Ivan Ivanov (Bulgarian: Иван Иванов; born August 24, 1986, in Sofia) is an amateur Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category.[1] Ivanov qualified for the men's 120 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after placing third from the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Novi Sad, Serbia.[2] He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out to France's Yannick Szczepaniak, with a classification point score of 1–3.[3]
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Sofia, Bulgaria | 24 August 1976
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Wrestling |
Event | Greco-Roman |
Club | Slavia Litex |
Coached by | Stojan Dobrev |
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ivan Ivanov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Bulgarian wrestlers won 12 quota for the Olympics 2008". Bulgarian Olympic Committee. 20 May 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 120kg (264.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
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