Kiril Milov Explained

Kiril Milov
Native Name:Кирил Миленов Милов
Native Name Lang:bg
Full Name:Kiril Milenov Milov
Birth Date:1997 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Dupnitsa,[1] Bulgaria
Country:Bulgaria
Sport:Amateur wrestling
Weight Class:97 kg
Event:Greco-Roman
Club:CSKA Sofia

Kiril Milenov Milov (Bulgarian: Кирил Миленов Милов, 27 January 1997) is a Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a two-time silver medalist in the men's 97kg event at the World Wrestling Championships (2018 and 2022). He represented Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China, Milov won the silver medal in the 85kg event.[2] [3]

Milov won the silver medal in the 97kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[4] [5] In 2019, he won the silver medal in the 97kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[6] [7] In the final, he lost against Musa Evloev of Russia.

In March 2021, Milov qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8] [9] In April 2021, he competed in the 97kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.

Milov competed in the 97kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[10] He won his first match against Cenk İldem of Turkey and he was then eliminated in his next match by eventual bronze medalist Mohammad Hadi Saravi of Iran.

Milov won the gold medal in the 97kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[11] [12] In the final, he defeated Arvi Savolainen of Finland.[12] He won the silver medal in the 97kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[13]

Milov won one of the bronze medals in the 97kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[14]

Milov is a fan of extreme sports.[1]

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2018World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary2ndGreco-Roman 97kg
2019European ChampionshipsBucharest, Romania2ndGreco-Roman 97kg
2022European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary1stGreco-Roman 97kg
World ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia2ndGreco-Roman 97kg
2023European ChampionshipsZagreb, Croatia2ndGreco-Roman 97kg
2024European ChampionshipsBucharest, Romania3rdGreco-Roman 97kg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rusev, Dimitar. bntnews.bg. Нашите олимпийски борци извън тепиха. 21 July 2021. 31 July 2021.
  2. News: 25 September 2014. Wrestling: New stars of the mat emerge in Nanjing. Olympic News. 18 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Wrestling Results Book . 2014 Summer Youth Olympics . https://web.archive.org/web/20200618230727/http://mat1.gtimg.com/nanjing2014/resultsbook/Results_Book_WR_V1.0.pdf . 18 June 2020.
  4. Web site: 2018 World Wrestling Championships Results. United World Wrestling. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200414123246/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-11/2018-world-championships_final-book.pdf. 14 April 2020. 14 April 2020.
  5. News: Diamond. James. Russia dominate final session to end 2018 World Wrestling Championships with 10 golds. 28 October 2018. InsideTheGames.biz. 17 March 2020.
  6. News: Russia round off European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest with two more Greco-Roman golds. Rowbottom. Mike. 14 April 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 26 January 2020.
  7. Web site: 2019 European Wrestling Championships Results. United World Wrestling. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200412162932/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-04/opt-final-book_european_bucharest_2019.pdf. 12 April 2020. 12 April 2020.
  8. News: Morgan. Liam. 20 March 2021. Russia and Georgia earn two Tokyo 2020 Greco-Roman quotas at Olympic qualifier. InsideTheGames.biz. 20 March 2021.
  9. Web site: 2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210324185322/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book.pdf. 24 March 2021. 24 March 2021. United World Wrestling.
  10. Web site: Wrestling Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210807164330/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WRE/OG2020-_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf. 7 August 2021. 8 August 2021. 2020 Summer Olympics.
  11. News: Pavitt . Michael . 3 April 2022 . Turkish wrestlers earn Greco-Roman titles as European Championships conclude . . 4 April 2022.
  12. Web site: 2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220403191311/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-04/2022_senior_european_championships_official_results.pdf?VersionId=KEoKJnjfNdVsB13voNEJO9gMUHnyIlq0 . 3 April 2022 . 3 April 2022 . United World Wrestling.
  13. Web site: 2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. . 18 September 2022 . 18 September 2022 . United World Wrestling.
  14. Web site: 2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240219213412/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_bucharest.pdf?VersionId=XkE2ZnjNmXYzWNF1si8_Od9HuEOhuMrM . 19 February 2024 . 19 February 2024 . United World Wrestling.

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