Yuliya Aleksandrovna Tarasova (born 13 March 1986) is an Uzbekistani heptathlete and long jumper.
Tarasova was born in Tashkent. She finished seventh at the 2003 World Youth Championships, fourteenth at the 2004 World Junior Championships, 26th at the 2008 Olympic Games, and 21st at the 2009 World Championships. She won the gold medal at the 2009 Asian Championships and the 2010 Asian Games.
Her personal best score is 5989 points, achieved in May 2009 in Desenzano del Garda.
Competition record Representing 2003World Youth ChampionshipsSherbrooke, Canada7thHeptathlon (girls)5129 ptsAsian ChampionshipsManila, Philippines9thHeptathlon4768 ptsAfro-Asian Games Hyderabad, India6thHeptathlon4351 pts2004Asian Junior ChampionshipsIpoh, Malaysia1stHeptathlon5060 ptsWorld Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy14thHeptathlon5019 pts2006Asian Indoor Championships Pattaya, Thailand5thPentathlon4004 pts2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China26thHeptathlon5785 pts2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany21stHeptathlon5658 ptsAsian Indoor GamesHanoi, Vietnam2ndLong jump6.45 mAsian ChampionshipsGuangzhou, China1stHeptathlon5840 pts2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar7thLong jump6.54 mAsian GamesGuangzhou, China3rdLong jump6.49 m1stHeptathlon5783 pts2011Asian ChampionshipsKobe, Japan4thLong jump6.37 mWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea25th (q)Long jump6.26 m2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey14th (q)Long jump6.37 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom –Long jumpNM2013UniversiadeKazan, Russia12thLong jump6.04 m2014Asian Indoor ChampionshipsHangzhou, China2ndPentathlon3985 ptsAsian GamesIncheon, South Korea3rdHeptathlon5482 pts2016Asian Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar4thLong jump6.21 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil29th (q)Long jump6.16 m
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