Boris Gurevich (wrestler, born 1937)
Boris Michail Gurevich (also "Gurevitsch"; born February 2, 1937) is a former Soviet wrestler.[1][2]
Gurevich, who is Jewish, was born in Kiev, in what is now Ukraine.[1][2]
Gurevich won the 1968 Summer Olympic Games freestyle middleweight (191.5 lbs; 82 kilograms) gold medal in Mexico City.[1][2][3]
He won a silver medal at the world championships at 87 kilograms in 1961, a gold medal at 87 kilograms in 1967, and a gold medal at 90 kilograms in 1969.[1]
He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Boris Michail Gurevitch". Jewishsports.net. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ a b c Joseph M. Siegman. "The International Jewish Sports Hall ..." Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ a b "Gurevitch, Boris". Jewsinsports.org. Retrieved October 25, 2011.