He is the Russian national record holder for pole vault, with 6.05, result achieved in 1996.

His personal best jump is 6.05 metres, which puts him fourth in the all-time performers list.

[1] Tarasov was the surprise Gold medalist at the 1992 Summer Olympics, representing the Unified Team, over favourite Ukrainian teammate Sergey Bubka, who missed all the attempts at the final.

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