Robert Baran (born 3 July 1992, in

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) is a Polish

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. He reached the quarter-finals in the men's freestyle 125 kg event at the

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, and finished fifth in the same

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at the

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. In 2020, Baran won the silver medal in the men's 125 kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the

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in Tokyo, Japan. In 2022, Baran won one of the bronze medals in the 125 kg event at the

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held in Budapest, Hungary. A few months later, he won the silver medal in his event at the

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held in Rome, Italy. He competed in the 125kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. He lost his bronze medal match in the men's freestyle 125kg event at the

in Paris, France. His brother Radosław is also a freestyle wrestler.

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Robert Baran
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* 1992 births Living people People from Jarocin Martial artists from Greater Poland Voivodeship Polish male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Poland Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games European Games competitors for Poland European Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Polish sportsmen Military World Games silver medalists for Poland Military World Games medalists in wrestling {{Poland-wrestling-bio-stub