Michael Beilin
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Israel |
| Born | April 25, 1976 Perm, Russia |
| Height | 5-6.5 (170 cm) |
| Weight | 139 lb (63 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Style | Greco-Roman |
Michael Beilin (מיכאל ביילין; born April 25, 1976) is an Israeli former Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler.[1]
Early life
Beilin is from Perm, Russia, and is Jewish.[2] He made aliyah (emigrated to Israel) with his parents in 1994.[3] He served in the Israel Defense Forces.[3]
Wrestling career
He started wrestling at the age of 8.[3] His sports club was Hapoel Tel Aviv, in Tel Aviv, Israel, and he was coached by Nick Zagrintzki.[1][2][3]
At the 1996 European Championship: 62.0 kg Greco-Roman, he came in 12th.[1][2] At the 1997 World Wrestling Championships: 63.0 kg Greco-Roman, he came in 4th.[1][2] At the 1998 World Wrestling Championships: 63.0 kg. Greco-Roman, he came in 13th.[1][2]
At the 1999 World Wrestling Championships: 63.0 kg Greco-Roman in Athens, he won the bronze medal, and qualified for the Olympic Games.[1][2][3]
He competed for Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at the age of 24, in Sydney, Australia, in Greco-Roman Wrestling--Men's Lightweight (63 kg), and came in 15th.[1] Ranked Number 3 in the world before the Olympics, he won his first match against Vitaly Chuk of Belarus, but lost in the elimination pool to Bakhodir Kurbanov of Uzbekistan.[2] When he competed in the Olympics he was 5-6.5 (170 cm) tall, and weighed 139 lbs (63 kg).[1]
At the 2001 World Wrestling Championships: 63.0 kg Greco-Roman, he won the bronze medal.[1][2] At the 2001 Maccabiah Games he won the gold medal at 69 kg.[2]
At the 2002 European Championship: 66.0 kg Greco-Roman, he won the bronze medal.[1][2] At the 2006 European Championship: 66.0 kg Greco-Roman, he came in 19th.[1]
References
- Living people
- Olympic wrestlers of Israel
- Israeli male sport wrestlers
- Russian emigrants to Israel
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Jewish wrestlers
- Maccabiah Games wrestlers
- 1976 births
- Wrestlers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- People from Perm
- Russian Jews
- Israeli Jews
- Maccabiah Games competitors for Israel
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists
- Competitors at the 2001 Maccabiah Games