Aleksandr Tarasov (pentathlete), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aleksandr Tarasov (pentathlete)

modern pentathlete

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1927

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 16-Jun-1984

Profession: modern pentathlete, pentathlete

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Aleksandr Tarasov (23 March 1927 – 16 June 1984) was a Soviet modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion.
He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he won a gold medal in the team competition (together with Ivan Deryugin and Igor Novikov, and placed eighth in the individual competition.