Boris Gurevich (wrestler, born 1931)

Boris Maksimovich Gurevich (Russian: Борис Максимович Гуревич; 23 March 1931 – 10 January 1995) was a flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from the Soviet Union. He won gold medals at the 1952 Olympics, the 1953 world championships, and the 1958 world championships.

Boris Gurevich
Personal information
Full nameBoris Maksimovich Gurevich
Born23 March 1931
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died10 January 1995 (aged 63)
Moscow, Russia
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubBurevestnik Moscow
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki 52 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1953 Naples 52 kg
Gold medal – first place 1958 Budapest 52 kg

Gurevich first trained in gymnastics and later took up wrestling in 1948. He won the Soviet wrestling titles in 1950 and 1955, placed second in 1952, 1959, and 1960, and placed third in 1963. After retiring from competitions he coached wrestlers in Moscow, where an annual international wrestling tournament has been held in his honor since 1996.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boris Gurevich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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