Maksim Tarasov

Personal information

Born

2 December 1970
Yaroslavl, Soviet Union

Medal record

Men's athletics
Olympic Games
Representing Unified Team
Gold	1992 Barcelona	Pole vault
Representing Russia
Bronze	2000 Sydney	Pole vault
World Championships
Gold	1999 Seville	Pole vault
Silver	1995 Gothenburg	Pole vault
Silver	1997 Athens	Pole vault
Bronze	1991 Tokyo	Pole vault
Bronze	1993 Stuttgart	Pole vault
European Championships
Gold	1998 Budapest	Pole vault

Maksim Vladimirovich Tarasov (Russian: Максим Владимирович Тарасов, born 2 December 1970 in Yaroslavl, Soviet Union) is a retired pole vaulter.

Biography

He represented the USSR, the Unified Team, and later Russia. His personal best jump is 6.05 metres, which puts him third in the all-time performers list.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1988	World Juniors	Sudbury, Canada	2nd
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	3rd
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	1st
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	3rd
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd
1996	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Milan, Italy	1st
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	3rd
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	6.02 CR
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	3rd

References

↑ Official All Time Top List - IAAF

External links

Maksim Tarasov profile at IAAF

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jeff Hartwig	Men's Pole Vault Best Year Performance 1999	Succeeded by Jeff Hartwig

Olympic champions in men's pole vault

1896: William Hoyt (USA)
1900: Irving Baxter (USA)
1904: Charles Dvorak (USA)
1908: Edward Cook (USA) / Alfred Gilbert (USA)
1912: Harry Babcock (USA)
1920: Frank Foss (USA)
1924: Lee Barnes (USA)
1928: Sabin Carr (USA)
1932: Bill Miller (USA)
1936: Earle Meadows (USA)
1948: Guinn Smith (USA)
1952–1956: Bob Richards (USA)
1960: Don Bragg (USA)
1964: Fred Hansen (USA)
1968: Bob Seagren (USA)
1972: Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
1976: Tadeusz Ślusarski (POL)
1980: Władysław Kozakiewicz (POL)
1984: Pierre Quinon (FRA)
1988: Sergey Bubka (URS)
1992: Maksim Tarasov (EUN)
1996: Jean Galfione (FRA)
2000: Nick Hysong (USA)
2004: Timothy Mack (USA)
2008: Steve Hooker (AUS)
2012: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)

World Champions in Men's Pole Vault

1983: Sergey Bubka (URS) 1987: Sergey Bubka (URS) 1991: Sergey Bubka (URS) 1993: Sergey Bubka (UKR) 1995: Sergey Bubka (UKR) 1997: Sergey Bubka (UKR) 1999: Maksim Tarasov (RUS) 2001: Dmitri Markov (BLR) 2003: Giuseppe Gibilisco (ITA) 2005: Rens Blom (NED) 2007: Brad Walker (USA) 2009: Steve Hooker (AUS) 2011: Paweł Wojciechowski (POL) 2013: Raphael Holzdeppe (GER)

European Champions in men's pole vault

1934: Gustav Wegner (GER)
1938: Karl Sutter (GER)
1946: Allan Lindberg (SWE)
1950: Ragnar Lundberg (SWE)
1954: Eeles Landström (FIN)
1958: Eeles Landström (FIN)
1962: Pentti Nikula (FIN)
1966: Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
1969: Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
1971: Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
1974: Vladimir Kishkun (URS)
1978: Vladimir Trofimenko (URS)
1982: Aleksandr Krupskiy (URS)
1986: Sergey Bubka (URS)
1990: Radion Gataullin (URS)
1994: Radion Gataullin (RUS)
1998: Maksim Tarasov (RUS)
2002: Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR)
2006: Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR)
2010: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
2012: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
2014: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)

IAAF World / Continental Cup Champions in Men's Pole Vault

1977: Mike Tully (USA) 1979: Mike Tully (USA) 1981: Konstantin Volkov (URS) 1985: Sergey Bubka (URS) 1989: Philippe Collet (FRA) 1992: Igor Potapovich (KAZ) 1994: Okkert Brits (RSA) 1998: Maksim Tarasov (RUS) 2002: Okkert Brits (RSA) 2006: Steve Hooker (AUS) 2010: Steve Hooker (AUS) 2014: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)

Maksim Tarasov

Biography

Achievements

See also

References

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