Matwai Baranov

Matwai Baranov
Personal information
Native name
מאטוויי ברנוב
Born (1965-09-02) September 2, 1965
Sport
StyleGreco-Roman

Matwai Baranov (also known as "Matvai"; Hebrew: מאטוויי ברנוב; born September 2, 1965) is an Israeli former Olympic wrestler.[1]

Wrestling career

Baranov came 9th in the 1991 World Wrestling Championships at 68.0 kg. in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1]

He competed for Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, in wrestling at the age of 26. He wrestled in the Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman, and lost to Stoyan Stoyanov of Bulgaria in Round Two, and to bronze medal winner Rodney Smith of the United States in Round Three.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matvai Baranov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Up and Over". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 17 August 1992.
  3. ↑ "9 September 1992". Jewish Post.
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