Boris Gurevich (wrestler, born 1931)

Boris Gurevich

Personal information
Born	23 March 1931 Moscow, Russia
Died	10 January 1995 (aged 63) Moscow, Russia
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Burevestnik Moscow
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki -52 kg World Championships 1953 Naples -52 kg 1958 Budapest -52 kg

Boris Maksovich Gurevich (Russian: Борис Максимович Гуревич; 23 March 1931 – 10 January 1995) was a flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from the Soviet Union. He won gold medals at the 1952 Olympics and 1953 and 1958 world championships.

Gurevich first trained in gymnastics and took up wrestling only in 1948. He won the Soviet wrestling titles in 1950 and 1955, placing second in 1952, 1959 and 1960 and third in 1963. After retiring from competitions he coached wrestlers in Moscow, where since 1996 an annual international wrestling tournament has been held in his honor.^[1]

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