Baruch Shmailov

Baruch Shmailov
Personal information
Native nameברוך שמאילוב‎
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1994-09-02) 2 September 1994 (age 30)
Israel
OccupationJudoka
Years active25
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
SpouseBetina Temelkova
Sport
Country Israel
SportJudo
Weight class–66 kg
Rank     2nd dan black belt[1]
ClubOtzma Judokan Petah Tikva[3]
Coached byOren Smadja, Artur Kataev, Eran Vardi[4][3]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games5th (2020)
World Champ.7th (2022)
European Champ.5th (2017, 2022)
Highest world ranking3rd[5]
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Israel
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Mixed team
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2022 Jerusalem ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Doha ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Saint Petersburg ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tel Aviv ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Tashkent ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Zagreb ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 The Hague ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Linz ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Antalya ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Zagreb ‍–‍66 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Wrocław ‍–‍66 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Fort Lauderdale ‍–‍66 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Bucharest ‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF17286
JudoInside.com93077
Updated on 9 March 2024

Baruch Shmailov (Hebrew: ברוך שמאילוב; born 2 September 1994) is an Israeli Olympic judoka.[6][7] He competes in the under 66 kg weight category, and won a gold medal in the 2022 World Masters in Jerusalem.[8][9][10] Shmailov also won a bronze in the 2017 World Masters,[11][12] as well as a silver at the 2018 World Masters.[13][14]

He competed for Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing in fifth place in the individual competition and winning a bronze medal in the mixed team.[15][16][17][18] He has reached a high world ranking of third in 2019, 2022, and 2024.[19] Shmailov represented Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in judo in the men's 66 kg event (where he beat Morocco’s Abderrahmane Boushita in his first match, lost to Tajikistan’s Nurali Emomali in his round of 16 match, and came in 9th), and in the mixed team event in which Team Israel came in ninth.

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  8. ^ "2022 World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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  12. ^ "2017 World Masters". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  13. ^ "2018 World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  14. ^ "2018 World Masters". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  15. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  16. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Individual". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  17. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics". European Judo Union. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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  19. ^ "Baruch Shmailov makes remarkable comeback in tashkent". www.judoinside.com.