Max Geller (wrestler)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Maksim "Max" Geller |
| Nationality |  Israel |
| Born | April 20, 1971 Minsk, Soviet Union |
| Height | 5-7.5 (172 cm) |
| Weight | 157 lb (71 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Style | Freestyle |
Maksim "Max" Geller (מקס גלר; born April 20, 1971) is an Israeli former Olympic wrestler.[1]
Geller was born in Minsk, Belarusian SSR, and is Jewish.[2][3] He made aliyah (immigrated from the Soviet Union to Israel) in the late 1980s.[2]
Wrestling career
Geller's club is Hapoel Tel Aviv, in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1] He won the Israeli championships in 1990 and 1991.[2]
He won the silver medal at the 1991 European Championships, in 68.0 kg. Freestyle.[1]
At the 1992 European Championships, in 68.0 kg. Freestyle, Geller came in 7th.[1]
Geller competed for Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona, at the age of 21, in Wrestling—Men's Lightweight, Freestyle.[1] He defeated Jesús Eugenio Rodríguez of Cuba, lost to Fatih Özbaş of Turkey, and then faced Endre Elekes of Romania and both wrestlers were disqualified for passivity.[1] When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5-7.5 (172 cm) tall, and weighed 157 lbs (71 kg).[1][2] He finished in 11th place.[2]
At the 1994 World Championships, in 68.0 kg. Freestyle, Geller came in 11th.[1] At the 1994 European Championships, in 68.0 kg. Freestyle he also came in 11th.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Max Geller Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ a b c d e "Geller, Max"
- ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). "Day by Day in Jewish Sports History". KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
- Olympic wrestlers of Israel
- Soviet emigrants to Israel
- Jewish wrestlers
- 1971 births
- Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Living people
- Israeli people of Belarusian-Jewish descent
- Israeli male sport wrestlers
- Soviet male sport wrestlers
- Belarusian male sport wrestlers
- Sportspeople from Minsk
- Jewish Belarusian sportspeople
- Soviet Jews