Jüri Tarmak

Jüri Tarmak (21 July 1946[2] – 22 June 2022) was an Estonian high jumper. He competed for the Soviet Union.[3] He won a gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Jüri Tarmak
Tarmak c. 1972
Personal information
Born(1946-07-21)21 July 1946
Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR
Died22 June 2022(2022-06-22) (aged 75)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
ClubDynamo Leningrad
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)2.25 m (1972)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1972 Munich High jump
European Athletics Indoor Championships
1971 SofiaHigh jump
1972 GrenobleHigh jump

Tarmak died on 22 June 2022 in Tallinn, Estonia at the age of 75.[4]

References

  1. Yuriy Tarmak. trackfield.brinkster.net
  2. Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. p. 109.
  3. Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 582.
  4. Suri olümpiavõitja Jüri Tarmak (in Estonian)


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