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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) 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 {{Ukraine-yachtracing-bio-stub