Boris Joffe (born 10 December 1950) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n fencer and coach. He was born in

Haapsalu Haapsalu () is a seaside resort town located on the west coast of Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Lääne County, and on 1 January 2020 it had a population of 9,375. Description Haapsalu has been well known for centuries for its w ...

. In 1974 he graduated from Tallinn Pedagogical Institute's Faculty of Physical Education. He started his fencing exercising in 1962, coached by

Endel Nelis Endel Nelis (28 September 1925 Karuse Parish, Lääne County – 12 April 1993 Haapsalu) was an Estonian fencer and fencing coach. In 1950 he graduated from Tartu State University in physical education. From 1950 to 1966 he was a member of Estoni ...

. 1968–1978 his coach was Klavdi Jadlovski, and 1978–1983 Andres Liivak. In 1974 he placed individually and teamly 5th at World Fencing Championships. He is multiple-times Estonian champion. 1969–1980 he was a member of Estonian, and 1972–1980 a member of Soviet Union national fencing team. 1994-2005 he was the senior coach of Estonia national fencing team. Students: Toomas Hint,

Kaido Kaaberma Kaido Kaaberma (born 18 November 1968) is an Estonian épée fencer. Kaaberma won the bronze medal in the épée individual competition at the 1999 World Fencing Championships. He won a silver medal in 2001 with the Estonian épée team at the ...

, Nikolai Novosjolov. 1952-2012 he taught at Tartu University's Institute of Physical Education. In 2002 he was awarded as Order of the Estonian Red Cross, IV class.

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