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| Full name | Boris Dmitriyevich Grishin | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1938 (age 86) Moscow | |||||||||||||||||
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Boris Dmitriyevich Grishin (Russian: Борис Дмитриевич Гришин, born 4 January 1938 in Moscow) is a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 and the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1] He was married to champion Olympic fencer Valentina Rastvorova. His daughter, Yelena Grishina, is also an Olympic fencer.
Sergey Bida, Yelena's son and Boris's grandson, is a world champion fencer. He made his Olympic debut in Tokyo, winning a silver medal.[2] He was ranked #1 in the world in 2020.[3] He is also a three-time European épée team champion.[4] He moved to the United States in 2023 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, along with his wife, Olympic épée fencer Violetta Khrapina Bida.[5][6]
Later Grishin was a water polo coach. His son Yevgeny was also a successful water polo player.
