Soviet modern pentathlete
For hockey player, see Alexander Tarasov (ice hockey). For Russian footballer, see Aleksandr Tarasov (footballer).
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| Born | (1927-03-12)12 March 1927 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 June 1984(1984-06-16) (aged 57) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||
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Aleksandr Tarasov (23 March 1927 – 16 June 1984) was a Soviet modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he won a gold medal in the team competition (together with Ivan Deryugin and Igor Novikov, and placed eighth in the "individual competition."
References※
- ^ "Profile: Aleksandr Tarasov". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Aleksandr Tarasov". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
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- 1927 births
- 1984 deaths
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- Soviet male modern pentathletes
- Olympic modern pentathletes for the Soviet Union
- Modern pentathletes at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon
- Sportspeople from Moscow
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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- European modern pentathlon biography stubs
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