Dmitry Tarabin

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Dmitriy Tarabin
Tarabin in 2015
Personal information
Full nameDmitriy Sergeyevich Tarabin
NationalityRussian, Moldovan
Born (1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 (age 32)
Berlin, Germany
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
SpouseMariya Abakumova
Sport
CountryRussia
SportTrack and field
EventJavelin throw
Coached byMikhail Mikheyev
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Javelin throw: 88.84 (2013)
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Moscow Javelin throw
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Javelin throw
Updated on 18 August 2013

Dmitriy Sergeyev Tarabin (

national record
holder.

He took part in javelin competitions from a relatively early age and progressed through the age categories, taking bronze medals at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics and the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships. He represented Russia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, coming tenth, but missed the 2012 Summer Olympics as he was affected by an injury. He is married to Mariya Abakumova, who is also a javelin thrower for Russia.

Early life

Born in

athletics club.[2]

Tarabin's first international appearance in the javelin came at the

Moldovan record of 74.78 metres.[3] The improved training conditions and financial support led him to transfer to compete for Russia internationally from June 2010 onwards (he already held dual-citizenship).[2]

Competing for Russia

Just weeks after choosing to compete as a Russian athlete he won the Russian Junior Championships with a personal best throw of 77.65 metres. The following month he won his first global medal by taking bronze at the

Russian Championships in Athletics gained him selection for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu. In his first major competition he reached the final and finished in tenth place.[2] His new best ranked him the ninth best in the world that year.[4] His participation in Daegu also marked the development of his relationship with Mariya Abakumova, another Russian javelin specialist who won the gold medal in her event with a championship record.[2]

Tarabin had a good start to the 2012 season, winning the silver medal at the 2012 European Cup Winter Throwing meet then throwing a season's best of 82.75 metres at the Colorful Daegu Meeting.[3] He injured his right shoulder while competing at the Golden Spike Ostrava meet and managed only fourth at the national championships, missing out on a place in the Russian Olympic team. Away from competition, he flew constantly from Moscow to Krasnodar to see Abakumova and the pair decided to marry after the 2012 Summer Olympics. Tarabin chose to move to Krasnodar to train alongside his partner and although he kept working with his coach, Mikheyev, he also began working with Abakumova's coach, Heino Puuste.[2]

Fully recovered from his injury, he began 2013 with a new best of 85.63 metres in February. He had his first top-three finish on the

2013 European Team Championships helped Russia to win the team title.[5] He gained further Diamond League points with a third-place finish at the British Grand Prix in Birmingham and a runner-up finish at the Herculis meeting.[6] He and his wife won the javelin gold medals at the Summer Universiade held in Kazan.[7] The Russian championships was held at the Luzhniki Stadium as a test event for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics to be held there the month after. Tarabin responded to the occasion by winning his first national title with a throw of 88.84 m – the best throw by any athlete in the world in almost two years.[8]

Seasonal bests by year

  • 2009 - 69.63
  • 2010 - 77.65
  • 2011 - 85.10
  • 2012 - 82.75
  • 2013 - 88.84
  • 2014 - 85.92
  • 2015 - 84.70

References

  1. ^ Дмитрий Сергеевич Тарабин (in Russian). RusAthletics. Retrieved on 2013-08-01.
  2. ^
    IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2013-08-01.
  3. ^ a b c d Dmitriy Tarabin. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-08-04.
  4. Track and Field News
    (2012-01-17). Retrieved on 2013-08-04.
  5. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (2013-06-23). Kuchina personal best confirms Russian European Team hat-trick at rainswept Gateshead. InsideTheGames. Retrieved on 2013-08-04.
  6. IAAF Diamond League
    . Retrieved on 2013-08-04.
  7. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2013-08-04.
  8. ^ Minshull, Phil (2013-07-25). TARABIN PRODUCES BEST JAVELIN MARK SINCE 2011 AT RUSSIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-07-04.

External links

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