Mark Midler
Personal information | |
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Full name | Mark Petrovich Midler |
Born | (1931-09-24)24 September 1931 Moscow, Soviet Union |
Died | 31 May 2012(2012-05-31) (aged 80)[1] |
Sport | |
Sport | Fencing |
Club | Burevestnik Moskva |
Mark Petrovich Midler (Russian: Марк Петрович Мидлер; 24 September 1931 – 31 May 2012) was a Soviet Russian foil fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games, at which he won two gold medals.[3]
Early and personal life
Midler was born in Moscow, in the Soviet Union, and was Jewish.[3][4][5][6][7]
Fencing career
Midler was a member of the USSR National Fencing Team between 1951 and 1967.[8][3] He trained at Burevestnik in Moscow.[9][3]
Midler won the Soviet individual foil title six times (1954–57, 1963, and 1965) and the Soviet Cup in 1961.[3]
World Championships
Midler won four consecutive World Championships in Foil, in 1959 to 1962.[3] He also won a silver medal in 1957 and bronze medals in 1959 and 1961.[10][3] Along with his Soviet teammates, he won the World Team Championships in Foil five times: in 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, and 1966.[3] They also won a silver medal in 1967.[3]
Olympics
Midler was captain of the Foil team for the 1960 Olympic Games and the 1964 Olympic Games.[3] They won the gold medal in Team Foil at both Olympics.[3]
Coaching career
Midler coached fencing for the Olympic teams of the Soviet Union and Russia.[3] From 1971 until 2000, Midler was the coach of the Soviet and later Russian national foil team.[3] He was also the head coach of the Soviet 1980 Olympic foil team, Unified Team 1992 Olympic foil team, and Russian 1996 and 2000 Olympic foil teams.[3]
Awards
Midler was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.[11] In 1960 he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "NOS Sport – Schermlegende Midler overleden". Nos.nl. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Mark Midler". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Mark Midler Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ^ Day by Day in Jewish Sports History – Bob Wechsler
- ^ Great Jews in Sports – Robert Slater
- ^ Jewish Affairs
- ^ Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports – Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver
- ^ Profile at the Russian Fencing Federation
- ^ a b Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 564.
- ^ "Sports 123: Fencing: World Championships: Men: Foil". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
- ^ Siegman, Joseph (2000). Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Hall of Fame – Joseph Siegman. ISBN 9781574882841. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
External links
- Jewish Sports Legends bio
- Jewish Sports bio
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- 1904: Fonst, Van Zo Post, Díaz (ZZX)
- 1920: Olivier, Baldi, Costantino, A. Nadi, N. Nadi, Puliti, Speciale, Terlizzi (ITA)
- 1924: Cattiau, Coutrot, de Luget, Ducret, Gaudin, Jobier, Labatut, Perotaux (FRA)
- 1928: Pignotti, Gaudini, Pessina, Guaragna, Puliti, Chiavacci (ITA)
- 1932: Gardère, Lemoine, Bondoux, Bougnol, Cattiau, Piot (FRA)
- 1936: Di Rosa, Gaudini, Guaragna, Marzi, Bocchino, Verratti (ITA)
- 1948: Bonin, Buhan, Lataste, Bougnol, d'Oriola, Rommel (FRA)
- 1952: Netter, Buhan, Lataste, Noël, d'Oriola, Rommel (FRA)
- 1956: Mangiarotti, Di Rosa, Bergamini, Spallino, Carpaneda, Lucarelli (ITA)
- 1960: Zhdanovich, Sisikin, Midler, Sveshnikov, Rudov (URS)
- 1964: Zhdanovich, Sisikin, Midler, Sveshnikov, Sharov (URS)
- 1968: Magnan, Revenu, Noël, Berolatti, Dimont (FRA)
- 1972: Woyda, Koziejowski, Kaczmarek, Dąbrowski, Godel (POL)
- 1976: Bach, Hein, Reichert, Behr, Sens-Gorius (FRG)
- 1980: Pietruszka, Flament, Jolyot, Bonnin, Boscherie (FRA)
- 1984: Numa, Borella, Cipressa, Cerioni, Scuri (ITA)
- 1988: Romankov, Mammadov, Aptsiauri, Ibragimov, Koretsky (URS)
- 1992: Wagner, Schreck, Weidner, Koch, Weißenborn (GER)
- 1996: Shevchenko, Mammadov, Pavlovich (RUS)
- 2000: Ferrari, Plumenail, Guyart, Lhotellier (FRA)
- 2004: Cassarà, Sanzo, Vanni (ITA)
- 2012: Baldini, Avola, Cassarà, Aspromonte (ITA)
- 2016: Safin, Cheremisinov, Akhmatkhuzin (RUS)
- 2020: Le Péchoux, Lefort, Mertine, Pauty (FRA)
- 2024: Shikine, Iimura, Matsuyama, Nagano (JPN)