Mark Semyonovich Rakita

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Mark Semjonowitsch Rakita ( Russian Марк Семёнович Ракита ; born July 22, 1938 in Moscow , Soviet Union ) is a former Soviet saber fencer . He won two gold medals and two silver medals in three Olympic competitions. Rakita was six times world champion.

Career

Mark Rakita won his first international medal at the fencing world championships in 1962 , when he won the bronze medal behind Poland and Hungary with the Soviet saber team. At the fencing world championships in 1963 , the team received silver behind the Polish team. At the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964, the Soviet team won the gold medal ahead of Italy and Poland, while the Hungarian team took fifth place after seven Olympic victories from 1928 to 1960. In the individual competition in Tokyo, Rakita was eliminated in the round of 16 against the eventual Olympic champion Tibor Pézsa from Hungary.

At the fencing world championships in 1965 , the Soviet saber team won their first title before the Italians, and in 1966 they lost to the Hungarians. In 1967 at the World Fencing Championships in Montreal Rakita won two gold medals, with the team he won before the Hungarians, in the individual competition he won before the Poland's Jerzy Pawłowski . At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City Jerzy Pawłowski won the jump-off against Mark Rakita, bronze went to Tibor Pézsa, the team competition won the Soviet saber-fencers against the Italians.

In 1969 , 1970 and 1971 , the Soviet team won the team title at the World Championships, and in 1970 Rakita also won the individual silver behind Tibor Pézsa. At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Rakita was eliminated in the first round of the individual competition. The Soviet team won silver behind the Italians.

In 1988, Rakita was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame .

literature

  • Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle II. London 1948 - Tokyo 1964. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7 .
  • Volker Kluge: Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle III. Mexico City 1968 - Los Angeles 1984. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-328-00741-5 .

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personal data
SURNAME Rakita, Mark Semenovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ракита, Марк Семёнович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Soviet saber fencer
DATE OF BIRTH July 22, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow , Soviet Union