Great Olympians

Biographies - TAR

Anatoly Petrovich Tarabrin

B. 1935-06-28, Smolensk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2008-02-11
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	bronze	1920
		1920

Abdel Sattar Tarabulsi

B. 1908, represented Lebanon
Shooting

	1952	HP
Free Pistol	29th	0.024
		0.024

Mohamed Kheir Tarabulsi

B. 1950-09-26, Beirut, Lebanon; D. 2002-08-21
Weightlifting (1 silver)

	1968	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	14th				6033.6
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)		silver		dnf	6033.6
					6033.6

Sergey Nikolayevich Tarakanov

B. 1958-04-25, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Basketball (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	bronze		gold	5600
				5600

Valery Ivanovich Tarakanov

B. 1941-08-09, Yaroslavl, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Cross-Country Skiing

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	17th	9th	16th	170.4
Men's 30 kilometres		17th		4
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay		fourth		400
				574.4

Nelli Yuriivna Tarakanova

B. 1954-09-09, Volyn, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Women's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

Gheorghe Țarălungă

B. 1941-02-11, represented Romania
Freestyle Wrestling

	1964	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	16th	9.6
		9.6

Ruslana Oleksiivna Taran

B. 1970-10-27, Yevpatorya, Krym, Ukraine
Sailing (2 bronze, 1 silver)

	1996	2000	2004	HP
Women's Two Person Dinghy (470)	bronze	bronze		11440
Women's Three Person Keelboat (Yingling)			silver	11440
				11440

Mirko Tarana

B. 1913-09-22, Dubrovnik, Croatia, then part of Austria, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1945-05
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1936	HP
Men's Team	QU:3rd	45.5
		45.5

B. 1956-06-13, Malaryta, Brest, Belarus, represented the Soviet Union in 1980 and the Unified Team in 1992
Weightlifting (1 gold, 1 silver)

1980 1984 1988 1992 HP

Men's Heavyweight II (-110 kg) gold 19500

Men's Super-Heavyweight (+110 kg) silver

19500

Alexander Taransky

B. 1941-01-08, represented Australia; D. 2017-12-08
Shooting

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Rapid−Fire Pistol	19th	18th	34th	6.2424
				6.2424

G. Tarantino

Olympic Competitor nr 2671

1906-04-24-09:00 - Rowing - Six-man Naval Rowing Boats - first (2400)

Ion Țăranu

B. 1938-03-14, Turnu Măgurele, Romania
Wrestling - Greco-Roman (1 bronze)

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	bronze			7524
Men's Welterweight (-78 kg)		fifth	fifth	7524
				7524

Tarányi József

B. 1912-01-01, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1964-02-21
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1948	HP
FR Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg)	11th	96
GR Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg)	fifth	1500
		1596

Nichifor Tarara

B. 1936-03-12, represented Romania
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	9th	120
		120

Domingo Tarasconi

B. 1903-12-20, Buenos Aires, Argentina; D. 1991-07-03
Football (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Aleksandr Alekseyevich Tarasov

B. 1927-03-12, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1984-06-16
Modern Pentathlon (1 gold)

	1956	HP
Men's Individual	8th	320
Men's Team	gold	1600
		1920

Maksim Tarasov

B. 1970-12-02, Yaroslavl, Russia, represented the Unified Team in 1992
Track and Field (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1992	1996	2000	HP
Pole Vault	gold		bronze	16800
				16800

Sergey Tarasov

B. 1965-02-15, Altay Kray, Russia
Biathlon (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

	1994	1998	HP
10 km	bronze	22nd	1920.4
20 km	gold	15th	4810
4 x 7.5 km	silver	bronze	1390
			8120.4

Ștefan Tarasov

B. 1943-01-08, Sulina, Romania
Rowing

	1968	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	9th	200
		200

Tatyana Nikolayevna Tarasova

B. 1957-11-08, Astana, Kazakhstan, represented the Soviet Union
Speed Skating

	1980	HP
Women's 500 metres	8th	256
		256

The OlyMADMen class her as Ukrainian because she competed for a club from Kyiv, but I prefer to go with her birthplace and call het Kazakh.

Edmund Tarbell

B. 1862-04-26, Groton, Mass., USA; D. 1938-08-01
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	1 entry HC	-
		-

Entry "Hors Concours", so not acceptable as a real Olympian competitor.

Ahmed Tarbi

B. 1954-05-23, represented Algeria
Weightlifting

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)	11th	dq	96
			96

Disqualified in 1984 for the use of an anabolic steroid.

(Elbio) Walter Tardáguila Lavega

B. 1943-07-13, represented Uruguay
Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's Road Race	73rd	-10.38
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	26th	0.048
		0.048

Giuseppe Tarella

Olympic Competitor nr 4385

1908-07-21-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - third

Atanas Kirilov Tarev

B. 1958-01-31, Bolyartsi, Bulgaria
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Pole Vault	QU:13th		QU:nm	39.36
				39.36

Riccardo Guido Leonardo Targetti

B. 1952-04-15, Milano, Italy
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	36th	-3.64
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	11th	16
		16.00064

Bilge Tarhan

B. 1942, Karaman, Turkey
Football

	1960	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Tan Tarı

B. 1935, Ankara, Turkey
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg)	9th	240
		240

Tarics Sándor

B. 1913-09-23, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2016-05-21
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Jean Taris

B. 1909-07-06, Versailles, France; D. 1977-01-10
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's 400 m Freestyle		silver	sixth	4640
Men's 1500 m Freestyle	R1:5th	sixth		642.08
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	R1:3rd		fourth	464
				5746.08

Elena Tărîță

B. 1954-11-18, represented Romania
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Women's 400 metres	R1:24th	0.16
Women's 4 x 400 m Relay	fourth	400
		400.16

Mauno Asarias Tarkiainen

B. 1904-08-18, Mikkeli, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1971-12-08
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Marathon	9th	240
		240

Aldo Tarlao

B. 1926-03-26, Grado, Italy; D. 2018-03-12
Rowing (1 silver)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	silver	fourth	7000
			7000

From Capodistria, now Koper, which was part of Zone B of the Free Territory of Trieste. Zone B was awarded to Yugoslavia in 1954, after which most of the Italian inhabitants left. As such, this athlete and his team-mates should be considered Italians.

Jüri Tarmak

B. 1946-07-21, Tallinn, Estonia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1972	HP
Men's High Jump	gold	9600
		9600

Tarnai Mária

B. 1941-12-08, Szőny, Hungary
Cross-Country Skiing

	1964	HP
Women's 10 kilometres	30th	0.01
Women's 3x5 kilometres Relay	8th	64
		64.01

Max Tarnogocki

B. 1904-09-04, Bad Frankenhausen, Thüringen, Germany; D. 1993-12-22
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 800 m	R1:4th	0.033
		0.033

Tarr Gyula

B. 1931-05-05, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2012-01-24
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1952	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Les Tarrant

B. 1903-05-26, Coventry, England, Great Britain; D. 1979
Boxing

	1924	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-53.5 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Harold George "Harry" Tarraway

B. 1925-04-22, Southport, England, Great Britain; D. 2002-04-21
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 800 m	SF:dnf	0.272
		0.272

Anna Tarrés i Campa

B. 1967-10-19, Barcelona, Spain
Artistic Swimming

	1984	HP
Women's Solo	dnq	-5.26
Women's Duet	16th	4.8
		4.80000256

Paulo Alvaro Tarrto

B. 1914-04-12, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:30th	0.01
		0.01

(Peter) David Tarsey

B. 1937-08-05, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2015-03-26
Aquatics - Diving

	1956	HP
Men's Springboard	16th	6.4
Men's Platform	14th	16
		22.4

Társi Zoltán

B. 1961-05-20, Oroszlánu, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:19th	2.4
		2.4

Giacomo Tarsis Di Brolo

B. 1906, Milano, Italy
Sailing

	1928	HP
6 metres Class	10th	50
		50

Melania Tartabull Carrasco

B. 1955-10-22, represented Cuba
Volleyball

	1976	HP
Women's Team	fifth	500
		500

Theodore Tartakover

Olympic Competitor nr 3435

1908-07-13-16:00 - Swimming - 400 m Free-style, round one - first (Q) (swam alone)
1908-07-15-11:00 - Swimming - 400 m Free-style, semifinals - DNS (97.5)
1908-07-17-16:15 - Swimming - 100 m Free-style, round one - second, 7th time (4.8)
1908-07-24-14:30 - Swimming - 4x200 m Free-style Relay, semifinals - first (Q)
1908-07-24-16:20 - Swimming - 4x200 m Free-style Relay, final - fourth (300)
1912-07-06-19:00 - Swimming - Men's 100 m Free-style, round one - third - 5th time (0.64)
1912-07-11-12:10 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Free-style, round one - DNF (0.172)

René Tartara

B. 1881-11-14, Lille, France; D. 1922-09-03
Aquatics - Swimming & Aquatics - Water Polo

	1900	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	R1:15th	10
Men's 200 m Team Race	bronze	640
Men's Water Polo	bronze	1040
		1690

Olympic Competitor nr 1284

1900-08-11-10:00 - Swimming - 200 m Freestyle, heats - 15th time (10)
1900-08-11-16:30 - Waterpolo - Round One - lost (340)
1900-08-12-14:45 - Swimming - 200 m Team Race, Heats - second (Q2)
1900-08-12-15:00 - Swimming - 200 m Team Race, Finals - eighth = team third (640)

Edie Tarves

B. 1961-11-22, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1984	HP
Individual	33rd	-2.32
Team	10th	25
		25.0032

Female.

Taworn Tarwan

B. 1947-09-09, represented Thailand
Cycling - Track

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep1:2nd	Rep1:2nd	1.0174
Men's Time Trial		27th	0.06
			1.0774

Tary Gizella

B. 1884-11-19, Szolnok, Hungary; D. 1960-02-08
Fencing

	1924	1928	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	sixth	SF:5th	1155
			1155

Tary Tibor

B. 1909-08-10, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1945
Shooting

	1932	1936	HP
Small-Bore Rifle	11th	13th	134.4
			134.4

Written 2000-12-03 - last modified 2024-03-11

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