Nikola Dinev

Nikola Dinev Nikolov (Bulgarian: Никола Динев Николов; 18 October 1953 – 1 June 2019)[1] was a Bulgarian super-heavyweight Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestler, and Sambist who won two world and five European GR titles between 1977 and 1986. He placed fifth at the super-heavyweight freestyle event of the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Nikola Dinev
Personal information
Born18 October 1953
Nova Zagora, Bulgaria
Died1 June 2019 (aged 65)
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight130 kg (287 lb)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, Sambo wrestling
ClubBeroe, Stara Zagora
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Friendship Games
Gold medal – first place1984 Budapest+100 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1977 Gothenburg+100 kg
Silver medal – second place1978 Mexico City+100 kg
Silver medal – second place1981 Oslo+100 kg
Gold medal – first place1982 Katowice+100 kg
Silver medal – second place1983 Kiev+100 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place1973 Miami Beach+100 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1975 Ludwigshafen+100 kg
Gold medal – first place1977 Bursa+100 kg
Gold medal – first place1980 Prievidza+100 kg
Gold medal – first place1982 Varna+100 kg
Gold medal – first place1983 Budapest+100 kg
Gold medal – first place1986 Athens-130 kg
Balkan Games
Silver medal – second place1974 Gorna Oriahovitza+100 kg youth
Men's Sambo
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1975 Minsk+100 kg

References
  1. Почина двукратният световен шампион по борба Никола Динев (in Bulgarian)
  2. Nikola Dinev. sports-reference.com
  3. Dinev, Nikola (BUL). iat.uni-leipzig.de

Nikola Dinev profile at the United World Wrestling database

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