Background
Gurevich, who is Jewish, was born in Kiev, in what is now Ukraine.
Gurevich, who is Jewish, was born in Kiev, in what is now Ukraine.
Graduated from the Kiev Institute of Physical Culture, 1969.
He finished ahead of silver medalist Jigjidiin Mönkhbat of Mongolia and bronze medalist Prodan Gardzhev of Bulgaria. He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.