Valentina Rastvorova

Valentina Rastvorova
Rastvorova at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Birth nameВалентина Ксенофонтовна Растворова
Валентина Ксенофонтівна Растворова
Born(1933-07-17)17 July 1933
Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died24 August 2018(2018-08-24) (aged 85)
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
SpouseBoris Grishin
ChildrenYevgeny Grishin (son)
Yelena Grishina (daughter)
RelativesSergey Bida (grandson)
Sport
SportFencing
Event(s)Foil
ClubDynamo Moscow
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Foil team
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Foil individual
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Foil team
World Fencing Championships
Gold medal – first place1956 LondonFoil team
Gold medal – first place1958 PhiladelphiaFoil individual
Gold medal – first place1958 PhiladelphiaFoil team
Gold medal – first place1961 TurinFoil team
Silver medal – second place1962 Buenos AiresFoil team
Gold medal – first place1965 ParisFoil team
Gold medal – first place1966 MoscowFoil team
Silver medal – second place1967 MontrealFoil team

Valentyna Ksenofontivna Rastvorova (Ukrainian: Валентина Ксенофонтовна Растворова; 17 July 1933 – 24 August 2018) was a Ukrainian[1] fencer. Rastvorova was in the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics, and the 1964 Summer Olympics. She won two silver medals and one gold medal.[1]

Personal life

She was born in Odesa, Ukraine. Her daughter, Yelena Grishina, was in the Olympics.[2]

Her grandson, Sergey Bida, is an épée fencer.[3] He won a silver medal in Tokyo.[4][5] He is also an épée champion.[6] He moved to the United States in 2023.[7]

Career

Rastvorova was in three Olympic Games in the individual foil and team foil events. She won an individual silver medal and team gold medal in 1960, and a team silver medal in 1964.[8] At the 1956 Olympics, she came in fifth place.[9]

After retiring, she was a coach at her club, Dynamo Moscow. [10][11]

Death

Rastvorova died on 17 July 1933, at the age of 85.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Olympedia – Valentina Rastvorova". olympedia.org.
  2. ↑ Chirashnya, Igor (7 May 2020). "Parenting Insight from Elena Grishina, Champion Fencing Mom of the World's #1 Epee Fencer, Sergey Bida". Academy of Fencing Masters.
  3. ↑ "Sergey Bida". FIE. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Etchells, Daniel (23 January 2020). "World silver medalist Bida going for gold at FIE Épée Grand Prix in Doha". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website.
  6. ↑ Линдер, Владимир; Андрианов, Павел; Прасканова, Ирина; Шилов, Сергей (15 May 2022). На крыльях «Буревестника». История студенческого спорта (in Russian). Litres. ISBN 978-5-04-232926-5.
  7. ↑ Scherma, Redazione Pianeta (22 June 2023). "Sergey Bida lascia la Russia e si sposta negli Stati Uniti: sarà Maestro e parteciperà alle gare domestiche USA". Pianeta Scherma (in Italian). Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Valentyna Rastvorova Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ "Valentina Rastvorova - Olympic Facts and Results". www.olympiandatabase.com.
  10. ↑ Большая олимпийская энциклопедия. Том 2. О–Я. ЛитРес. 5 September 2017. p. 545. ISBN 978-5-04-049811-6.
  11. ↑ "Растворова Валентина Ксенофонтовна". Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Valentina Rastvorova has passed away – Russian Olympic Committee". olympic.ru. Retrieved 24 April 2025.

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