Mark Petrovich Midler was a Soviet Russian foil fencer.
11 Facts About Mark Midler
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Mark Midler competed at four Olympic Games, at which he won two gold medals.
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Mark Midler was a member of the USSR National Fencing Team between 1951 and 1967.
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Mark Midler won the Soviet individual foil title six times and the Soviet Cup in 1961.
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Mark Midler won four consecutive World Championships in Foil, in 1959 to 1962.
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Mark Midler won a silver medal in 1957 and bronze medals in 1959 and 1961.
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Mark Midler was captain of the Foil team for the 1960 Olympic Games and the 1964 Olympic Games.
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Mark Midler coached fencing for the Olympic teams of the Soviet Union and Russia.
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From 1971 until 2000, Mark Midler was the coach of the Soviet and later Russian national foil team.
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Mark Midler was the head coach of the Soviet 1980 Olympic foil team, Unified Team 1992 Olympic foil team, and Russian 1996 and 2000 Olympic foil teams.
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Mark Midler was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.