Valentina Rastvorova

Valentyna Ksenofontivna Rastvorova (17 July 1933 – 24 August 2018) was a Soviet fencer who competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics in the individual and team foil events. She won a team gold and individual silver medals in 1960, and team silver medal in 1964.[1] She also won six gold and two silver medals at the world championships of 1956–1967, mostly in the team foil.[2]

Valentina Rastvorova

Rastvorova at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Birth name	Валентина Ксенофонтовна Растворова Валентина Ксенофонтівна Растворова
Born	(1933-07-17)17 July 1933 Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	24 August 2018(2018-08-24) (aged 85)
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Spouse(s)	Boris Grishin
Children	Yevgeny Grishin (son) Yelena Grishina (daughter)
Relatives	Sergey Bida (grandson)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Club	Dynamo Moscow
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1960 Rome Foil team 1960 Rome Foil individual 1964 Tokyo Foil team World Fencing Championships 1956 London Foil team 1958 Philadelphia Foil individual 1958 Philadelphia Foil team 1961 Turin Foil team 1962 Buenos Aires Foil team 1965 Paris Foil team 1966 Moscow Foil team 1967 Montreal Foil team

In 1956 Rastvorova graduated from the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism. After retiring from competitions she worked as a fencing coach at her club Dynamo Moscow.[2][3]

She was married to Boris Grishin, an Olympic water polo player. Their son, Yevgeny Grishin, is an Olympic champion in water polo.[1] Her daughter, Yelena Grishina, made it to the finals of the Olympics in foil in 1992 and 1988.[4] Her grandson, Sergey Bida, is a world champion epee fencer. [5]