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Tamara Malešev (born 8 January 1967 in Novi Sad, Serbia) is a retired Serbian track and field athlete who competed in the long jump, triple triple, and high jump. She represented Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during her active career.

In long jump Malešev won the gold medal at the 1991 Mediterranean Games in Athens, Greece. She also won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1990 Balkan Games in Istanbul, Turkey.

Tamara Malešev competed at the 1992 Olympic Games as an Independent Olympic Participant in the long jump without reaching the finals. At the 1990 European Athletics Championships in Split, Croatia, Malešev reached the finals placing 10th.

In triple jump, Malešev reached the 4th place at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Seville, Spain.

In high jump, Malešev won the silver medal in high jump at the 1983 European Athletics Junior Championships in Schwechat, Austria. At the 1984 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Goteborg, Sweden, she placed 5th jumping 1.92 meters which at the time was the second best mark on the World All Time List for girls under 18 years old. Currently, with this mark she holds 10th place on the World All Time Junior List.

Malešev became Yugoslavian champion in the long jump in 1988, 1990, and 1990, triple jump in 1990 and 1992, and in the high jump in 1984.

She is still actual serbian high jump indoor record holder. Her indoor personal best in the high jump is 1.92 meters, achieved in March, 1984 in Goteborg, Sweden.

Her outdoor personal best in the long jump is 6.73 meters, achieved in August 1991 in Belgrade. In the triple jump she reached 13.51 meters, achieved in August 1990 in Sarajevo, and in the high jump her personal best is 1.91 meters, achieved in July, 1985 in Khania, Greece.