Michael Beilin

Michael Beilin (born May 24, 1976 ) is a retired Israeli wrestler . He won three Greco-Roman-style medals in featherweight at world and European championships .

Career

Michael Beilin learned to wrestle as a teenager in what was then the Soviet Union. After emigrating to Israel, he became a member of Hapoel Tel Aviv . His trainer was Boris Vinokurov. He only wrestled in the Greco-Roman style and with a size of 1.66 meters until 2001 in the featherweight and from 2002 in the lightweight . Although Israel is in Asia, the Israeli Wrestling Federation is part of the European Wrestling Federation for political reasons. Therefore Michael Beilin could start at European championships, but not at Asian championships.

He made his debut on the international wrestling mat in 1996 at the European Championships in Budapest. He came in 12th place. He did much better at the 1997 European Championship in Kouvola, Finland, where he won over Alexander Schischko, Belarus and Robert Mazouch, Czech Republic. Defeats against Şeref Eroğlu , Turkey, Akaki Chachua , Georgia and Matyas Megyes, Hungary, contrasted with these victories and relegated him to 6th place. At the 1997 World Championships in Wrocław, he almost reached the medal ranks. There he defeated Leonhard Ionel Frincu, Romania, then lost to Akaki Chachua, triumphing over Konstantios Arkoudeas, Greece, Ramazan Aydin, Germany, Alexander Stepanjan, Ukraine and Juan Luis Maren Delis , Cuba. He then lost the battle for a bronze medal to the reigning Olympic champion Włodzimierz Zawadzki from Poland. His 4th place is an outstanding result.

In 1998 he was less successful. He finished 17th at the European Championships in Minsk and 13th at the World Championships in Gaevle / Sweden. In Gaevle, however, he won victories over such good wrestlers as Emil Budinow from Bulgaria and Akaki Chachua. At the European Championships in 1999 Michael Beilin defeated Peter Ronai from Hungary and Tomislaw Wukelic from Croatia, but then retired after a defeat against Wlodzimierz Zawadzki and took 8th place. He then won his first medal at an international championship at the World Championships in Athens that year. There he defeated Miroslaw Welkow, Macedonia, lost something surprisingly against Endrix Arteaga from Venezuela, then defeated Yi Shanjun, China and Riccardo Magni, Italy, before he was defeated again by Şeref Eroğlu. In the final battle for a bronze medal, however, he won against Bahodir Qurbonov from Uzbekistan.

With this bronze medal, he also qualified for participation in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. In Sydney, however, he only got one victory over Vitaly Schuk from Belarus. He then lost to Bahodir Qurbonov, retired and came in 15th. At the European Championships 2001 in Istanbul Michael Beilin reached the 7th place. At the 2001 World Cup in Patras he was in great shape. There he defeated Elbrus Mammadow, Azerbaijan, Bahodir Qurbonov, Beat Motzer, Switzerland and Kevin Bracken from the United States, before he was stopped by Kim In-sub from South Korea, against whom he lost 2: 3 points. In the final fight he then defeated Juan Luis Maren Delis and thus secured a world championship bronze medal.

He also won a medal, again the bronze one, at the next international championship, the 2002 European championship in Seinäjoki / Finland. There he defeated Elbrus Mammadow, Rocco Fabio Spano, Italy and Levente Füredy , Hungary. Then he was defeated by Şeref Eroğlu, but secured this medal with a victory over Vitaly Schuk.

After that, Michael Beilin took part in three more world championships and one European championship up to 2006. He could no longer place himself in the top ten.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
1996	12.	EM in Budapest	feather	Winner: Sergei Martynow , Russia, ahead of Grigory Kamuschenko , Ukraine
1997	6th	EM in Kouvola	feather	after victories over Alexander Schischko, Belarus and Robert Mazouch, Czech Republic and defeats against Seref Eroglu, Turkey, Akaki Chachua, Georgia and Matyas Megyes, Hungary
1997	4th	World Cup in Wrocław	feather	after a victory over Leonhard Ionel Frincu, Romania, a defeat against Akaki Chachua, victories over Konstantionos Arkoudeas, Greece, Ramazan Aydin, Germany, Alexander Stepanjan, Ukraine and Juan Luis Maren Delis, Cuba and a defeat against Wlodzimierz Zawadzki, Poland
1998	3.	Italian Grand Prix in Faenza	feather	behind Juan Luis Maren Delis and Seref Eroglu
1998	2.	FILA test tournament in Nikea	feather	behind Mchitar Manukjan , Kazakhstan, in front of Alexei Panisch, Belarus and Nurlan Koischaiganow, Kazakhstan
1998	17th	EM in Minsk	feather	after losing to Jerzy Szeibinger, Poland and Akaki Chachua
1998	13.	World Cup in Gaevle / Sweden	feather	after victories over Emil Budinow, Bulgaria and Akaki Chachua and defeats against Seref Eroglu and Nikolai Monow , Russia
1999	8th.	EM in Sofia	feather	after victories over Peter Ronai, Hungary and Tomislaw Wukelic, Croatia and a defeat against Wlodzimierz Zawadzki
1999	3.	World Cup in Athens	feather	after victory over Miroslaw Welkow, Macedonia, defeat against Endrix Arteaga, Venezuela, victories over Yi Shanjun, China and Riccardo Magni, Italy, defeat against Seref Eroglu and victory over Bahodir Qurbonov
2000	15th	OS in Sydney	feather	after a win over Vitaly Schuk, Belarus and a loss to Bahodir Qurbonov
2001	7th	EM in Istanbul	feather	Winner: Seref Eroglu ahead of Temour Tehumow, Russia and Wlodzimierz Zawadzki
2001	3.	World Cup in Patras	feather	after victories over Elbrus Mammadow, Azerbaijan, Bahodir Qurbonov, Beat Motzer, Switzerland and Kevin Bracken, USA, a defeat against Kim In-sub, South Korea and a victory over Juan Luis Maren Delis
2002	3.	EM in Seinäjoki / Finland	feather	after victories over Elbrus Mammadow, Rocco Fabio Spano, Italy and Levente Füredy, Hungary, a defeat against Seref Eroglu and a victory over Vitali Schuk
2002	12.	World Cup in Moscow	Light	after a loss to Seref Eroglu and a win over Iwan Kron, Switzerland
2003	20th	World Cup in Créteil	Light	after a defeat against Eduard Aplewitsch, Belarus and a victory over Yaser Salih, Syria
2005	19th	World Cup in Budapest	Light	after defeating Seref Eroglu and losing to Alain Milian, Cuba
2006	19th	EM in Moscow	Light	after losing to Nikolai Gergow, Bulgaria

Explanations

• all competitions in Greco-Roman style
• OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
• Feather weight, until 1996 up to 62 kg, from 1997 to 2001 up to 63 kg, since 2002 up to 60 kg, lightweight, since 2002 up to 66 kg body weight

swell

• Trade journal Der Ringer
• Foeldeak Wrestling Database website

Web links

• Michael Beilin in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )