Rami Miron (רמי מירון; also "Meron"; born January 17, 1957) is an Israeli former Olympic wrestler.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | רמי מירון |
| Born | January 17, 1957 Baku, Azerbaijan, Soviet Union |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Israel |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | Lightweight |
| Event | Freestyle |
Early life
editMiron 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
editIn 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
edit- ^ a b c d e "Rami Miron Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ a b c d "Rami Meron", jewsinsports.org
- ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 9781602800137.
- ^ a b "The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle; Page 28". April 15, 1976.
- ^ "22 April 1977 — Hoosier State Chronicles". Jewish Post.
- ^ Heather Chait (19 July 1996). "Outstanding achievements by Israeli athletes at the Olympics". The Jerusalem Post.[dead link]