Yury Sisikin

Yuri Fyodorovich Sissikin (Russian Юрий Фёдорович Сисикин, born May 15, 1937 in Saratov ) is a former Soviet fencer. Sissikin was next to Mark Midler and German Sveshnikov the only Soviet fencer, who was involved in all eight team gold medals at Olympics and World Championships from 1959 to 1966.

Sissikin belonged to the Saratov University Sports Club Burevestnik. His first international medal winning Sissikin at the World Fencing Championship in 1958, when he won the silver medal with the Soviet team. A year later, began at the World Fencing Championships 1959, the series of victories of the Soviet team, which lasted until the World Fencing Championships in 1966 and Olympic gold medals in 1960 in Rome and 1964 Tokyo included. His biggest success in the singles competition reached Sissikin 1960 in Rome, than his teammate Victor Schdanowitsch erfocht more wins in the final round and Sissikin received the silver medal. His second Olympic silver medal was awarded Sissikin 1968 in Mexico City with the team.

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