Rami Miron

Rami Miron (רמי מירון; also "Meron"; born January 17, 1957) is an Israeli former Olympic wrestler.[1]

Rami Miron
Personal information
Native nameרמי מירון
Born (1957-01-17) January 17, 1957
Baku, Azerbaijan, Soviet Union
Sport
Country Israel
SportWeightlifting
Weight classLightweight
Event(s)Freestyle

Early life

Miron is Jewish, and was born in Baku in Azerbaijan in the Soviet Union.[2][3] He made aliyah (immigrated to Israel) from Russia in the Soviet Union.[2][4]

Wrestling career

In 1975, as a lightweight Miron finished 6th in the World Youth Championships, and 7th in the World Championships.[2] He also won a gold medal in the 1975 Tel Aviv International Wrestling Tournament, and was awarded the "Sportsman of the Year" award by the Israeli newspaper Maariv.[4]

Miron competed for Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, at the age of 19, in Wrestling--Men's Lightweight, Freestyle.[1] He came in 7th.[1][5][6] He defeated Ronald Joseph of the US Virgin Islands, Lennart Lundell of Sweden, and Zsigmond Kelevitz of Australia, while losing to János Kocsis of Hungary and in the quarter-finals to gold medal winner Pavel Pinigin of the Soviet Union.[1] When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5-6.5 (170 cm) tall, and weighed 150 lbs (68 kg).[1]

In 1977 Miron finished 4th at the World Championships.[2]

References
  1. "Rami Miron Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "Rami Meron", jewsinsports.org
  3. Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 9781602800137.
  4. "The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle; Page 28". April 15, 1976.
  5. "22 April 1977 — Hoosier State Chronicles". Jewish Post.
  6. Heather Chait (19 July 1996). "Outstanding achievements by Israeli athletes at the Olympics". The Jerusalem Post.
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