Gurevich won the
1968 Summer Olympic Games freestyle middleweight (191.5 lbs; 87 kilograms) gold medal in
Mexico City. He finished ahead of silver medalist
Jigjidiin Mönkhbat of Mongolia and bronze medalist
Prodan Gardzhev of Bulgaria, whith playing a draw against the Mongolian wrestler in the sixth round. He won a silver medal at the
1961 World Wrestling Championships and the gold medal at the
1967 World Wrestling Championships in the 87 kilograms, the gold medal at the
1969 World Wrestling Championships in the 90 kilograms. He won the gold medal at the
1967 European Wrestling Championships in the 87 kilograms, and the gold medal at the
1970 European Wrestling Championships in the 90 kilograms. The following was said about his wrestling style, He was inducted into the
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1982. ==See also==