Английская Википедия:Grigory Kriss

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Grigory Yakovlevich Kriss (Шаблон:Lang-uk, Шаблон:Lang-ru, born 24 December 1940[1]) is a retired Soviet Olympic épée fencer who won four Olympic medals.

Early life

Kriss was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and is Jewish.[2][3][4][5][6] He was an officer in the Red Army of the Soviet Union.[7]

Fencing career

He competed at the 1964 Olympics winning a gold medal in Individual Epee, the 1968 Olympics winning silver medals in both Individual Epee and Team Epee, and the 1972 Olympics winning a bronze medal in Team Epee.[8][9]

At the World Championships he won the Individual Epee silver medal in 1967, the Individual Epee gold medal in 1971, and four World Team Epee medals: a bronze in 1965, a silver in 1966, a gold in 1969, and a silver in 1971.[10]

Hall of Fame

Kriss was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.[11][12]

Life outside competitive fencing

He was a physical education teacher, and a fencing coach.[13][14]

See also

References

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External links

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