Yevgeny Grishin

Speedskater

Birthday March 23, 1931

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Tula, Russia

DEATH DATE Jul 9, 2005 (74)

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About

Russian speed skater and four-time Olympic gold medalist, he won two golds in 1956 and two in 1960.

Before Fame

He won bronze medals at the 1954 and 1956 World Championships.

Trivia

He set seven world records over the course of his career.

Family Life

He married Lydia Grishin in 1959.

Associated With

He won two gold medals at the 1960 Winter Olympics where skier Sixten Jernberg also won gold.