Matwai Baranov (also known as "Matvai"; ; born September 2, 1965) is an Israeli former Olympic wrestler.

Wrestling career

Baranov came 9th in the

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at 68.0 kg. in Greco-Roman wrestling. He competed for

Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics Israel competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 30 competitors, 25 men and 5 women, took part in 42 events in 10 sports. Israel won its first ever Olympic medals at these Games. The first medallist in Israel's history was Yael Ar ...

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, Spain, in wrestling at the age of 26. He wrestled in the Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman, and lost to

Stoyan Stoyanov Stoyan Iliev Stoyanov (; 12 March 1913 – 13 March 1997) was the highest scoring Bulgarian fighter ace of the Bulgarian Air Force, Royal Bulgarian Air Force in World War II with 15 victories. Early life Stoyan Stoyanov was born 12 March 191 ...

of Bulgaria in Round Two, and to bronze medal winner Rodney Smith of the United States in Round Three.

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* Olympic wrestlers for Israel 1965 births Israeli male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Living people 20th-century Israeli sportsmen {{Israel-wrestling-bio-stub