Yuliya Tarasova

Yuliya Tarasova

Yuliya Tarasova in 2010
Personal information
Born	(1986-03-13) March 13, 1986
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country	Uzbekistan
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long jump
Medal record Continental Cup Gold 2010 Split Long jump

Yuliya Tarasova (born 13 March 1986) is an Uzbekistani heptathlete turned long jumper.

She was born in Tashkent. She finished seventh at the 2003 World Youth Championships, fourteenth at the 2004 World Junior Championships, 26th at the 2008 Olympic Games and 21st at the 2009 World Championships.^[1] She won the gold medal at the 2009 Asian Championships and the 2010 Asian Games.

Her personal best score is 5989 points, achieved in May 2009 in Desenzano del Garda.^[1]

Competition record

Representing  Uzbekistan
2003	World Youth Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	7th	Heptathlon (girls)	5129 pts
	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	9th	Heptathlon	4768 pts
	Afro-Asian Games	Hyderabad, India	6th	Heptathlon	4351 pts
2004	Asian Junior Championships	Ipoh, Malaysia	1st	Heptathlon	5060 pts
	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	14th	Heptathlon	5019 pts
2006	Asian Indoor Championships	Pattaya, Thailand	5th	Pentathlon	4004 pts
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	26th	Heptathlon	5785 pts
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	21st	Heptathlon	5658 pts
	Asian Indoor Games	Hanoi, Vietnam	2nd	Long jump	6.45 m
	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	1st	Heptathlon	5840 pts
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	7th	Long jump	6.54 m
	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	3rd	Long jump	6.49 m
			1st	Heptathlon	5783 pts
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	4th	Long jump	6.37 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	25th (q)	Long jump	6.26 m
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	14th (q)	Long jump	6.37 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	–	Long jump	NM
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	12th	Long jump	6.04 m

References