Grigory Kriss
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Grigori Yakovlevich Kriss (born December 24, 1940, in Kiev
, in the Ukrainian SSR
of the Soviet Union
) was a Soviet
Russian
world champion epee fencer
.
in Kiev. Kriss was a member of the USSR National Team between 1963 and 1973.
s competition, Kriss won the Individual Épée silver medal in 1967, and Individual gold medal in 1971.http://sports123.com/fen/mw-ep.html
He won 4 World Team Épée medals: bronze in 1965, silver in 1966, gold in 1969, and silver in 1971.
s.
He won a gold medal
in Individual Epee at the 1964 Games.
In 1968, he earned silvers in both the Individual Épée and Team Épée events.
In 1972, Kriss won a bronze medal in Team Épée.
in 1989.http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/GrigoriKriss.htm
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, in the Ukrainian SSR
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
) was a Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
world champion epee fencer
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
.
Fencing career
He trained at the Armed Forces sports societyArmed Forces (sports society)
Central Sports Klub of the Army or is the Russian sports society and the successor of the Soviet CSKA.-Overview:The society was one of the largest sports societies in the USSR. In the Soviet era all CSKA and SKA teams that resided in the Soviet Union belonged to the Armed Forces sports society...
in Kiev. Kriss was a member of the USSR National Team between 1963 and 1973.
World Championships
In World ChampionshipWorld championship
A world championship is the top achievement for any sport or contest. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best nation, team, individual in the world in a particular field. Certain sports do not have a world championship, instead...
s competition, Kriss won the Individual Épée silver medal in 1967, and Individual gold medal in 1971.http://sports123.com/fen/mw-ep.html
He won 4 World Team Épée medals: bronze in 1965, silver in 1966, gold in 1969, and silver in 1971.
Olympics
Kriss won 4 Olympic medals in three OlympiadOlympiad
An Olympiad is a period of four years, associated with the Olympic Games of Classical Greece. In the Hellenistic period, beginning with Ephorus, Olympiads were used as calendar epoch....
s.
He won a gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
in Individual Epee at the 1964 Games.
In 1968, he earned silvers in both the Individual Épée and Team Épée events.
In 1972, Kriss won a bronze medal in Team Épée.
Hall of Fame
Kriss, who is Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of FameInternational Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame was opened July 7, 1981, in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around the world....
in 1989.http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/GrigoriKriss.htm