Stancho Kolev
Kolev (left) at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 April 1937 Hristianovo, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 November 2025 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Beroe, Stara Zagora Armed Forces Sofia Akademik Club, Sofia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Stancho Kolev Ivanov (Bulgarian: Станчо Колев Иванов, 11 April 1937 – 25 November 2025) was a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. He competed in the featherweight category at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won silver medals on both occasions.[1] Kolev died on 25 November 2025, at the age of 88.[2]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stancho Kolev.
- ^ "Stancho Kolev". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Почина двукратният олимпийски шампион по борба Станчо Колев (in Bulgarian)
External links
- Stancho Kolev at the International Wrestling Database
- Stancho Kolev at Olympics.com
- Stancho Kolev at Olympedia