Nikolay Tatarinov

Nikolay Tatarinov
Personal information
Born(1927-12-14)14 December 1927
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died29 May 2017(2017-05-29) (aged 89)[1]
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
ClubArmed Forces Leningrad
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1960 RomeTeam

Nikolay Matveevich Tatarinov (Russian: Николай Матвеевич Татаринов; 14 December 1927 – 29 May 2017) was a Soviet modern pentathlete and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where he won a silver medal in the team competition, and placed sixth in the individual competition.[2]

Tatarinov was part of the Soviet teams that held world titles in 1957, 1958 and 1959; individually he won a bronze in 1957. Domestically, he placed second at the Soviet championships in 1957-60, and won team gold medals 1957-59. After retiring from competitions in 1962, he played competitive tennis in seniors tournaments and worked at the physical education department of the S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy in Saint Petersburg.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Николай Матвеевич Татаринов" (in Russian). bezformata.ru. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Profile: Nikolay Tatarinov". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
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