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'''Mark Petrovich Midler''' ({{lang-ru|Марк Петрович Мидлер}}; 24 September 1931&nbsp;– 31 May 2012) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Russians|Russian]] [[Foil (fencing)|foil]] [[Fencing|fencer]]. He competed at four Olympic Games, and won two [[gold medal]]s.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/mark-midler-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162625/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/mark-midler-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Mark Midler Olympic Results |access-date=2010-09-25 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref>
'''Mark Petrovich Midler''' ({{langx|ru|Марк Петрович Мидлер}}; 24 September 1931&nbsp;– 31 May 2012) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Russians|Russian]] [[Foil (fencing)|foil]] [[Fencing|fencer]]. He competed at four Olympic Games, at which he won two [[gold medal]]s.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/mark-midler-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162625/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/mark-midler-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Mark Midler Olympic Results |access-date=2010-09-25 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref>


==Early and personal life==
==Early and personal life==
Midler was born in [[Moscow]], [[Soviet Union]], and was Jewish.<ref name="sports-reference"/><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=dAq4TGQsWwwC&pg=PA268&dq=mark+midler+jewish&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjl97fv7J_bAhXHK8AKHcg3DiwQ6AEINDAC#v=onepage&q=mark%20midler%20jewish&f=false ''Day by Day in Jewish Sports History'' – Bob Wechsler<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Yw-DAAAAMAAJ&q=mark+midler+jewish&dq=mark+midler+jewish&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjl97fv7J_bAhXHK8AKHcg3DiwQ6AEIOjAD ''Great Jews in Sports'' – Robert Slater<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ay5QAQAAIAAJ&q=mark+midler+jewish&dq=mark+midler+jewish&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjl97fv7J_bAhXHK8AKHcg3DiwQ6AEIPzAE ''Jewish Affairs''<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AgmDAAAAMAAJ&q=mark+midler+jewish&dq=mark+midler+jewish&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjl97fv7J_bAhXHK8AKHcg3DiwQ6AEIVjAJ ''Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports'' – Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Midler was born in [[Moscow]], in the [[Soviet Union]], and was Jewish.<ref name="sports-reference"/><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=dAq4TGQsWwwC&dq=mark+midler+jewish&pg=PA268 ''Day by Day in Jewish Sports History'' – Bob Wechsler<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Yw-DAAAAMAAJ&q=mark+midler+jewish ''Great Jews in Sports'' – Robert Slater<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ay5QAQAAIAAJ&q=mark+midler+jewish ''Jewish Affairs''<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AgmDAAAAMAAJ&q=mark+midler+jewish ''Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports'' – Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==Fencing career==
==Fencing career==
Midler was a member of the [[USSR]] National Fencing Team between 1951 and 1967.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210119083442/http://www.rusfencing.ru/federation.php?act=&txt_id=2098 Profile at the Russian Fencing Federation]</ref><ref name="sports-reference"/> He trained at [[Burevestnik (society)|Burevestnik]] in Moscow.<ref name="Khavin">{{cite book|title=All about Olympic Games.|author=Boris Khavin|publisher=[[Fizkultura i sport (publisher)|Fizkultura i sport]]|edition = 2nd|page=564|year=1979|location=Moscow|language=ru}}</ref><ref name="sports-reference"/>
Midler was a member of the [[USSR]] National Fencing Team between 1951 and 1967.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210119083442/http://www.rusfencing.ru/federation.php?act=&txt_id=2098 Profile at the Russian Fencing Federation]</ref><ref name="sports-reference"/> He trained at [[Burevestnik (society)|Burevestnik]] in Moscow.<ref name="Khavin">{{cite book|title=All about Olympic Games.|author=Boris Khavin|publisher=[[Fizkultura i sport (publisher)|Fizkultura i sport]]|edition = 2nd|page=564|year=1979|location=Moscow|language=ru}}</ref><ref name="sports-reference"/>


Midler won the Soviet individual foil title six times (1954–57, 1963 and 1965) and Soviet Cup in 1961.<ref name="sports-reference"/>
Midler won the Soviet individual foil title six times (1954–57, 1963, and 1965) and the Soviet Cup in 1961.<ref name="sports-reference"/>


===World Championships===
===World Championships===
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Jews in sports#Fencing|List of select Jewish fencers]]
*[[List of Jews in sports#Fencing|List of select Jewish fencers]]
*[[List of Jewish Olympic medalists]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=lvszXWxqAR4C&pg=RA1-PA75&lpg=RA1-PA75&dq=%22jewish+sports+legends%22+allan+jay&source=web&ots=37b0Eu9H41&sig=VtctN-ReJZybhmupnjSBdU3MstE#PRA1-PA77,M1 Jewish Sports Legends bio]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=lvszXWxqAR4C&dq=%22jewish+sports+legends%22+allan+jay&pg=RA1-PA75 Jewish Sports Legends bio]
*[http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/MarkMidler.htm Jewish Sports bio]
*[http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/MarkMidler.htm Jewish Sports bio]
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Latest revision as of 02:06, 29 October 2024

Mark Midler
Personal information
Full nameMark Petrovich Midler
Born(1931-09-24)24 September 1931
Moscow, Soviet Union
Died31 May 2012(2012-05-31) (aged 80)[1]
Sport
SportFencing
ClubBurevestnik Moskva
Medal record
Men's fencing[2]
Representing the  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Team foil
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team foil

Mark Petrovich Midler (Russian: Марк Петрович Мидлер; 24 September 1931 – 31 May 2012) was a Soviet Russian foil fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games, at which he won two gold medals.[3]

Early and personal life

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Midler was born in Moscow, in the Soviet Union, and was Jewish.[3][4][5][6][7]

Fencing career

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Midler was a member of the USSR National Fencing Team between 1951 and 1967.[8][3] He trained at Burevestnik in Moscow.[9][3]

Midler won the Soviet individual foil title six times (1954–57, 1963, and 1965) and the Soviet Cup in 1961.[3]

World Championships

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Midler won four consecutive World Championships in Foil, in 1959 to 1962.[3] He also won a silver medal in 1957 and bronze medals in 1959 and 1961.[10][3] Along with his Soviet teammates, he won the World Team Championships in Foil five times: in 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, and 1966.[3] They also won a silver medal in 1967.[3]

Olympics

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Midler was captain of the Foil team for the 1960 Olympic Games and the 1964 Olympic Games.[3] They won the gold medal in Team Foil at both Olympics.[3]

Coaching career

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Midler coached fencing for the Olympic teams of the Soviet Union and Russia.[3] From 1971 until 2000, Midler was the coach of the Soviet and later Russian national foil team.[3] He was also the head coach of the Soviet 1980 Olympic foil team, Unified Team 1992 Olympic foil team, and Russian 1996 and 2000 Olympic foil teams.[3]

Awards

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Midler was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.[11] In 1960 he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NOS Sport – Schermlegende Midler overleden". Nos.nl. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  2. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Mark Midler". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Mark Midler Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  4. ^ Day by Day in Jewish Sports History – Bob Wechsler
  5. ^ Great Jews in Sports – Robert Slater
  6. ^ Jewish Affairs
  7. ^ Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports – Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver
  8. ^ Profile at the Russian Fencing Federation
  9. ^ a b Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 564.
  10. ^ "Sports 123: Fencing: World Championships: Men: Foil". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
  11. ^ Siegman, Joseph (2000). Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Hall of Fame – Joseph Siegman. ISBN 9781574882841. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
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