Yury Grigorovsky
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Yury Nikolaevich Grigorovsky is a Russian
water polo
player who competed for the Soviet Union
in the 1960 Summer Olympics
and in the 1968 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Moscow
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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.
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
player who competed for the Soviet Union
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....
in the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
and in the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
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He was born in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
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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.