Mark Midler

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]

Mark Midler
Personal information
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 fencing[2]
Representing the  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place1960 Rome Team foil
Gold medal – first place1964 Tokyo Team foil

Early and personal life

Midler was born in Moscow, in the Soviet Union, and was Jewish.[3][4][5][6][7]

Fencing career

Midler was a member of the USSR National Fencing Team between 1951 and 1967.[8][3] He trained at Burevestnik in Moscow.[9][3]

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.[10][3] 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

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. ISBN 9781574882841. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
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