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Eduard Vinokurov

Eduard Vinokurov
Personal information
Born (1942-10-30)30 October 1942
Bayzhansay, Kazakhstan
Died 10 February 2010(2010-02-10) (aged 67)
St. Petersburg, Russia
Sport
Sport Fencing

Eduard Teodorovich Vinokurov (Russian: Эдуард Теодорович Винокуров; October 30, 1942 – February 10, 2010) was a Soviet Russian sabre fencer. He was born in the village of Baizhansai, South Kazakhstan Province, Kazakh SSR.

Vinokurov began fencing in 1956.

He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Leningrad.

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.

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).

Vinokurov, who was Jewish, was inducted in 2007 into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.


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