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Lev Martyushev

Russian fencer (1880-1937)

Born
19 November 1880, Saint Petersburg
Died
20 December 1937, Saint Petersburg
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Sport
fencing
Occupation
fencer

Lev Martyushev (Russian: Лев Мартюшев, 19 November 1880 – 20 December 1937) was a Russian fencer. He competed in three events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

He was arrested by the NKVD on November 4, 1937; On December 11, 1937, a commission of the NKVD and the Prosecutor's Office of the USSR found Martyushev guilty on three counts of statutes under Article 58 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR. Specifically, he was found guilty of espionage, preparation, and conduct of a terrorist act. He was sentenced to death;, and was shot in Leningrad on December 20, 1937.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1912 Summer Olympics1912

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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.