Nik Zagranitchni (; born November 21, 1969) is an Israeli Olympic wrestler. He is Jewish, and made ''

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Wrestling career

His sports club was Hapoel Tel Aviv, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Zagranitchni came in 8th at the 1991 Wrestling World Championship in 48.0 kg Greco-Roman. He competed for Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at 22 years of age, in

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, Spain, in Greco-Roman Wrestling--Men's Light-Flyweight (48 kg). In the first round he defeated Omer Elmas of Turkey, in the second round Zagranitchni lost to Mark Fuller of the US, and in the third round he was defeated by Wilber Sánchez of Cuba who went on to win the bronze medal. He tied for 11th place. When he competed in the Olympics, Zagranitchni was tall, and weighed . At the 1993 European Championship at 48.0 kg Greco-Roman, Zagranitchni won the

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. At the 1994 World Championship in 48.0 kg. Greco-Roman he came in 11th, and at the 1994 European Championship at 48.0 kg Greco-Roman he came in 11th. At the 1995 European Championship at 52.0 kg Greco-Roman he came in 14th, and at the 1995 World Championship at 52.0 kg Greco-Roman, Zagranitchni came in 22nd. At the 1996 European Championship at 48.0 kg Greco-Roman he came in 7th.

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Jewish Ukrainian sportspeople Ukrainian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Israel 1969 births Jewish sport wrestlers Living people Jewish Israeli sportspeople Israeli male sport wrestlers Ukrainian emigrants to Israel Israeli people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics 20th-century Israeli sportsmen 20th-century Ukrainian sportsmen {{israel-wrestling-bio-stub