Boris Grishin

Boris Grishin
Personal information
Full nameBoris Dmitriyevich Grishin
Born4 January 1938 (1938-01-04) (age 86)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokio Team competition

Boris Dmitriyevich Grishin (Russian: Борис Дмитриевич Гришин, born 4 January 1938 in Moscow) is a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 and the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1] He was married to champion Olympic fencer Valentina Rastvorova. His daughter, Yelena Grishina, is also an Olympic fencer.

Sergey Bida, Yelena's son and Boris's grandson, is a world champion fencer. He made his Olympic debut in Tokyo, winning a silver medal.[2] He was ranked #1 in the world in 2020.[3] He is also a three-time European épée team champion.[4] He moved to the United States in 2023 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, along with his wife, Olympic épée fencer Violetta Khrapina Bida.[5][6]

Later Grishin was a water polo coach. His son Yevgeny was also a successful water polo player.

See also

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boris Grishin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ Etchells, Daniel (23 January 2020). "World silver medalist Bida going for gold at FIE Épée Grand Prix in Doha". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. ^ "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website.
  4. ^ Владимир Линдер, Павел Андрианов, Ирина Прасканова, Сергей Шилов (2021). На крыльях «Буревестника». История студенческого спорта (in Russian).
  5. ^ Igor Chirashnya (June 21, 2023). "Welcome Sergey Bida to the United States and to AFM!". Academy of Fencing Masters.
  6. ^ Scherma, Redazione Pianeta (June 22, 2023). "Sergey Bida lascia la Russia e si sposta negli Stati Uniti: sarà Maestro e parteciperà alle gare domestiche USA". pianetascherma.com (in Italian).


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