Iosif Vitebskiy

Iosif Davidovich Vitebskiy (; 9 January 1938 – 7 December 2024) was a Soviet Ukrainian Olympic medalist and world champion épée fencer, and later a U.S. fencing coach.

Early life Vitebskiy was born in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, and was Jewish. He attended Kyiv State University, where he studied physical culture and sport.

Fencing career During his fencing career, Vitebskiy trained at Dynamo in Kyiv. He was a member of the Soviet Union and Ukrainian national teams, and won 19 medals in national championships (10 gold, 6 silver, and three bronze). He won several tournaments in Europe and the Soviet Union, and won in the team event at the World Fencing Championships in 1967, 1968, and 1969.

Vitebskiy won the Veteran 60 Men’s Épée category at the Summer US National Championships in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1999.