Ruslana Oleksiïvna Taran (; born 27 October 1970 in
Yevpatoria
Yevpatoria (; ; ; ) is a city in western Crimea, north of Kalamita Bay. Yevpatoria serves as the administrative center of Yevpatoria Municipality, one of the districts (''raions'') into which Crimea is divided. It had a population of
His ...
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Ukrainian SSR
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Soviet Union
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) is a
Ukrainian sailor.
At the
1996 470-European-Sailing-Championship she won with her Partner
Olena Pakholchyk the gold medal.
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1970 births
Living people
People from Yevpatoria
Olympic sailors for Ukraine
Ukrainian female sailors (sport)
Olympic silver medalists for Ukraine
Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine
Olympic medalists in sailing
Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470
Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – 470
Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Yngling
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
ISAF World Sailor of the Year (female)
470 class world champions
World champions in sailing for Ukraine
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