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Mark Midler
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Born	24 September 1931; Moscow, Soviet Union
Died	31 May 2012 (aged 80)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing the Soviet Union

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Mark Petrovich Midler (Template:Lang-ru; 24 September 1931 – 31 May 2012) was a Soviet Russian foil fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games^[3] and won two gold medals.

Fencing career

Midler was a member of the USSR National Fencing Team between 1951 and 1967.^[4] He trained at Burevestnik in Moscow.^[5]

World Championships

Midler won four consecutive World Championships in Foil, in 1959 to 1962. He also won a silver medal in 1957 and bronze medals in 1959 and 1961.^[6] Along with his Soviet teammates, he won the World Team Championshipsin Foil five times: in 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, and 1966. They also won a silver medal in 1967.

Olympics

Midler was captain of the Foil team for the 1960 Olympic Games and the 1964 Olympic Games. They won the gold medal in Team Foil at both Olympics.

Coaching career

Midler coached fencing for the Olympic teams of the Soviet Union and Russia.

Awards

Midler, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.^[7] In 1960 he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.^[5]

References

^ "NOS Sport – Schermlegende Midler overleden". Nos.nl. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
^ "Olympics Statistics: Mark Midler". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
^ "Mark Midler Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
^ Profile at the Russian Fencing Federation^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 564.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-02-22. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Hall of Fame – Joseph Siegman – Google Boeken. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-06-01.

External links

[1] "NOS Sport – Schermlegende Midler overleden". Nos.nl. Retrieved 2012-06-01.

[databaseolympics-2] "Olympics Statistics: Mark Midler". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 2010-09-25.

[sports-reference-3] "Mark Midler Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-09-25.

[4] Profile at the Russian Fencing Federation^{[permanent dead link]}

[Khavin-5] Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 564.

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-02-22. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Hall of Fame – Joseph Siegman – Google Boeken. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-06-01.

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 ==Fencing career==
-Midler was a member of the [[USSR]] National Fencing Team between 1951 and 1967.<ref>[http://www.rusfencing.ru/federation.php?act=&txt_id=2098 Profile at the Russian Fencing Federation]</ref> He trained at [[Burevestnik (society)|Burevestnik]] in Moscow.<ref name="Khavin">{{cite book|title=All about Olympic Games.|author=Boris Khavin|publisher=[[Fizkultura i sport (publisher)|Fizkultura i sport]]|edition = 2nd|page=564|year=1979|location=Moscow|language=Russian}}</ref>
+Midler was a member of the [[USSR]] National Fencing Team between 1951 and 1967.<ref>[http://www.rusfencing.ru/federation.php?act=&txt_id=2098 Profile at the Russian Fencing Federation]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He trained at [[Burevestnik (society)|Burevestnik]] in Moscow.<ref name="Khavin">{{cite book|title=All about Olympic Games.|author=Boris Khavin|publisher=[[Fizkultura i sport (publisher)|Fizkultura i sport]]|edition = 2nd|page=564|year=1979|location=Moscow|language=Russian}}</ref>
 ===World Championships===
-Midler won four consecutive World Championships in [[Foil (fencing)|Foil]], in 1959 to 1962. He also won a silver medal in 1957 and bronze medals in 1959 and 1961.<ref>[http://sports123.com/fen/mw-fo.html]</ref> Along with his Soviet teammates, he won the World Team Championshipsin Foil five times:  in 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, and 1966. They also won a silver medal in 1967.
+Midler won four consecutive World Championships in [[Foil (fencing)|Foil]], in 1959 to 1962. He also won a silver medal in 1957 and bronze medals in 1959 and 1961.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports123.com/fen/mw-fo.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-02-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929103323/http://sports123.com/fen/mw-fo.html |archivedate=2007-09-29 |df= }}</ref> Along with his Soviet teammates, he won the World Team Championshipsin Foil five times:  in 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, and 1966. They also won a silver medal in 1967.
 ===Olympics===