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Valentina Rastvorova

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Valentina Rastvorova
Valentina Rastvorova at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Birth nameВалентина Ксенофонтовна Растворова
Валентина Ксенофонтівна Растворова
Born(1933-07-17)17 July 1933
Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died24 August 2018(2018-08-24) (aged 85)
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
SpouseBoris Grishin
ChildrenYevgeny Grishin (son)
Yelena Grishina (daughter)
RelativesSergey Bida (grandson)
Sport
SportFencing
ClubDynamo Moscow
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Foil team
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Foil individual
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Foil team
World Fencing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1956 London Foil team
Gold medal – first place 1958 Philadelphia Foil individual
Gold medal – first place 1958 Philadelphia Foil team
Gold medal – first place 1961 Turin Foil team
Silver medal – second place 1962 Buenos Aires Foil team
Gold medal – first place 1965 Paris Foil team
Gold medal – first place 1966 Moscow Foil team
Silver medal – second place 1967 Montreal Foil team

Valentyna Ksenofontivna Rastvorova (17 July 1933 – 24 August 2018) was a Soviet fencer who competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics in the individual and team foil events. She won a team gold and individual silver medals in 1960, and team silver medal in 1964.[1] She also won six gold and two silver medals at the world championships of 1956–1967, mostly in the team foil.[2]

In 1956 Rastvorova graduated from the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism. After retiring from competitions she worked as a fencing coach at her club Dynamo Moscow.[2]

She was married to Boris Grishin, an Olympic water polo player. Their son, Yevgeny Grishin, is an Olympic champion in water polo.[1] Her daughter, Yelena Grishina, made it to the finals of the Olympics in foil in 1992 and 1988.[3] Her grandson, Sergey Bida, is a world champion epee fencer. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Valentina Rastvorova". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ a b Растворова Валентина Ксенофонтовна. Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  3. ^ Chirashnya, Igor. "Parenting Insight from Elena Grishina, Champion Fencing Mom of the World's #1 Epee Fencer, Sergey Bida". Academy of Fencing Masters. Academy of Fencing Masters.
  4. ^ "Sergey Bida". FIE. FIE. Retrieved July 27, 2020.