Mark Midler
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Mark Petrovich Midler was a Soviet
Russian
foil
fencer
. He competed at four Olympic Games.
gold medal
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In 1960 he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor
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event four consecutive years: 1959–62. He was also a member of Soviet Foil teams that won World Team Championships five times: in 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, and 1966. In 1967, Midler’s Soviet Foil team won a silver medal. Midler won a World Championships silver medal in Individual Foil in 1957, and Individual bronze medals in 1959 and 1961.http://sports123.com/fen/mw-fo.html
. Captain Midler's team won a gold medal
in Team Foil at the Rome Olympics.
Four years later, at the Tokyo Games—again as captain—his Soviet team won their second consecutive Team Foil gold medal.
’s and Russia’s Olympic coaches.
in 1983.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
foil
Foil (fencing)
A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition, and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing in general.- Components:...
fencer
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
. He competed at four Olympic Games.
Fencing career
Midler was a member of the USSR National Fencing Team between 1951 and 1967. He won two OlympicOlympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
s.
In 1960 he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor
Order of the Badge of Honor
The Order of the Badge of Honour was a civilian award of the Soviet Union.It was instituted on 25 November 1935 and conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in production, scientific research and social, cultural and other forms of social activity, for promotion of economic,...
.
World Championships
Midler captured World Championship titles in the FoilFoil (fencing)
A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition, and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing in general.- Components:...
event four consecutive years: 1959–62. He was also a member of Soviet Foil teams that won World Team Championships five times: in 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, and 1966. In 1967, Midler’s Soviet Foil team won a silver medal. Midler won a World Championships silver medal in Individual Foil in 1957, and Individual bronze medals in 1959 and 1961.http://sports123.com/fen/mw-fo.html
Olympics
Midler was named captain for the 1960 Olympic GamesOlympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
. Captain Midler's team won a gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
in Team Foil at the Rome Olympics.
Four years later, at the Tokyo Games—again as captain—his Soviet team won their second consecutive Team Foil gold medal.
Coaching career
Midler has served through the years as one of the old Soviet UnionSoviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
’s and Russia’s Olympic coaches.
Hall of Fame
Midler, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of FameInternational Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame was opened July 7, 1981, in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around the world....
in 1983.