Valentina Rastvorova

Valentina Rastvorova

Valentina Rastvorova (left) at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Birth name	Валентина Ксенофонтовна Растворова Валентина Ксенофонтівна Растворова
Born	(1933-07-17) 17 July 1933 Odessa, Ukraine
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Club	Dynamo Moscow
Medal record Competitor for the  Soviet Union Olympic Games Rome 1960 Foil team Rome 1960 Foil individual Tokyo 1964 Foil team World Fencing Championships 1956 London Foil team 1958 Philadelphia Foil individual 1958 Philadelphia Foil team 1961 Turin Foil team 1962 Buenos Aires Foil team 1965 Paris Foil team 1966 Moscow Foil team 1967 Montreal Foil team

Valentyna Ksenofontivna Rastvorova (born 17 July 1933) is a retired Soviet fencer who competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics in the individual and team foil events. She won an individual gold in 1960 and team silver medals in 1960 and 1964.^[1] She also won six gold and two silver medals at the world championships of 1956–1967, mostly in the team foil.^[2]

In 1956 Rastvorova graduated from the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism. After retiring from competitions she worked as a fencing coach at her club Dynamo Moscow.^[2]

She is married to Boris Grishin, an Olympic water polo player. Their son, Yevgeny Grishin, is an Olympic champion in water polo.^[1]

References

The Soviet foil team at the 1960 Olympics, Rastvorova is on the left.

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