Ivan Djorev

Ivan Velkov Dzhorev (also Ivan Djorev, Bulgarian: Иван Велков Джорев; born May 17, 1976, in Yambol) is an amateur Bulgarian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category.[1] He won a bronze medal in the 55-kg division at the 2004 European Wrestling Championships in Ankara, Turkey, and later represented his nation Bulgaria at the Summer Olympics a few months later.[2] Throughout his sporting career, Djorev trained as a member of the freestyle wrestling team for Sozopol Sports Club in Yambol, under his personal coach Angel Gochev.

Ivan Djorev
Personal information
Full nameIvan Velkov Dzhorev
Nationality Bulgaria
Born (1976-05-17) 17 May 1976
Yambol, Bulgaria
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle
ClubSozopol Sports Club
CoachAngel Gochev
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Bulgaria
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2004 Ankara60 kg

Djorev qualified for the Bulgarian squad in the men's 60 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by receiving an allocated berth from the International Federation of Associated Wrestling (FILA).[3] He lost two straight matches each to Cuban wrestler and eventual winner Yandro Quintana and India's Sushil Kumar without collecting a single point, leaving him on the bottom of the prelim pool and finishing eighteenth overall in the final standings.[4][5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ivan Djorev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  2. "Борецът Иван Джорев спечели бронза при 55-килограмовите в Анкара" [Wrestler Ivan Djorev won bronze in the 55-kg category in Ankara] (in Bulgarian). bTV. 25 April 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. Abbott, Gary (15 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 60 kg/132 lbs. in men's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 60kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  5. "Indian wrestlers bow out". Rediff.com. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2014.


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