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Baruch Shmailov (Hebrew: ברוך שמאילוב; born 9 February 1994) is an Israeli judoka.[2][3] He competes in the under 66 kg weight category, and won a silver medal in the 2018 World Masters in Guangzhou.[4][5] Shmailov won a bronze in the 2017 World Masters,[6][7] and in 2018 Düsseldorf Grand Slam.[8][9] In March 2018 he was ranked #5 in the world in the U66 kg division.[10] He competed for Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Baruch Shmailov

Personal information
Native name	ברוך שמאילוב‎
Nationality	Israeli
Born	(1994-02-09) 9 February 1994 (age 28) Israel
Occupation	Judoka
Years active	23
Spouse(s)	Betina Temelkova
Sport
Country	Israel
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–66 kg
Rank	Black belt in Judo
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	7th (2022)
European Champ.	5th (2017, 2022)
Olympic Games	5th (2020)
Highest world ranking	4th[1]
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Israel Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Mixed team World Masters 2018 Guangzhou –66 kg 2021 Doha –66 kg 2017 Saint Petersburg –66 kg IJF Grand Slam 2022 Tel Aviv –66 kg 2017 Baku –66 kg 2018 Düsseldorf –66 kg 2018 Abu Dhabi –66 kg 2019 Paris –66 kg 2019 Ekaterinburg –66 kg IJF Grand Prix 2015 Tbilisi –66 kg 2016 Zagreb –66 kg 2018 The Hague –66 kg 2017 Antalya –66 kg 2018 Zagreb –66 kg European U23 Championships 2014 Wrocław –66 kg World Juniors Championships 2014 Fort Lauderdale –66 kg European Junior Championships 2014 Bucharest –66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	17286
JudoInside.com	93077
Updated on 1 May 2022.

Biography

Shmailov grew up in Hadera, Israel, in a household of Jewish background. He was raised by his mother Elza, a solderer in an electronics company. When he was 4 his parents got divorced. At the age of 6 his mother sent him to practice Jujutsu and Karate and a year later he began to practice Judo. When he was 11, during a training in the Judo club in Hadera, a former judoka and politician Yoel Razvozov came to visit. He recognized Shmailov's potential and recommended to transfer him to train at the famous Wingate Institute under better conditions.[11]

2014-19

On September 19, 2014, at the age of 20, Shmailov took part in the under 21 European championship which was held in Bucharest and won the gold medal after winning every match by ippon.[12][13] About a month later, he participated in the 2014 World U21 Championships in Fort Lauderdale and won the bronze in the under 66 kg category after losing the semi-final match to Japan's Hifumi Abe and defeating Ukraine's Bogdan Iadov in the bronze medal match.[14][15][16] On November 14, he won the 2014 European U23 Championships after defeating Andraž Jereb of Slovenia in the final.[17][18]

On March 20, Shmailov won his first medal in a senior competition when he won a silver medal at the 2015 Tbilisi Grand Prix.[19][20] He defeated former world champion Georgii Zantaraia in the semi-final and lost to Mongolia's Tumurkhuleg Davaadorj in the final. On October 7, he took part in Israel's national championship and won the gold medal after he defeated Tohar Butbul in the final.[21]

In September 2016, Shmailov participated in the Zagreb Grand Prix and won the silver medal.[22][23] On March 10, 2017, he won the bronze medal at the Baku Grand Slam[24][25] after defeating Nijat Shikhalizada of Azerbaijan in the medal match. Less than a month later he won the bronze at the 2017 Antalya Grand Prix.[26][27]

On December 16, 2017, Shmailov took part in the prestigious World Masters which was held in St. Petersburg and won the bronze medal[6][7] after he defeated Brazil's Charles Chibana in the medal match. On February 23, 2018, he won the bronze medal at the Düsseldorf Grand Slam after defeating Russia's Yakub Shamilov in golden score of the medal match when he managed to get a pinning hold on his opponent.[8][9]

Shmailov competed in the 2018 World Masters tournament and won the silver medal.[4][5] In the quarter finals he defeated current European champion Adrian Gomboc of Slovenia by ippon, in the semi finals he defeated Daniel Cargnin of Brazil by ippon as well and in the final he lost to Joshiro Maruyama of Japan by ippon.

2020-present

In 2021, he won the silver medal in his event at the World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[28][29][30]

After a long contest with Tal Flicker, Shmailov was chosen to represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 66 kg weight category.
In his first match, Shmailov beat Mozambique's Kevin Loforte by ippon. At the round of 16, he beat Australian Nathan Katz by waza-ari, advancing to the quarterfinals. There, he met former European champion Vazha Margvelashvili of Georgia, losing by ippon and turning to compete at the repechage for a chance to win a bronze medal. In his next match, Shmailov beat Slovenia's former European champion Adrian Gomboc, beating him by waza-ari in golden score and advancing to fight for the bronze. Shmailov lost the bronze medal match to Brzilian two-time Pan American champion Daniel Cargnin, finishing in fifth place.[31][32][33][34]

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[35]

Personal life

Shmailov is married to Bulgarian-born judoka Betina "Beti" Temelkova, who competes for Israel since 2017, although she received her full Israeli citizenship only in 2019.[36]

Titles

Sources:[37][2]

Year	Tournament	Place	Ref.
2015	Grand Prix Tbilisi		[19][20]
2016	Grand Prix Zagreb		[22][23]
2017	Grand Slam Baku		[24][25]
	Grand Prix Antalya		[26][27]
	World Masters		[6][7]
2018	Grand Slam Düsseldorf		[8][9]
	Grand Prix Zagreb		[38][39]
	Grand Slam Abu Dhabi		[40][41]
	Grand Prix The Hague		[42][43]
	World Masters		[4][5]
2019	Grand Slam Paris		[44][45]
	Grand Slam Ekaterinburg		[46][47]
2021	World Masters		[28][29]
2022	Grand Slam Tel Aviv		[48][49][50]

References

External links

• Baruch Shmailov at the International Judo Federation
• Baruch Shmailov at the European Judo Union
• Baruch Shmailov at JudoInside.com
• Baruch Shmailov at Olympedia
• Baruch Shmailov at Olympics.com
• Baruch Shmailov at the Olympic Committee of Israel (in Hebrew) (English translation)
• Baruch Shmailov at The-Sports.org
• Baruch Shmailov on Facebook

На других языках

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- [en] Baruch Shmailov

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[fr] Baruch Shmailov

Baruch Shmailov (en hébreu : ברוך שמאילוב), né le 9 février 1994, est un judoka israélien.

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[ru] Шмаилов, Барух

Барух Шмаилов (ивр. ‏ברוך שמאילוב‏‎; род. 9 февраля 1994, Израиль) — израильский дзюдоист. Многократный обладатель серебряных и бронзовых медалией международных турниров, победитель чемпионата Европы до 23 лет 2014 года[1]

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