Yury Rudov
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Yury Vasilyevich•Rudov |
| Used name | Yury•Rudov |
| Original name | Юрий Васильевич•Рудов |
| Born | 17 January 1931 in Taganrog, Rostov (RUS) |
| Died | 26 March 2013 in Moskva (Moscow), Moskva (RUS) |
| Measurements | 171 cm / 67 kg |
| Affiliations | Dynamo Moskva, Moskva (RUS) |
| NOC |  Soviet Union |
| Nationality |  Russian Federation |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Yury Rudov belonged to the Soviet national foil team from 1956-64. During this time, he competed at two Olympic Games and five World Championships, winning an Olympic team foil gold in 1960 and World team titles in 1959, 1961 and 1963. He also won team foil silver at the 1958 World Championships and won his only individual Soviet foil title in 1960. Rudov retired from sports after he was not selected for the 1964 Soviet Olympic team and later worked as a fencing coach with Dynamo Moskva.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Fencing | URS |
RUS |
Yury Rudov | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 6 p1 r2/3 | ||||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Soviet Union | =5 | |||||
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Fencing | URS |
RUS |
Yury Rudov | |||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Soviet Union | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (3–1–0 1958 Philadelphia silver: foil team; 1959 Budapest gold: foil team; 1961 Torino gold: foil team; 1963 Gdańsk gold: foil team)