Mikhail Romanovich Perlman (also ''Perelman''; russian: Михаил Романович Перльман; 21 March 1923 - 8 August 2002) was a former Soviet

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. Perlman was born in Moscow, Russia and was Jewish.

Olympics

Perlman won a gold medal in the men's team in gymnastics at the 1952 Olympics in

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for the USSR. He also took fourth place in the men's

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Perlman, Mikhail 1923 births Soviet male artistic gymnasts Russian male artistic gymnasts Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic gymnasts of the Soviet Union Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in gymnastics Jewish gymnasts Russian Jews Gymnasts from Moscow People from Moscow Governorate 2002 deaths Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Olympics

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