Boris Dmitriyevich Grishin (russian: Борис Дмитриевич Гришин, born 4 January 1938 in

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player who competed for the

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in the

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and the

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. He was married to champion Olympic fencer Valentina Rastvorova. His daughter,

Yelena Grishina Yelena Borisovna Grishina (russian: Елена Борисовна Гришина; born 6 November 1968) is a Soviet fencer. She competed in the women's team foil events at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. She is also a member of Match TV, th ...

, is also an Olympic fencer.

Sergey Bida Sergey Olegovich Bida ( rus, Сергей Олегович Бида, , sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈbʲidə; born 13 February 1993; nicknamed Bidon) is a Russian left-handed épée fencer, three-time European épée team champion, and 2021 Olympic épée ...

, Yelena's son and Boris's grandson, is a world champion fencer. He made his Olympic debut in Tokyo, winning a

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. He was ranked #1 in the world in 2020. He is also a three-time European épée team champion.Владимир Линдер, Павел Андрианов, Ирина Прасканова, Сергей Шилов (2021)
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(in Russian). He moved to the United States in 2023 after the

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, along with his wife, Olympic épée fencer Violetta Khrapina Bida. Later Grishin was a water polo coach. His son Yevgeny was also a successful water polo player.

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* 1938 births Living people Soviet male water polo players Russian male water polo players Russian water polo coaches Olympic water polo players for the Soviet Union Water polo players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in water polo Sportspeople from Moscow Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics {{USSR-waterpolo-bio-stub

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