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Mark Petrovich Midler (Russian: Марк Петрович Мидлер; 24 September 1931 – 31 May 2012) was a Soviet Russian foil fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games, and won two gold medals.[3]

Mark Midler
Personal information
Full nameMark Petrovich Midler
Born(1931-09-24)24 September 1931
Moscow, Soviet Union
Died31 May 2012(2012-05-31) (aged 80)[1]
Sport
SportFencing
ClubBurevestnik Moskva
Medal record
Men's fencing[2]
Representing the  Soviet Union
1960 Rome Team foil
1964 Tokyo Team foil

Early and personal life


Midler was born in Moscow, Soviet Union, and was Jewish.[3][4][5][6][7]


Fencing career


Midler was a member of the USSR National Fencing Team between 1951 and 1967.[8][3] He trained at Burevestnik in Moscow.[9][3]

Midler won the Soviet individual foil title six times (1954–57, 1963 and 1965) and Soviet Cup in 1961.[3]


World Championships


Midler won four consecutive World Championships in Foil, in 1959 to 1962.[3] He also won a silver medal in 1957 and bronze medals in 1959 and 1961.[10][3] Along with his Soviet teammates, he won the World Team Championships in Foil five times: in 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, and 1966.[3] They also won a silver medal in 1967.[3]


Olympics


Midler was captain of the Foil team for the 1960 Olympic Games and the 1964 Olympic Games.[3] They won the gold medal in Team Foil at both Olympics.[3]


Coaching career


Midler coached fencing for the Olympic teams of the Soviet Union and Russia.[3] From 1971 until 2000, Midler was the coach of the Soviet and later Russian national foil team.[3] He was also the head coach of the Soviet 1980 Olympic foil team, Unified Team 1992 Olympic foil team, and Russian 1996 and 2000 Olympic foil teams.[3]


Awards


Midler was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.[11] In 1960 he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.[9]


See also



References


  1. "NOS Sport – Schermlegende Midler overleden". Nos.nl. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  2. "Olympics Statistics: Mark Midler". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  3. "Mark Midler Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  4. Day by Day in Jewish Sports History – Bob Wechsler
  5. Great Jews in Sports – Robert Slater
  6. Jewish Affairs
  7. Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports – Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver
  8. Profile at the Russian Fencing Federation
  9. Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 564.
  10. "Sports 123: Fencing: World Championships: Men: Foil". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
  11. Siegman, Joseph (2000). Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Hall of Fame – Joseph Siegman. ISBN 9781574882841. Retrieved 2012-06-01.



На других языках

- [en] Mark Midler

[fr] Mark Midler

Mark Petrovich Midler (en russe : Марк Петрович Мидлер) est un escrimeur soviétique né le 24 septembre 1931 à Moscou et mort le 31 mai 2012 dans la même ville.

[it] Mark Midler

Mark Petrovič Midler (in russo: Марк Петрович Мидлер?; Mosca, 24 settembre 1931 – 31 maggio 2012) è stato uno schermidore sovietico, vincitore di due medaglie d'oro nella scherma ai giochi olimpici.

[ru] Мидлер, Марк Петрович

Ма́рк Петро́вич Ми́длер (24 сентября 1931, Москва — 31 мая 2012, там же[2]) — советский фехтовальщик и тренер.


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