Boris Gurevich (wrestler, born 1937)


Boris Mikhaylovich Gurevich is a former Soviet wrestler.
Gurevich, who is Jewish, was born in Kiev, Ukraine.
Gurevich won the 1968 Summer Olympic Games freestyle middleweight gold medal in Mexico City. He finished ahead of silver medalist Jigjidiin Mönkhbat of Mongolia and bronze medalist Prodan Gardzhev of Bulgaria.
He won a silver medal at the 1961 World Wrestling Championships at 87 kilograms, a gold medal at the 1967 World Wrestling Championships at 87 kilograms, and a gold medal at the 1969 World Wrestling Championships at 90 kilograms.
He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.