Eduard Vinokurov

Eduard Teodorovich Vinokurov (; 30 October 1942 – 10 February 2010) was a Soviet Russian Olympic champion and world champion sabre fencer.

Early and personal life Vinokurov was born in the village of Baizhansai, South Kazakhstan Province, Kazakh SSR, and was Jewish. He attended and graduated from the Higher School of Trainers at the Leningrad Institute of Physical Culture in 1966.

Fencing career Vinokurov began fencing in 1956. He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Leningrad.

He was the USSR sabre champion in 1966, and won three silver medals (1969, 1972, and 1973) and three bronze medals (1968, 1970, 1976). Vinokurov also won the Soviet Cup three times (1965, 1967, and 1972).

Hall of Fame Vinokurov was inducted in 2007 into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.