Sergei Nikolayevich Tarakanov (alternative spellings: Serguei, Sergey) (; born 25 April 1958 in

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) is a Russian retired professional

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player. During his playing career, he was a tall

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Club career

Tarakanov played at the club level with Spartak Leningrad (1975–1979),

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(1979–1990, winning 7 times the Soviet Basketball League championship), the German club Ludwisburg Stuttgart (1990–1991), and the Belgian club

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(1991–1992).

National team career

Tarakanov was a member of the senior Soviet national team from 1979 to 1990. As a player of the Soviet national team, Tarakanov won: 3 gold medals at

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(

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, and

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), the silver medal at EuroBasket 1987, the bronze medal at

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, the gold medal at the

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, the silver medal at the

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, the gold medal at the

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, and the bronze medal at the

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.Olympic results
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References

External links

The Legend, CSKA Moscow: Sergey Tarakanov
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