Yulen (or Julen) Isaakovych Uralov (russian: Юлен Исаакович Уралов; born 23 November 1924) is a Soviet Jewish Olympic fencer.

Biography

Uralov was born in

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. He was named a

Merited Master of Sport of the USSR Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR (russian: Единая Всесоюзная спортивная классификация) is a document which provided general Soviet physical education system requirements for both athletes an ...

in 1949. He was the USSR foil champion in 1952 and 1953, a silver medal winner in 1955, and a bronze medal winner in 1949. Uralov competed in the individual and team

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events at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

in Helsinki, Finland, at the age of 27. After his competitive career concluded, Uralov coached the Ukrainian national team. He has lived in Israel since the early 1990s.

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* 1924 births Living people Russian male foil fencers Ukrainian male foil fencers Soviet male foil fencers Olympic fencers of the Soviet Union Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kyiv Soviet Jews Ukrainian Jews Jewish male foil fencers Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR {{USSR-fencing-bio-stub

Biography

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