Grigory Kriss

Grigory Kriss
Personal information
Full nameHryhoriy Yakovych Kriss
Born (1940-12-24) 24 December 1940 (age 83)
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
SportFencing
EventÉpée
ClubSKA Kiev
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Ind. epée
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Ind. epée
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Team epée
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Team epée
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Paris Team epée
Silver medal – second place 1966 Moscow Team epée
Gold medal – first place 1967 Montreal Team epée
Silver medal – second place 1967 Montreal Ind. epée
Gold medal – first place 1969 Havana Team epée
Gold medal – first place 1971 Viena Ind. epée
Silver medal – second place 1971 Viena Team epée

Grigory Yakovlevich Kriss (Ukrainian: Григорій Якович Крісс, Russian: Григорий Яковлевич Крисс, born 24 December 1940[1]) is a retired Soviet Olympic épée fencer who won four Olympic medals.

  1. ^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 556.