Boris Gurevich (wrestler, born 1937)

This article is about the Soviet wrestler born in 1937. For the Soviet wrestler born in 1931, see Boris Maksovich Gurevich.
Boris Gurevich
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City Middleweight

Boris Mikhaylovich Gurevich (also "Gurevitsch"; born February 2, 1937) is a former Soviet wrestler.[1][2]

Gurevich, who is Jewish, was born in Kiev, Ukraine.[1][2]

Gurevich won the 1968 Summer Olympic Games freestyle middleweight (191.5 lbs; 82 kilograms) gold medal in Mexico City.[1][2][3] He finished ahead of silver medalist Jigjidiin Mönkhbat of Mongolia and bronze medalist Prodan Gardzhev of Bulgaria.[4]

He won a silver medal at the 1961 World Wrestling Championships at 87 kilograms, a gold medal at the 1967 World Wrestling Championships at 87 kilograms, and a gold medal at the 1969 World Wrestling Championships at 90 kilograms.[1]

He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Boris Michail Gurevitch". Jewishsports.net. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Joseph M. Siegman (1992). The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. SP Books. ISBN 1-56171-028-8. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Gurevitch, Boris". Jewsinsports.org. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Wrestling at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Freestyle". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

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