Matwai Baranov (also known as "Matvai"; מאטוויי ברנוב; born September 2, 1965) is an Israeli former Olympic wrestler.

[1] Baranov came 9th in the 1991 World Wrestling Championships at 68.0 kg.

[1] He competed for Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, in wrestling at the age of 26.

He wrestled in the Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman, and lost to Stoyan Stoyanov of Bulgaria in Round Two, and to bronze medal winner Rodney Smith of the United States in Round Three.

[1][2][3] This biographical article relating to an Israeli sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub.