Matwai Baranov (also known as "Matvai"; מאטוויי ברנוב; born September 2, 1965) is an Israeli former Olympic wrestler.
Wrestling career
Baranov came 9th in the
1991 World Wrestling Championships
The following is the final results of the 1991 World Wrestling Championships. Men's competition were held in Varna, Bulgaria and Women's competition were held in Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京 ...
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 A ...
in
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ...
, 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 ( bg, Стоян Илиев Стоянов; 12 March 1913 – 13 March 1997) was the highest scoring Bulgarian fighter ace of the Royal Bulgarian Air Force in World War II with 15 victories.
Early life
Stoyan Stoyanov wa ...
of Bulgaria in Round Two, and to bronze medal winner
Rodney Smith of the United States in Round Three.
References
External links
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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 sportspeople
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