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Mark Midler

Mark Petrovich Midler was a Soviet Russian foil fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games, at which he won two gold medals.

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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 fencing2
Representing the  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Team foil
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team foil

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, at which he won two gold medals.3

Early and personal life

Midler was born in Moscow, in the Soviet Union, and was Jewish.34567

Fencing career

Midler was a member of the USSR National Fencing Team between 1951 and 1967.83 He trained at Burevestnik in Moscow.93

Midler won the Soviet individual foil title six times (1954–57, 1963, and 1965) and the 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 1961.103 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

See also

References

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. Brassey's. ISBN 9781574882841. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
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