He fought in the First Balkan War. In 1921, he established his own private school of wrestling in Sofia. He died in 1925 and was buried in his home town of Gorna Oryahovitsa.
Since 1963, a yearly tournament in the name of Nikola Petrov has been organized in Bulgaria. In 1998, he was proclaimed an Honoured Citizen of Gorna Oryahovitsa.
In his 25-year wrestling career, he was defeated once by Marijan Matijević.
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Nikola Petrov – the first Bulgarian Champion
April 10, 2024
nikola, petroff, nikola, petrov, bulgarian, Никола, Петров, better, known, december, 1873, january, 1925, bulgarian, wrestler, nikola, petrovhe, born, town, gorna, oryahovitsa, bulgaria, july, 1898, york, city, earned, title, champion, america, next, year, vie. Nikola Petrov Bulgarian Nikola Petrov better known as Nikola Petroff 19 December 1873 2 January 1925 was a Bulgarian wrestler Nikola PetrovHe was born in the town of Gorna Oryahovitsa Bulgaria On 20 July 1898 in New York City he earned the title Champion of America In the next year in Vienna he became the European Champion in Greco Roman wrestling In 1900 during the Exposition Universelle in Paris he defeated the Frenchman Paul Pons and became a world champion He fought in the First Balkan War In 1921 he established his own private school of wrestling in Sofia He died in 1925 and was buried in his home town of Gorna Oryahovitsa Since 1963 a yearly tournament in the name of Nikola Petrov has been organized in Bulgaria In 1998 he was proclaimed an Honoured Citizen of Gorna Oryahovitsa In his 25 year wrestling career he was defeated once by Marijan Matijevic References editNikola Petrov the first Bulgarian Champion Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nikola Petroff amp oldid 1213408230, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
