Jüri Tarmak

Olympic medal record
Men’s Athletics
Competitor for  Soviet Union
	1972 Munich	High jump

Jüri Tarmak (born 21 July 1946^[1]) is a former Estonian athlete who competed mainly in the high jump and competed for the Soviet Union. He trained at Dynamo in Leningrad^[2] and studied at the Leningrad State University.^[1]

Tarmak was born in Tallinn. He began athletics in 1963 and became a member of the USSR National Team in 1970.^[1] He competed for the USSR in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the high jump where he won the gold medal. He also won a silver medal behind István Major of Hungary at the 1971 European Championships, and a bronze medal behind István Major and his teammate Kęstutis Šapka at the 1972 European Championships.

Tarmak was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor (1972).^[2]

References

1. Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. p. 109.
2. Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games. (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 582.