Valentina Rastvorova
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| Birth name | Валентина Ксенофонтовна Растворова Валентина Ксенофонтівна Растворова | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 July 1933 Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 August 2018 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Boris Grishin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Yevgeny Grishin (son) Yelena Grishina (daughter) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Sergey Bida (grandson) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Foil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Valentyna Ksenofontivna Rastvorova (Ukrainian: Валентина Ксенофонтовна Растворова; 17 July 1933 – 24 August 2018) was a Ukrainian[1] fencer. Rastvorova was in the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics, and the 1964 Summer Olympics. She won two silver medals and one gold medal.[1]
Personal life
She was born in Odesa, Ukraine. Her daughter, Yelena Grishina, was in the Olympics.[2]
Her grandson, Sergey Bida, is an épée fencer.[3] He won a silver medal in Tokyo.[4][5] He is also an épée champion.[6] He moved to the United States in 2023.[7]
Career
Rastvorova was in three Olympic Games in the individual foil and team foil events. She won an individual silver medal and team gold medal in 1960, and a team silver medal in 1964.[8] At the 1956 Olympics, she came in fifth place.[9]
After retiring, she was a coach at her club, Dynamo Moscow. [10][11]
Death
Rastvorova died on 17 July 1933, at the age of 85.[12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Olympedia – Valentina Rastvorova". olympedia.org.
- ↑ Chirashnya, Igor (7 May 2020). "Parenting Insight from Elena Grishina, Champion Fencing Mom of the World's #1 Epee Fencer, Sergey Bida". Academy of Fencing Masters.
- ↑ "Sergey Bida". FIE. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ↑ Etchells, Daniel (23 January 2020). "World silver medalist Bida going for gold at FIE Épée Grand Prix in Doha". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ↑ "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website.
- ↑ Линдер, Владимир; Андрианов, Павел; Прасканова, Ирина; Шилов, Сергей (15 May 2022). На крыльях «Буревестника». История студенческого спорта (in Russian). Litres. ISBN 978-5-04-232926-5.
- ↑ 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". Pianeta Scherma (in Italian). Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ↑ "Valentyna Rastvorova Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Valentina Rastvorova - Olympic Facts and Results". www.olympiandatabase.com.
- ↑ Большая олимпийская энциклопедия. Том 2. О–Я. ЛитРес. 5 September 2017. p. 545. ISBN 978-5-04-049811-6.
- ↑ "Растворова Валентина Ксенофонтовна". Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ↑ "Valentina Rastvorova has passed away – Russian Olympic Committee". olympic.ru. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
Other websites
- Valentina Rastvorova at Olympics.com
- Valentina Rastvorova at Olympedia