Yury Nikolaevich Grigorovsky (russian: Юрий Николаевич Григоровский, born March 28, 1939) is a

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water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

player who competed for the

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in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

and in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. He was born in

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Career

In 1960 he was a member of the Soviet team which won the silver medal in the Olympic water polo competition. He played six matches and scored two goals. Eight years later he won his second silver medal with the Soviet team in the water polo tournament at the 1968 Games. He played all eight matches and scored eleven goals.

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* 1939 births Living people Russian male water polo players Soviet male water polo players Olympic water polo players for the Soviet Union Water polo players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in water polo Sportspeople from Moscow Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics {{Russia-waterpolo-bio-stub

Career

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