Yevgeny Grishin (water polo)

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Yevgeny Grishin
Yevgeny Grishin and István Szívós 1980b.jpg
Grishin (left) at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born1 October 1959 (1959-10) (age 62)
Moscow, Russia
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
SportWater polo
ClubDynamo Moscow
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Team
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Guayaquil Team
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Madrid Team
European Water Polo Championship
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome Team
Gold medal – first place 1985 Sofia Team

Yevgeny Borisovich Grishin (Russian: Евгений Борисович Гришин, born 1 October 1959) is a retired Russian water polo defender. He was part of the Soviet teams that won gold medals at the 1980 Olympics, 1982 World Championships and 1983 and 1985 European championships and placed third at the 1986 World Championships and 1988 Olympics. Grishin was coached by his father Boris, who is also a retired Olympic water polo defender.[1] His mother Valentina and sister Yelena are Olympic fencers.[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. 2003. p. 80. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
  2. ^ Yevgeny Grishin. sports-reference.com

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