Jüri Tarmak
Tarmak c. 1972
Personal information
Born(1946-07-21)21 July 1946
Tallinn, Estonia
Died22 June 2022(2022-06-22) (aged 75)
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubDynamo Leningrad
Achievements and titles
Personal best2.25 m (1972)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich High jump
European Athletics Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place1971 SofiaHigh jump
Bronze medal – third place1972 GrenobleHigh jump
Tarmak on a stamp of Umm al-Quwain

Jüri Tarmak (21 July 1946[2] – 22 June 2022)[3] was an Estonian high jumper who competed for the Soviet Union.[4]

Career

Tarmak took up athletics in 1963, following his father Aadu Tarmak, who was the Soviet champion in the discus throw in 1943–44. In 1970 he became a member of the Soviet national team.[2] He won a silver and a bronze medal at the European Indoor Championships in 1971 and 1972, and an Olympic gold medal in 1972.[5] Tarmak was the last Olympic champion who used the straddle technique. In 1974 he retired from competitions, and next year graduated in economics from the Saint Petersburg State University. In 1985 he defended a PhD in economics and from 1985 to 1990 lectured at the same university. After the breakup of the Soviet Union he returned to his native Estonia where in 1990 founded an investment company. He later became a vice-president and consultant with the Tallinn Stock Exchange. He remained involved with sport and between 2001 and 2012 headed the sports club Tallinna Kompass.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ Yuriy Tarmak. trackfield.brinkster.net
  2. 1 2 Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. p. 109.
  3. ↑ Suri olümpiavõitja Jüri Tarmak (in Estonian)
  4. ↑ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 582.
  5. ↑ TARMAK, JÜRI. Estonian Olympic Committee
  6. ↑ Jüri Tarmak. sports-reference.com
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