Boris Gurevich (wrestler, born 1937)

Boris Mikhaylovich Gurevich (also Gurevitch, Gurewitsch, or Hurevych; 23 February 1937 – 12 November 2020) was a Soviet wrestler.[1][2]

This article is about the Soviet wrestler born in 1937. For the Soviet wrestler born in 1931, see Boris Gurevich (wrestler, born 1931).
Boris Gurevich
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Middleweight
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1961 Yokohama Freestyle -87 kg
Gold medal – first place 1967 Delhi Freestyle -87 kg
Gold medal – first place 1969 Mar del Plata Freestyle -90 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1967 Istanbul Freestyle -87 kg
Gold medal – first place 1970 Berlin Freestyle -90 kg

The figure of Boris Gurevich served as a model for the allegorical sculpture of the Soviet sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich "Let's Forge Swords into Plowshares", installed in 1957 in New York near the UN building.[3]

Gurevich, who was Jewish, was born in Kiev, Ukraine.[1][2]

Career

Gurevich won the 1968 Summer Olympic Games freestyle middleweight (191.5 lbs; 82 kilograms) gold medal in Mexico City.[1][2][4] He finished ahead of silver medalist Jigjidiin Mönkhbat of Mongolia and bronze medalist Prodan Gardzhev of Bulgaria.[5][6]

He won a silver medal at the 1961 World Wrestling Championships at 87 kilograms, a gold medal at the 1967 World Wrestling Championships at 87 kilograms, and a gold medal at the 1969 World Wrestling Championships at 90 kilograms. He won a gold medal at the 1967 European Wrestling Championships at 87 kilograms, and a gold medal at the 1970 European Wrestling Championships at 90 kilograms.[1]

He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Boris Michail Gurevitch". JewishSports.net. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  2. Joseph M. Siegman (1992). The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. SP Books. ISBN 1-56171-028-8. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  3. Какой спортсмен послужил прообразом скульптуры "Перекуем мечи на орала"?
  4. "Boris Gurevitch". JewsInSports.org. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wrestling at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Freestyle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  6. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Borys Mykhailovych Hurevych (Boris Mikhaylovich Gurevich)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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