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Maksim Vladimirovich Tarasov
Максим Тарасов
Birth at
9 March 1982
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Born December 2, 1970 in Yaroslavl, USSR. Soviet and Russian athlete, track and field athlete, specialist in pole jumping. Honored Master of Sports (athletics, pole jumping). Olympic champion (1992), winner of the championships of the CIS (1992), Russia (1995, 1997), Europe (1998) and the world (1999); double silver (1995, 1997) and two-time bronze medalist of the world championships (1991, 1993). Silver medalist of the Goodwill Games (1994). Bronze medalist of the Games of the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney (2000).