Yakov Rylsky - Olympics

Olympics

In his first Olympic competition, at the 1956 Melbourne Games, Rylsky competed in both the individual and team sabre events. In the team competition, in the final pool Rylsky and the Soviets lost to Poland (9–7) and Hungary (9–7), but then defeated France in the 3rd-place bout to capture the bronze medal. In the individual competition, Rylsky was eliminated in the 2nd round.

At the 1960 Rome Games, Rylsky again fenced in both the individual and team events. Although the Soviets finished 5th in the team event, Rylsky advanced to the finals in the individual competition. He won his pool in the first 3 rounds and then placed 3rd in the semifinals. In the final round, he finished in 8th place (one berth behind Soviet teammate David Tyshler).

Rylsky's final Olympiad came at the 1964 Tokyo Games, where he won a gold medal in the team sabre (one of his teammates was 1968 silver medalist Mark Rakita). In the individual event, in the finals he lost in direct elimination matches and finished in 4th place.