Yevgeny Grishin (water polo)
{{short description|Russian water polo player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
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|image=Yevgeny Grishin and István Szívós 1980b.jpg
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|caption= Grishin (left) at the 1980 Olympics
|birth_date= {{birth-date and age|1 October 1959}}
|birth_place=Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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| height = 189 cm
| weight = 93 kg
|sport=Water polo
|club=Dynamo Moscow
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{{Medal|Country|the {{URS}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|1980 Moscow|Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|1988 Seoul|Team}}
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{{MedalGold|1982 Guayaquil|Team}}
{{MedalBronze|1986 Madrid|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Water Polo Championship}}
{{MedalGold|1983 Rome|Team}}
{{MedalGold|1985 Sofia|Team}}
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Yevgeny Borisovich Grishin ({{langx|ru|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.{{cite web |last1=Etchells |first1=Daniel |title=World silver medallist Bida going for gold at FIE Épée Grand Prix in Doha |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1089533/sergey-bida-fie-epee-grand-prix-doha |website=Inside the Games |date=23 January 2020 |publisher=Dunsar Media |access-date=26 July 2020}} He was ranked #1 in the world in 2020.{{Cite web|url=http://fie.org/athletes/23681|title=The International Fencing Federation |website=The International Fencing Federation official website}} He is also a three-time European épée team champion.Владимир Линдер, Павел Андрианов, Ирина Прасканова, Сергей Шилов (2021). [https://books.google.com/books?id=cNYUEAAAQBAJ&dq=%D0%A1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%B9+%D0%9E%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87%E2%80%A2%D0%91%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0&pg=PA1967 На крыльях «Буревестника». История студенческого спорта] (in Russian). He moved to the United States in 2023 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, along with his wife, Olympic épée fencer Violetta Khrapina Bida.{{Cite web|url=https://academyoffencingmasters.com/blog/category/afm-news/|title=Welcome Sergey Bida to the United States and to AFM!|website=Academy of Fencing Masters|author=Igor Chirashnya|date= June 21, 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Scherma |first=Redazione Pianeta |date=June 22, 2023 |title=Sergey Bida lascia la Russia e si sposta negli Stati Uniti: sarà Maestro e parteciperà alle gare domestiche USA |url=https://www.pianetascherma.com/2023/06/22/sergey-bida-coach-stati-uniti/ |website=pianetascherma.com |language=it}}
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Category:Friendship Games medalists in water polo
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