Yulen Uralov

Yulen Uralov
Personal information
Full nameYulen Isaakovych Uralov
BornЮлен Исаакович Уралов
(1924-11-23)23 November 1924
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died9 June 2026(2026-06-09) (aged 101)
Ashkelon, Israel
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
SportFencing
Event
Foil
ClubSKA

Yulen Isaakovych Uralov (also Julen Uralov;[1] Ukrainian: Юлен Ісаакович Уралов; 23 November 1924 – 9 June 2026) was a Soviet Olympic fencer.[2]

Biography

Uralov was born in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR.[3] He graduated from the Military Institute of Physical Culture.[4]

His club was SKA Leningrad. He was named a Honoured Master of Sport of the USSR in 1949.[4] He was the USSR foil champion in 1952 and 1953, a silver medal winner in 1955, and a bronze medal winner in 1949.[4]

He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, at the age of 27.[3]

After his competitive career concluded, Uralov coached the Ukrainian national team. He lived in Israel since the early 1990s.[4]

Uralov turned 100 on 23 November 2024,[5] and died in Israel on 9 June 2026, at the age of 101.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kolkka, Sulo (26 February 2018). "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad, Helsinki, 1952". Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö. Retrieved 26 February 2018 – via G.
  2. ↑ "Jews in Sport in the USSR". yivoencyclopedia.org. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Yulen Uralov Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Уралов Юлен Исаакович | Спорт-страна.ру
  5. ↑ "Сегодня – исторический день. Старейшему отечественному олимпийцу – 100 лет" (in Russian). www.sovsport.ru. 23 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Умер участник Олимпиады-1952 рапирист Юлен Уралов, ему был 101 год". Советский спорт (in Russian). 10 June 2026.
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