Vladimir Portnoy

Vladimir Portnoy (June 9, 1931 – February 19, 1984)[1] was a Soviet gymnast.[2] He is Jewish, and was born in Odessa.[2][3][4][5][6]

Vladimir Portnoy
Country representedUSSR
Born(1931-06-09)June 9, 1931
Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
DiedFebruary 19, 1984(1984-02-19) (aged 52)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1960 RomeTeam competition
Bronze medal – third place1960 RomeLong horse

Portnoy won a silver medal for the Soviet Union at the 1960 Olympics in Rome in team combined gymnastics.[2][3][7][8] He won a bronze medal in the long horse at the same Olympics, behind Takashi Ono (gold) and Boris Shakhlin (silver).[5][9]

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References
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  2. Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 978-1-60280-013-7. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  3. Fred Skolnik, Michael Berenbaum (2007). Encyclopaedia Judaica. Macmillan Reference USA in association with the Keter Pub. House. ISBN 978-0-02-865943-5. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  4. Peter S. Horvitz (2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. SP Books. ISBN 978-1-56171-907-5. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  5. Martin Harry Greenberg (1979). The Jewish lists: physicists and generals, actors and writers, and hundreds of other lists of accomplished Jews. Schocken Books. ISBN 9780805237115. Retrieved July 5, 2011. Vladimir Portnoi.
  6. "Celebrazioni Olimpiadi Roma 1960 - Athlete's detail - Vladimir Portnoi". Roma1960.it. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  7. International Olympic Committee (1996). The IOC official Olympic companion: the complete guide to the games. Brassey's. ISBN 1-85753-128-0. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  8. United States Olympic Committee, United States Olympic Association (1960). United States ... Olympic book: quadrennial report of the United States Olympic Committee. United States Olympic Association. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  9. "Les resultats par sports des Jeux Olympiques de Rome 1960: gymnastique". Marcolympics.org. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
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