Illya Fedorovych Mate (spelled Maté, Russian: Илья Фёдорович Мате, IPA:[ɪˈlʲjæmaˈtɛ], 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.[1][2] 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.
Ilya Mate
Mate receiving an arm massage in-between the periods of his Olympic match, 25 July 1980
He took up freestyle wrestling in 1970 and won the Soviet heavyweight title in 1978–80 and 1982.
Retirement and later yearsedit
After retiring from competitions he worked as a private entrepreneur in Donetsk, and remained involved with the Donetsk Wrestling Federation. Since 2003, an annual junior freestyle wrestling tournament has been held in Donetsk Oblast in his honor.[1]
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