Boris Mikhaylovich Gurevich (also Gurevitch, Gurewitsch, or Hurevych; 23 February 1937 – 12 November 2020) was a Soviet wrestler. The figure of Boris Gurevich served as a model for the allegorical sculpture of the Soviet sculptor

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"Let's Forge Swords into Plowshares", installed in 1957 in New York near the UN building. Gurevich, who was

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, was born in

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, Ukraine.

Career

Gurevich won the

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middleweight (191.5 lbs; 82 kilograms) gold medal in

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. He finished ahead of silver medalist

Jigjidiin Mönkhbat Jigjidiin Mönkhbat ( mn, Жигжидийн Мөнхбат; 1 June 1941 – 9 April 2018) was a Mongolian wrestler. At the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as ...

of Mongolia and bronze medalist

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of Bulgaria. He won a silver medal at the

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at 87 kilograms, a gold medal at the

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at 87 kilograms, and a gold medal at the

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at 90 kilograms. He won a gold medal at the 1967 European Wrestling Championships at 87 kilograms, and a gold medal at the 1970 European Wrestling Championships at 90 kilograms. He was inducted into the

International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame ( he, יד לאיש הספורט היהודי, translit=Yad Le'ish HaSport HaYehudi) was opened July 7, 1981 in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around ...

in 1982.

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Career

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