Ivan Iliev | |
Birth Date: | 28 December 1946 |
Birth Place: | Batin, Ruse Municipality, Bulgaria |
Death Place: | Sofia |
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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).
In 1972 he was awarded “The Golden Belt – Dan Kolov".[2] [3]