- Iosif Vitebskiy
Iosif Davidovich Vitebskiy ( _ru. Иосиф Давидович Витебский; born
January 9 1938 , inKiev ) [ru icon [http://www.rusfencing.ru/history.php?act=&txt_id=1790 Profile at the Russian Fencing Federation] ] is a former Soviet Ukrainian fencer, and current US fencing coach.Early life and fencing career
A graduate of the
Kiev State University with a degree inphysical culture and sport, Vitebskiy was a member of both theSoviet Union and Ukrainian national teams.A 19-time national championship medalist — 10 gold, six silver, and three bronze medals — Vitebskiy was also a 3-time winner of both the
Soviet Union and the Europe Cup tournaments.He was a member of the
USSR team that won 3 consecutive World Championships (1967 -69), and earned asilver medal at the1968 Summer Olympics .During his fencing career, Vitebskiy trained at Dynamo in Kiev.cite book|title=All about Olympic Games.|author=Boris Khavin|publisher=Fizkultura i sport|edition = 2nd ed.|pages=p. 444|year=1979|location=Moscow|language=Russian]
In the summer of
1999 , Vitebskiy won the gold medal in the Veteran 60 Men’s Épée at the Summer National Championships inCharlotte, N.C. Coaching in Ukraine
He was head coach of the
Ukraine Republic National Team for 13 years, where he guided 5 épée fencers to national and Olympic championships.Vitebskiy then served for 10 years (
1988 -98) as the Director of the school for high sport achievements at the State University of Ukraine.Coaching at the University of Pennsylvania
He has been assistant coach for 9 seasons, through
2007 , at theUniversity of Pennsylvania . [http://www.pennathletics.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=10615&SPID=607&DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=55920&Q_SEASON=2006]In
1998 -99, he helped guide the men’s team to its firstIvy League title since1983 , while the men’s and women’s teams combined for a 7th-place finish at theNCAA Championships.Vitebskiy helped the
2003 -04 women’s squad claim its 10th Ivy title and finish the season ranked 4th by the USFCA. Under his tutelage, the Quakers women’s team also made history at the Intercollegiate Fencing Association (IFA) championships at the end of February, claiming its first-ever IFA title in2004 .He, along with Dave Micahnik, guided the
2005 -06 Penn women to 3rd place in theIvy League .Personal life
Vitebskiy and his wife, Emma, reside in
Philadelphia . They have two sons and a daughter: Dmitriy, Alex, and Louise.References
Links
* [http://www.pennathletics.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=10615&SPID=607&DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=55920&Q_SEASON=2006 University of Pennsylvania link]
* [http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&ustory_id=5f5904a3-f009-41f9-9a80-40be1e64e704 Daily Pennsylvanian article]
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=VITEBIOS01 Olympic record]
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