Baruch Shmailov is an Israeli judoka. He competes in the under 66 kg weight category, and won a silver medal in the 2018 World Masters in Guangzhou. Shmailov won a bronze in the 2017 World Masters, and in 2018 Grand SlamDüsseldorf. In March 2018 he was ranked #5 in the world in the U66 kg division.
Biography
Shmailov grew up in Hadera with 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. 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. About a month later, he participated in the under 21 world championship 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. On November 14, he won the under 23 European championship after defeating Andraž Jereb of Slovenia in the final. On March 20, Shmailov won his first medal in a senior competition when he won a silver medal at the Grand PrixTbilisi. He defeated former world championGeorgii 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. In September 2016, Shmailov participated in the Grand Prix Zagreb and won the silver medal. On March 10, 2017, he won the bronze medal at the Grand Slam Baku after defeating Nijat Shikhalizada of Azerbaijan in the medal match. Less than a month later he won the bronze at the Grand Prix Antalya. On December 16, 2017, Shmailov took part in the prestigious 'World Masters' which was held in St. Petersburg and won the bronze medal after he defeated Brazil's Charles Chibana in the medal match. On February 23, 2018, he won the bronze medal at the Grand Slam Düsseldorf after defeating Russia's Yakub Shamilov in golden score of the medal match when he managed to get a pinning hold on his opponent. Shmailov competed in the 2018 'World Masters' tournament and won the silver medal. In the quarter finals he defeated current European championAdrian 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.
