Early life

Zilberman is Jewish, and was born in Montreal, Quebec. He started wrestling when he was 14 years old. He attended McGill University

McGill University

Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...

 and Concordia University

Concordia University

Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...

.

Wrestling career

He wrestles in the Men's Freestyle, at 96 kg. He wrestles for the Montreal Wrestling Club, and is coached by his father Victor Zilberman, a former wrestler and Olympic trainer, and by Robert Moore.

He is a two-time Canadian champion, who won a bronze medal in the 2008 Pan American Championships.

In 2003, he won a bronze medal at the Pan American Championships, wrestling at 84 kg. In 2004, he won a silver medal at the FISU

FISU

*FISU - Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire, in English: International University Sports Federation*FISU - Foundation for International Spiritual Unfoldment, an international organization that provides courses for Meditation....

 World University Championships, at 84 kg.

In 2005, he won the Canada Cup

Canada Cup

The Canada Cup refers to several types of professional sporting events held in Canada: It is also the previous name of the World Cup of Golf and the World Cup of Hockey.* Canada Cup for men's professional ice hockey* Canada Cup...

 gold medal, and the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships silver medal. He took 5th in the 2006 World Championships, and won a silver medal at the 2006 FISU World University Championships. He won a gold medal at the 2007 Senior Canadian National Championships.

He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in wrestling as a heavyweight, and came in 14th.

External links

• Sports-Reference bio