Eduard Vinokurov
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| Born | 30 October 1942 Bayzhansay, Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 February 2010 (aged 67) St. Petersburg, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ Template:Ru icon 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 Template:Ru icon
- Eduard Vinokurov's obituary Template:Ru icon
- 1942 births
- 2010 deaths
- Soviet fencers
- Russian male fencers
- Kazakhstani fencers
- Jewish fencers
- Olympic fencers of the Soviet Union
- Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- Russian Jews
- Jewish Kazakhstani sportspeople
- International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductees
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics