Education
Vitebskiy attended Kiev State University, where he studied physical culture and sport.
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Iosif Vitebskiy
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During his fencing career, Vitebskiy trained at Dynamo in Kiev. in 1999. He served for 10 years as an assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania.
Achievements
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He was a member of the Soviet Union and Ukrainian national teams, and won 19 medals in national championships, including 10 gold. He won several tournaments in Europe and Soviet Union, and won in the team event at the World Championships in 1967, 1968, and 1969. He also won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Vitebskiy won the Veteran 60 Men's Épée category at the Summer National Championships in Charlotte, North Carolina He was head coach of the Ukraine Republic National Team for 13 years, and then served for 10 years (1988-1998) as the Director of the school for high sport achievements at the State University of Ukraine.
