Ivan Iliev
Personal information
Born (1946-12-28) December 28, 1946
Batin, Ruse Municipality, Bulgaria
DiedJune 27, 2000 (2000-06-27)
Sofia
Medal record
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Mar del PLata 82 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1970 Berlin 82 kg
Silver medal – second place 1972 Katowice 82 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Sofia 82 kg

Ivan Iliev (Bulgarian: Иван Илиев; born 28 December 1946 in Batin, Ruse, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian Freestyle wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1] [2][3][4]

Iliev had the following finishes at major championships:

- Gold medal 1969 World Championship - Mar del Plata: 82.0 kg. Freestyle (1st);

- Bronze medal 1969 European Championship - Sofia: 82.0 kg. Freestyle (3rd);

- Silver medal 1970 European Championship - Berlin: 82.0 kg. Freestyle (2nd);

- Silver medal 1972 European Championship - Katowice: 82.0 kg. Freestyle (2nd).

Awards

In 1972 he was awarded “The Golden Belt – Dan Kolov".[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ivan Iliev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 Шампиони на България – Иван Илиев // Sporta.bg
  3. 1 2 „Петко Сираков-Иван Илиев събира борци от цял свят“, 10 март 2011 // Viasport.bg
  4. ↑ Иван Илиев // сайт на СК по борба Левски


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