Iuri Osip'ovi

Yuri Osipov
Personal information
BornYury Osipovich Osipov, Юрий Осипович Осипов
(1937-03-16) 16 March 1937
Stalingrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Sport
SportFencing
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1956 Summer Olympics
World finals1962 World Championship Gold
Highest world rankingWorld Champion

Yuri Osipov (born 16 March 1937) is a Soviet Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

  • Achieved Team Gold at the 1962 World Fencing Championships in Buenos Aires with the Soviet foil squad  
  • Crowned USSR Champion in team events during 1957, 1960, and 1962, and earned individual silver medals at USSR championships in 1957 and 1962, plus bronze in 1960 and 1963  
  • Held the title Master of Sport in foil fencing (Soviet era) and later served as an international referee and sports organizer

References

  • Osipov was trained under coaches A. P. Fedorov and S. Daraselia, competed for the DSO “Burevestnik” sports society in Tbilisi, and earned a degree from the Tbilisi Polytechnic Institute  
  • Besides his athletic accomplishments, he also worked as an engineer-technologist and was involved in sports administration
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