Yevgeny Grishin (water polo) explained

Birth Place:	Moscow, Russia
Height:	189 cm
Weight:	93 kg
Sport:	Water polo
Club:	Dynamo Moscow
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Yevgeny Borisovich Grishin (Russian: Евгений Борисович Гришин, born 1 October 1959) is a retired Russian water polo defender. He was part of the Soviet teams that won gold medals at the 1980 Olympics, 1982 World Championships, and 1983 and 1985 European championships, and placed third at the 1986 World Championships and 1988 Olympics. Grishin was coached by his father Boris, who is also a retired Olympic water polo defender. His mother Valentina and sister Yelena are Olympic fencers.

His nephew, Sergey Bida, is a top-ranked épée fencer who made his Olympic debut in Tokyo, winning a silver medal.^[1] He was ranked #1 in the world in 2020.^[2] He is also a three-time European épée team champion.^[3] He moved to the United States in 2023 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, along with his wife, Olympic épée fencer Violetta Khrapina Bida.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• Soviet Union men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Etchells . Daniel . World silver medallist Bida going for gold at FIE Épée Grand Prix in Doha . Inside the Games . 23 January 2020 . Dunsar Media . 26 July 2020.
2. Web site: The International Fencing Federation . The International Fencing Federation official website.
3. Владимир Линдер, Павел Андрианов, Ирина Прасканова, Сергей Шилов (2021). На крыльях «Буревестника». История студенческого спорта (in Russian).
4. Web site: Welcome Sergey Bida to the United States and to AFM!. Academy of Fencing Masters. Igor Chirashnya. June 21, 2023.
5. Web site: Scherma . Redazione Pianeta . June 22, 2023 . Sergey Bida lascia la Russia e si sposta negli Stati Uniti: sarà Maestro e parteciperà alle gare domestiche USA . pianetascherma.com . it.