Mikhail Perlman

Mikhail Romanovich Perlman (also Perelman; Russian: Михаил Романович Перльман; 21 March 1923 - 8 August 2002) was a former Soviet gymnast.[1][2]

Mikhail Perlman
Full nameMikhail Romanovich Perlman
Alternative name(s)Михаил Романович Перльман
Country representedUSSR
Born(1923-03-23)March 23, 1923
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
DiedAugust 8, 2002(2002-08-08) (aged 79)
ClubCSKA Moskva
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Men's artistic gymnastics
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1952 HelsinkiTeam competition

Perlman was born in Moscow, Russia and was Jewish.[1][3][4][5]

Olympics

Perlman won a gold medal in the men's team in gymnastics at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki for the USSR.[1][5][6] He also took fourth place in the men's pommel horse.[7]

See also

References
  1. Peter S. Horvitz (2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. SP Books. ISBN 978-1-56171-907-5. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  2. "Mikhail Perlman Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  3. Encyclopaedia Judaica. Macmillan. 2007. ISBN 9780028659435. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  4. Martin Harry Greenberg (1979). The Jewish lists: physicists and generals, actors and writers, and hundreds of other lists of accomplished Jews. Schocken Books. ISBN 9780805237115. Retrieved July 5, 2011. Mikhail Perelman.
  5. Sheldon Kirshner (August 3, 2004). "Jewish medal winners highlighted in Jews and the Olympic Games". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  6. David Wallechinsky (2004). The complete book of the summer Olympics: Athens 2004 edition. Sportclassic Books. ISBN 9781894963329. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  7. "Gymnastics - Mikhail Perelman (U.S.S.R.): season totals". The-sports.org. July 21, 1952. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
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