Viktor Sidyak

Viktor Sidyak
Personal information
Born (1943-11-24) 24 November 1943 (age 80)
Anzhero-Sudzhensk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
ClubSKA Lviv,
SKA Minsk
Medal record
Men's fencing[1][2]
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team sabre
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Individual sabre
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team sabre
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Team sabre
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team sabre
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Individual sabre

Viktor Alexandrovich Sidyak (Russian: Ви́ктор Алекса́ндрович Сидя́к; born 24 November 1943) is a Russian former left-handed sabre fencer, a pupil of Mark Rakita and David Tyshler. He was known for his aggressive style and the "one-and-a-half tempo attack".

  1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Viktor Sidyak". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Viktor Sidyak Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2011.