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Ilya Mate

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Illya Fedorovych Mate (spelled Maté, Russian: Илья Фёдорович Мате, IPA: [ɪˈlʲjæ maˈtɛ], born 6 October 1956) is a retired Soviet and Ukrainian freestyle wrestler. He won gold medals at the 1980 Olympics and 1979 and 1982 world championships, finishing third in 1981. Mate was reputed for his deceitfully flabby appearance, which misled his opponents into thinking of him as of an "easy prey," as well as for his springy sudden movements and the mat generalship, avoiding flukes, and providing no "chinks in the armor" for his opponents. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ilya Mate is the 598th most popular wrestler (down from 367th in 2024), the 1,156th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 1,069th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Ukrainian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Ilya Mate ranks 598 out of 1,027. Before him are Jason Jordan, Haji Aliyev, Lance Storm, Angelina Love, Sagid Murtazaliev, and Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar. After him are Geeta Phogat, Markus Scherer, Heiki Nabi, Rhea Ripley, Saeid Mollaei, and Yordanis Arencibia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Ilya Mate ranks 752. Before him are Salma Agha, Lloyd Sherr, Charles L. Bennett, Tim Flannery, Vinnie Johnson, and Raúl Gorriti. After him are Stephen Bray, Alok Nath, Julie Bishop, Andrea Levy, Ruth Ozeki, and Tara Buckman.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Ilya Mate ranks 1,156 out of 1,365. Before him are Alyosha (1986), Roman Zozulya (1989), Tatiana Lysenko (1975), Alexandra Timoshenko (1972), Volodymyr Yezerskiy (1976), and Tetiana Chornovol (1979). After him are Mariya Yaremchuk (1993), Kateryna Monzul (1981), Kateryna Kalytko (1982), Anzhelina Shvachka (1971), Andriy Khlyvnyuk (1979), and Bohdan Bondarenko (1989).

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Among WRESTLERS In Ukraine

Among wrestlers born in Ukraine, Ilya Mate ranks 10. Before him are Ivan Bohdan (1928), Mikhail Mamiashvili (1963), Mariya Stadnik (1988), Andriy Kalashnikov (1964), Daria Bilodid (2000), and Zhan Beleniuk (1991). After him are Iryna Merleni (1982), Vyacheslav Oliynyk (1966), Oleg Kutscherenko (1968), Andriy Stadnik (1982), Vasyl Fedoryshyn (1981), and Taras Danko (1980).

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