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Rami Miron

Rami Miron is an Israeli former wrestler who competed for Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

born 1957Wrestling at the 1976 OlympicsMaariv Sportsman of the Year 1975

Born: 17 January 1957, Baku
Occupation: amateur wrestler

Rami Miron was born in 1957 in Baku

Rami Miron was born on January 17, 1957, in Baku, Azerbaijan, then part of the Soviet Union. He was born to a Jewish family and immigrated to Israel when he was young.

In 1975 Miron wrestled as a lightweight. He placed 6th at the World Youth Championships and 7th at the World Championships. That year he also won gold at the Tel Aviv International Wrestling Tournament and was named Sportsman of the Year by the newspaper Maariv.

At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal he competed in men's freestyle lightweight and finished 7th. He beat wrestlers from the US Virgin Islands, Sweden and Australia, and lost to János Kocsis of Hungary and to Pavel Pinigin of the Soviet Union, the eventual gold medalist. In 1977 he placed 4th at a world championship.