Jüri Tarmak (1946-2022) Estonian Soviet Olympic Athlete
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| FULL NAME | Thomas Gibson Dysart |
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| BIRTH | 21 July 1946, Tallinn, Estonia |
| DEATH | 22 June 2022 (aged 75) |
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| OCCUPATION | Olympic Athlete |
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| NATIONALITY | Estonian |
Jüri Tarmak Wiki, Biography, Family, Life, Age and Death
Short Bio
He was an Estonian high jumper who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Munich Olympics and won the gold medal.
He also competed in the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1971 in Sofia winning the silver medal and in 1972 in Grenoble winning the bronze. His father was Aadu Tarmak, who was the Soviet champion in the discus throw in 1943–44.
After retiring from the sport he returns to school and graduated in economics from the Saint Petersburg State University. He later founded an investment company, Broker Baltic AS.
He remained involved with sports and between 2001 and 2012 headed the sports club Kompass Tallinn.
Jüri Tarmak Estonian Soviet Olympic Athlete Biography
Jüri Tarmak was an Estonian high jumper who competed for the Soviet Union.
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. He won a silver and a bronze medal at the European Indoor Championships in 1971 and 1972, and an Olympic gold medal in 1972. For this achievement he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.
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, Broker Baltic AS.
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | High jump | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Leningrad | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 2.25 m (1972) | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 Kompass Tallinn.