Ruslana Taran

Ruslana Taran
Personal information
Full nameRuslana Oleksiïvna Taran
Born27 October 1970 (1970-10-27) (age 54)
Yevpatoria, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Yngling class
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 470 class
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 470 class
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Tel Aviv 470 class
Gold medal – first place 1998 Mallorca 470 class
Gold medal – first place 1999 Melbourne 470 class
Silver medal – second place 1995 Toronto 470 class
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Breitenbrunn 470 class
Gold medal – first place 1995 Bastad 470 class
Gold medal – first place 1996 Hayling Island 470 class
Gold medal – first place 1997 Nieuwpoort 470 class
Gold medal – first place 1998 Çeşme 470 class
Gold medal – first place 1999 Zadar 470 class


Ruslana Oleksiïvna Taran (Ukrainian: Руслана Олексіївна Таран; born 27 October 1970 in Yevpatoria, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian sailor.[1]

At the 1996 470-European-Sailing-Championship she won with her Partner Olena Pakholchyk the gold medal.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ruslana Taran". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.