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David (also "Davyd") Abramovich Tyshler (Russian: Давид Абрамович Тышлер; 13 June 1927 – 7 June 2014) was a Russian sabreur, part of the first generation of internationally successful Soviet fencers (Olympic bronze medalist in 1956, and five-time World Championship finalist between 1955 and 1959). He is also known as a successful and innovative fencing coach. His notable pupils included Sergey Sharikov, Mark Midler, Mark Rakita, Viktor Sidjak, Viktor Krovopuskov, and Viktor Bazhenov. He choreographed stage and screen combat, and made cameo appearances in Russian cinema.

David Tyshler

Personal information
Native name	Давид Абрамович Тышлер
Full name	David Abramovich Tyshler
Born	(1927-06-13)13 June 1927[1] Kherson, Ukraine
Died	7 June 2014(2014-06-07) (aged 86) Moscow, Russia[2]
Alma mater	Central State Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Culture (CGOLIFK; 1949) PhD degree; Doctor of Science in Paedogogical Sciences (1983)
Occupation	Professor and fencing coach
Employer	Fencing and Modern Pentathlon Department, Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism
Height	6-0 (183 cm)[2]
Weight	174 lb (79 kg)[2]
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Event(s)	saber
Club	CSKA Moskva, Moscow, Russia[2]
Team	Soviet Union
Achievements and titles
World finals	1955 World Fencing Championships (bronze medal in team sabre) 1956 World Fencing Championships 1957 World Fencing Championships (silver medal in team sabre) 1958 World Fencing Championships (silver medals in individual and team sabre), and 1959 World Fencing Championships (bronze medal in team sabre)
National finals	Soviet individual sabre champion (1960) Soviet team sabre champion (1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, and 1959)
Highest world ranking	2nd (1958)
Medal record Men's fencing Representing the  Soviet Union Men's fencing 1956 Melbourne Sabre Team

Early and personal life

Tyshler was Jewish, and was born in Kherson in what is now Ukraine.[3][4][5][6][7] During World War II his family fled to Moscow, where Tyshler took up fencing.[2]

His son Gennady became a notable fencing coach.[2] His daughter-in-law, epee fencer Natalia Tychler, competed for South Africa at the 2004 Olympics.[2]

Competitive record

Tyshler was a member of the Soviet national sabre team for 11 years.[8] He was the Soviet individual sabre champion in 1960, and team sabre champion in 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, and 1959.[2]

Olympics

Tyshler won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne at the age of 29 in the team sabre competition.[9][10]

Tyshler reached the final round in individual sabre at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome at the age of 34, finishing in seventh place.[10] He also competed in the team sabre event.[11]

World championship medals

Tyshler won medals in the:

• 1955 World Fencing Championships (bronze medal in team sabre)[2]
• 1956 World Fencing Championships
• 1957 World Fencing Championships (silver medal in team sabre)[2]
• 1958 World Fencing Championships (silver medals in individual and team sabre), and[12][2]
• 1959 World Fencing Championships (bronze medal in team sabre).[2]

Coaching career

From 1961-73 Tyshler was the head coach of the Soviet national sabre team, and among his notable pupils were Sergey Sharikov, Viktor Krovopuskov, Mark Midler, Mark Rakita, Viktor Sidyak, and Viktor Bazhenov.[13][2][14][15] He coached five Olympic champions.[16] He became a Merited Master of Sports of the USSR, and Honoured Trainer of the USSR.[11][8]

Tyshler opened fencing schools in Russia and South Africa.[17][18]

René Roch, President of the FIE, honoured Tysher with a gold medal of the FIE for his untiring dedication to the sport of fencing.[19]

Academic career

In 1949 Tyshler graduated from Central State Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Culture (CGOLIFK). In 1983 he was awarded a PhD degree of Doctor of Science in Paedogogical Sciences.[2] In 1984 Tyshler became a professor in the Fencing and Modern Pentathlon Department at what is currently Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (RGUFKSiT; CGOLIFK, but after several name changes).[2] He became Head of the Cathedra of Fencing. In 1995 he won the All-Russian "Sports Elite 1995" contest as "Russia's best scholar in the sphere of Olympic training".

Tyshler wrote over 170 academic publications, including over 40 books, many of which have been translated into English, Spanish, German, French, Polish, Romanian, and Chinese.[2] He also wrote a book on fencing on stage and screen, and an autobiography.[20] He staged the fencing scenes in a number of Moscow theaters, as well as in Soviet movies including How Czar Peter the Great Married Off His Moor (1978), 31 June (1978), and The Very Same Munchhausen (1979).[2]

Tyshler was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Charity Fund for Future of Fencing.[21]

Hall of Fame

Tyshler was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.[22]

See also

• List of select Jewish fencers

References

External links

• (in Russian) Biography
• Tyshler Fencing School - homepage
• Jews in Sports bio
• Fencing: What a Sportsman Should Know about Refereeing, Tyshler, 1996, ISBN 0620214082, 9780620214087

На других языках

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- [en] David Tyshler

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[fr] David Tyshler

David Tyshler (né le 13 juillet 1927 à Kherson en Ukraine, et mort le 7 juin 2014[1]) est un escrimeur soviétique. Il participe aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1956 dans l'épreuve du sabre par équipe et remporte la médaille de bronze[2]. À la fin de sa carrière, il devient entraîneur.

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[it] David Tyšler

David Abramovič Tyšler (Cherson, 13 luglio 1927 – Mosca, 7 giugno 2014[1]) è stato uno schermidore sovietico, vincitore di una medaglia di bronzo nella scherma ai giochi olimpici del 1956.

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[ru] Тышлер, Давид Абрамович

Давид Абрамович Тышлер (13 июня 1927, Херсон — 7 июня 2014, Москва) — советский фехтовальщик на саблях, чемпион СССР, призёр чемпионатов мира и Олимпийских игр. Заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1961). Заслуженный тренер СССР (1965). Выступал за ЦСКА[1].

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