Yevgeny Grishin (water polo)

Yevgeny Borisovich Grishin (Russian: Евгений Борисович Гришин, born 1 October 1959) is a retired Russian water polo defender. He was part of the Soviet teams that won gold medals at the 1980 Olympics, 1982 World Championships, and 1983 and 1985 European championships, and placed third at the 1986 World Championships and 1988 Olympics. Grishin was coached by his father Boris, who is also a retired Olympic water polo defender.[1] His mother Valentina and sister Yelena are Olympic fencers.[2]

Yevgeny Grishin
Grishin (left) at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born1 October 1959 (1959-10) (age 64)
Moscow, Russia
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
SportWater polo
ClubDynamo Moscow
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1980 MoscowTeam
Bronze medal – third place1988 SeoulTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1982 GuayaquilTeam
Bronze medal – third place1986 MadridTeam
European Water Polo Championship
Gold medal – first place1983 RomeTeam
Gold medal – first place1985 SofiaTeam

His nephew, Sergey Bida, is a top-ranked épée fencer who made his Olympic debut in Tokyo, winning a silver medal.[3] He was ranked #1 in the world in 2020.[4] He is also a three-time European épée team champion.[5] He moved to the United States in 2023 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, along with his wife, Olympic épée fencer Violetta Khrapina Bida.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. 2003. p. 80. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
  2. Yevgeny Grishin. sports-reference.com
  3. Etchells, Daniel (23 January 2020). "World silver medallist Bida going for gold at FIE Épée Grand Prix in Doha". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website.
  5. Владимир Линдер, Павел Андрианов, Ирина Прасканова, Сергей Шилов (2021). На крыльях «Буревестника». История студенческого спорта (in Russian).
  6. Igor Chirashnya (21 June 2023). "Welcome Sergey Bida to the United States and to AFM!". Academy of Fencing Masters.
  7. Scherma, Redazione Pianeta (22 June 2023). "Sergey Bida lascia la Russia e si sposta negli Stati Uniti: sarà Maestro e parteciperà alle gare domestiche USA". pianetascherma.com (in Italian).
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