Eduard Vinokurov

Eduard Vinokurov

Personal information
Born	30 October 1942 Bayzhansay, Kazakhstan
Died	10 February 2010 (aged 67) St. Petersburg, Russia
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Medal record Men's fencing Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games Mexico City 1968 Team sabre Montreal 1976 Team sabre Munich 1972 Team sabre

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

• List of select Jewish fencers

References

1. (Russian) Profile at the Russian Fencing Federation
2. Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. p. 116.
3. Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games. (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 538.
4. "Vinokurov, Eduard". Jews In Sports. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
5. "Olympics Statistics: Eduard Vinokurov". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
6. "Eduard Vinokurov Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
7. "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)