Background
Burtsev, Mikhail was born on June 21, 1956 in Moscow.
Burtsev, Mikhail was born on June 21, 1956 in Moscow.
Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sport, Youth and Tourism.
Burtsev began his fencing career in 1965. He originally fenced for Burevstnik, and later for CSKA Moscow. Burtsev was a graduate of the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism.
He was named a Merited Master of Sport of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (Заслуженный мастер спорта) in 1980.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics, he coached the Unified Team fielded by the former Soviet Union, which took the gold medal at men"s team sabre. Individual Silver medal at the World Championships (1978) Team.