Enyu Valchev Dimov (Bulgarian: Еню Вълчев Димов; 4 January 1936 – 15 February 2014) was a lightweight freestyle wrestler from Bulgaria. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a bronze, gold and silver medal, respectively. At the World championships, he won gold in 1962, silvers in 1959 and 1969 and bronze in 1967, while finishing fourth in 1965, fifth in 1966 and sixth in 1963. At the European Championships Valchev won gold medals in 1968 and 1969 and a bronze in 1967.[1][2][3] In 1962 Valchev was selected as Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year.
After finishing his wrestling career, Valchev worked as a coach, and was the head coach of the Bulgarian junior team until his retirement in 1990. In 2005 he was elected to the FILAInternational Wrestling Hall of Fame.[2]
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^ (in Bulgarian). Dneven Trud. 15 February 2014. Archived from the original on 17 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
^ abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
^Valchev-Dimov, Eniu (BUL) 12 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. iat.uni-leipzig.de
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enyu, valchev, dimov, bulgarian, Еню, Вълчев, Димов, january, 1936, february, 2014, lightweight, freestyle, wrestler, from, bulgaria, competed, 1960, 1964, 1968, olympics, bronze, gold, silver, medal, respectively, world, championships, gold, 1962, silvers, 19. Enyu Valchev Dimov Bulgarian Enyu Vlchev Dimov 4 January 1936 15 February 2014 was a lightweight freestyle wrestler from Bulgaria He competed at the 1960 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a bronze gold and silver medal respectively At the World championships he won gold in 1962 silvers in 1959 and 1969 and bronze in 1967 while finishing fourth in 1965 fifth in 1966 and sixth in 1963 At the European Championships Valchev won gold medals in 1968 and 1969 and a bronze in 1967 1 2 3 In 1962 Valchev was selected as Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year Enyu ValchevEnyu Valchev center at the 1964 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn4 January 1936Polski Gradec Stara Zagora Province BulgariaDied15 February 2014 aged 78 Sofia BulgariaHeight1 70 m 5 ft 7 in Weight67 kg 148 lb SportSportFreestyle wrestlingClubArmy Sport Club Sofia Minor Dimitrovgrad Levski SpartakMedal record Men s freestyle wrestlingRepresenting BulgariaOlympic Games1960 Rome Lightweight1964 Tokyo Lightweight1968 Mexico LightweightWorld Championships1959 Tehran 67 kg1962 Toledo 70 kg1967 New Delhi 70 kg1969 Mar del Plata 68 kgWorld Cup1958 Sofia 57 kgAfter finishing his wrestling career Valchev worked as a coach and was the head coach of the Bulgarian junior team until his retirement in 1990 In 2005 he was elected to the FILA International Wrestling Hall of Fame 2 References edit Eno Vlchev Prviyat blgarin s trite naj golemi titli in Bulgarian Dneven Trud 15 February 2014 Archived from the original on 17 February 2014 Retrieved 16 February 2014 a b Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Enyu Valchev Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 16 February 2014 Valchev Dimov Eniu BUL Archived 12 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine iat uni leipzig de nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Bulgarian sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a Bulgarian Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Enyu Valchev amp oldid 1169919925, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
