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Yelena Grishina

Soviet fencer

Yelena Borisovna Grishina (Russian: Елена Борисовна Гришина; born 6 November 1968) is a Soviet fencer. She competed in the women's team foil events at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.

She is also a member of Match TV, the press attache of the Russian Fencing Federation.

Personal life

Yelena comes from a family of Olympians. Her father, Boris Grishin, medaled in the polo in the Olympics and her brother, Yevgeny Grishin, won bronze in polo in the Olympics as well. Her mother, Valentina Rastvorova, was a six-time world champion foil fencer who ascended the Olympic podium twice. Her son, Sergey Bida, is a top ranked epee fencer who is poised to make his Olympic debut in Tokyo.

References

    External links

    • Yelena Grishina at Olympics.com
    • Yelena Grishina at Olympedia
    • Профиль на сайте Федерации фехтования России