Boris Gurevich (wrestler, born 1931)

This article is about the Soviet wrestler born in 1931. For the Soviet wrestler born in 1937, see Boris Gurevich (wrestler, born 1937).

Boris Maksimovich Gurevich (Russian: Борис Максимович Гуревич; 23 March 1931 – 10 January 1995) was a flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from the Soviet Union. He won gold medals at the 1952 Olympics, the 1953 world championships, and the 1958 world championships.

Boris Gurevich

Personal information
Full name	Boris Maksimovich Gurevich
Born	23 March 1931 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	10 January 1995 (aged 63) Moscow, Russia
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Burevestnik Moscow
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki 52 kg World Championships 1953 Naples 52 kg 1958 Budapest 52 kg

Gurevich first trained in gymnastics and later took up wrestling in 1948. He won the Soviet wrestling titles in 1950 and 1955, placed second in 1952, 1959, and 1960, and placed third in 1963. After retiring from competitions he coached wrestlers in Moscow, where an annual international wrestling tournament has been held in his honor since 1996.^[1]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boris Gurevich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.

External links

• Boris Gurevich at the International Wrestling Database
• Boris Gurevich at Olympics.com
• Boris Gurevich at Olympedia (archive)