Eduard Vinokurov
Eduard Teodorovich Vinokurov was a Soviet Russian Olympic champion and world champion sabre fencer.
Early and personal life
Vinokurov was born in the village of Baizhansai, South Kazakhstan Province, [Kazakh Soviet Union|Soviet Socialist Republic|Kazakh SSR], and was Jewish. He attended and graduated from the Higher School of Trainers at the Leningrad Institute of Physical Culture in 1966.Fencing career
Vinokurov began fencing in 1956. He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Leningrad.He was the USSR sabre champion in 1966, and won three silver medals and three bronze medals. Vinokurov also won the Soviet Cup three times. Vinokurov won the European Cup in the team event five consecutive years, from 1967 to 1971.
Vinokurov was named an Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1968. After his competitive career, Vinokurov worked as a fencing coach in St. Petersburg and became an international fencing referee.