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 Yevgeny Vuchetich "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 1968 Summer Olympic Games freestyle middleweight (191.5 lbs; 82 kilograms) gold medal in

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. He finished ahead of silver medalist

Jigjidiin Mönkhbat Jigjidiin Mönkhbat (; 1 June 1941 – 9 April 2018) was a Mongolian wrestler. Mönkhbat is the undefeated 1968 Olympic vice-champion in the 87 kg. Mönkhbat placed fourth in the middleweight (87 kg) division at the 1966 World Wrestling Cha ...

of Mongolia and bronze medalist

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of Bulgaria. He won a silver medal at the 1961 World Wrestling Championships at 87 kilograms, a gold medal at the 1967 World Wrestling Championships at 87 kilograms, and a gold medal at the 1969 World Wrestling Championships 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 in 1982.

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Career

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