flop style of jump, where the jumper ...

. In 1974 he retired from competitions, and next year graduated in economics from the Saint Petersburg State University. In 1985 he defended a PhD in economics and from 1985 to 1990 lectured at the same university. After the breakup of the Soviet Union he returned to his native Estonia where in 1990 founded an investment company. He later became a vice-president and consultant with the

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. He remained involved with sport and between 2001 and 2012 headed the sports club Tallinna Kompass.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarmak, Juri 1946 births 2022 deaths Athletes from Tallinn Soviet male high jumpers Estonian male high jumpers Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR