Eduard Vinokurov

Eduard Teodorovich Vinokurov (Russian: Эдуард Теодорович Винокуров; October 30, 1942 – February 10, 2010)[2] was a Soviet Russian Olympic champion and world champion sabre fencer.

Vinokurov was born in the village of Baizhansai, South Kazakhstan Province, Kazakh SSR, and was Jewish.

[3][4][5][6] He attended and graduated from the Higher School of Trainers at the Leningrad Institute of Physical Culture in 1966.

[10] Vinokurov won the European Cup in the team event five consecutive years, from 1967 to 1971.

[10] A member of the USSR National sabre team since 1966, Vinokurov won the gold medal in the team competition at the World Fencing Championships in 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, and 1975, and also won silver medals at the World Championships in 1966 and 1973.