Boris Gurevich
Soviet Olympic wrestler (1937-2020)
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- Born
- 23 February 1937, Kyiv
- Died
- 12 November 2020, Deerfield
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- freestyle wrestling, amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
- Weight
- 87 kg (192 lb)
- Team / club
- Dynamo Sports Club
Boris Mikhaylovich Gurevich (also Gurevitch, Gurewitsch, or Hurevych; 23 February 1937 – 12 November 2020) was a Soviet wrestler.
The figure of Boris Gurevich served as a model for the allegorical sculpture of the Soviet sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich "Let's Forge Swords into Plowshares", installed in 1957 in New York near the UN building.
Gurevich, who was Jewish, was born in Kiev, Ukraine.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer Olympics | 1968 |
Awards and honours
- Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
- Medal "For Labour Valour"
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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