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Grigory Yakovlevich Kriss (Ukrainian: Григорій Якович Крісс, Russian: Григорий Яковлевич Крисс, born 24 December 1940[1]) is a retired Soviet Olympic épée fencer who won four Olympic medals.

Grigory Kriss

Personal information
Full name	Hryhoriy Yakovych Kriss
Born	(1940-12-24) 24 December 1940 (age 81) Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union
Sport	Fencing
Event(s)	Épée
Club	SKA Kiev
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Ind. epée 1968 Mexico City Ind. epée 1968 Mexico City Team epée 1972 Munich Team epée World Championships 1965 Paris Team epée 1966 Moscow Team epée 1967 Montreal Team epée 1967 Montreal Ind. epée 1969 Havana Team epée 1971 Viena Ind. epée 1971 Viena Team epée

Early life

Kriss was born in Kiev, Ukraine, and is Jewish.[2][3][4][5][6] He was an officer in the Red Army of the Soviet Union.[7]

Fencing career

He competed at the 1964 Olympics winning a gold medal in Individual Epee, the 1968 Olympics winning silver medals in both Individual Epee and Team Epee, and the 1972 Olympics winning a bronze medal in Team Epee.[8][9]

At the World Championships he won the Individual Epee silver medal in 1967, the Individual Epee gold medal in 1971, and four World Team Epee medals: a bronze in 1965, a silver in 1966, a gold in 1969, and a silver in 1971.[10]

Hall of Fame

Kriss was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.[11][12]

Life outside competitive fencing

He was a physical education teacher, and a fencing coach.[13][14]

See also

• List of select Jewish fencers

References

External links

• Hryhoriy Kriss at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Grigori Kriss at the International Olympic Committee
• Jewish Sports Legends bio

На других языках

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- [en] Grigory Kriss

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[fr] Hryhoriy Kriss

Hryhoriy Yakovych Kriss (ukrainien : Григорій Якович Крісс), né le 24 décembre 1940 à Kiev, est un escrimeur soviétique pratiquant l’épée.

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[it] Hryhorij Kriss

Hryhorij Jakovyč Kriss (in ucraino: Григорій Якович Крісс?; Kiev, 24 dicembre 1940) è un ex schermidore sovietico, vincitore di una medaglia d'oro, due d'argento ed una di bronzo nella scherma ai Giochi olimpici.

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[ru] Крисс, Григорий Яковлевич

Григо́рий Я́ковлевич Крисс (род. 24 декабря 1940, Киев, Украинская ССР) — советский фехтовальшик на шпагах, олимпийский чемпион 1964 года в личном первенстве. Заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1964), кавалер ордена князя Ярослава Мудрого V степени (2020)[1] и орденом «За заслуги» I степени (Украина, 2016)[2], II степени (2012)[3] и III степени (2002)[4]. Пятикратный чемпион СССР в личных соревнованиях.

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