Eduard Vinokurov
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30 October 1942 Bayzhansay, Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||
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10 February 2010 (aged 67) St. Petersburg, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||
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Eduard Teodorovich Vinokurov (Russian: Эдуард Теодорович Винокуров; October 30, 1942 – February 10, 2010)[1] was a Soviet Russian sabre fencer. He was born in the village of Baizhansai, South Kazakhstan Province, Kazakh SSR.
Fencing career
Vinokurov began fencing in 1956.[2]
He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Leningrad.[3]
World Championships
A member of the USSR National sabre team since 1966, Vinokurov won the gold medal in the team competition at the World Championships in 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, and 1975.[4]
Olympic career
Vinokurov represented the Soviet Union in the team sabre event at the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Summer Olympics, winning 3 medals (gold in 1968 and 1976, and silver in 1972).[5][6]
Hall of Fame
Vinokurov, who was Jewish, was inducted in 2007 into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ (Russian) Profile at the Russian Fencing Federation
- ↑ Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. p. 116.
- ↑ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games. (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 538.
- ↑ "Vinokurov, Eduard". Jews In Sports. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ "Olympics Statistics: Eduard Vinokurov". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ↑ "Eduard Vinokurov Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ↑ "Eduard Vinokurov". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
External links
- Eduard Vinokurov's biography at Jews in Sports
- Biography of Eduard Vinokurov (Russian)
- Eduard Vinokurov's obituary (Russian)