Nik Zagraniczny

Nik Zagraniczny was born in 1969 in Zhytomyr

Nik Zagraniczny was born on November 21, 1969, in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, to a Jewish family. He immigrated to Israel in 1991. In Israel he joined the wrestling club of Hapoel Tel Aviv.

He placed 8th in the 48 kg Greco-Roman class at the 1991 World Championship in Varna, Bulgaria. At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona he beat Omer Elmas of Turkey, then lost to Mark Fuller of the US and Wilber Sánchez of Cuba. He finished 11th out of 19 wrestlers.

He won the silver medal at 48 kg at the 1993 European Championship in Istanbul. In 1994 he placed 11th at both the World and European Championships. In 1995 he moved up to 52 kg, and in 1996 he placed 7th at the European Championship at 48 kg.

After retiring from competition he became a coach at the Hapoel Tel Aviv wrestling club. Among the wrestlers he coached was Michael Beilin, a 2-time World Championship bronze medalist.