Valentina Rastvorova

Ukrainian-born Russian foil fencer Valentina Rastvorova participated in three consecutive Olympic Games from 1956-1964. She claimed an individual silver medal in 1960 and team gold the same year. Four years later she won another silver with the team at the Tokyo Olympics. At the World Championships she won another six gold and two silver medals. She was married to water polo player Boris Grishin and their children, Yevgeny and Yelena, also became Olympians (Yevgeny as a water polo player and Yelena as a fencer). Valentina took Russian citizenship when marrying and later worked as a fencing coach in Moskva. She graduated from the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism.