Maksim Vladimirovich Tarasov (russian: Максим Владимирович Тарасов, born 2 December 1970 in

Yaroslavl Yaroslavl ( rus, Ярослáвль, p=jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence ...

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) is a retired Russian

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

er. He is the Russian national record holder for pole vault, with 6.05, result achieved in 1996.

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Tarasov represented the

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, the Unified Team, and later

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. His personal best jump is 6.05 metres, which puts him fourth in the all-time performers list.Official All Time Top List
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Tarasov was the surprise Gold medalist at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, representing the Unified Team, over favourite Ukrainian teammate

Sergey Bubka Sergey Nazarovych Bubka ( uk, Сергій Назарович Бубка; born 4 December 1963) is a Ukrainian former pole vaulter. He represented the Soviet Union until its dissolution in 1991. Bubka was twice named Athlete of the Year by ''Tr ...

, who missed all the attempts at the final. He represented

at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, winning a Bronze medal. A serious injury forced him to leave competition in 2001.

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* 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Yaroslavl Russian male pole vaulters Soviet male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the Unified Team Olympic athletes of Russia Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic bronze medalists for Russia World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics World Athletics Championships winners Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games {{Russia-Olympic-medalist-stub

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