Valentin Dimitrov Yordanov (Bulgarian: Валентин Димитров Йорданов; born January 26, 1960), also transliteratedJordanov, is a retired Bulgarian freestylewrestler who competed in the up to 52 kg weight class. He is an Olympic gold medalist, seven-time World Champion, seven-time European Champion, and the only wrestler to hold 10 medals (seven gold, two silver and one bronze) from the World Wrestling Championships.[1]
Valentin Yordanov
Yordanov in 2018
Personal information
Full name
Valentin Dimitrov Yordanov
Nationality
Bulgarian
Born
(1960-01-26) January 26, 1960 (age 63) Sandrovo, Ruse Municipality, Bulgaria
He was born in the Bulgarian village of Sandrovo in the Ruse Municipality. He began wrestling at the age of 10, and was coached by Georgi Achev from 1970 to 1978. He did his military service at the sports school of the CSKA Sofia sports club from 1978 to 1980, where he worked with Yancho Patrikov.[2] He won his first European championship in 1980 in Bursa, Turkey, and his first world championship in 1983 in Kyiv.[1] He continued to work at the CSKA sports club until 1990.[2] He was one of two people to be named the Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year in 1989.
Team Foxcatcher
In 1990, Yordanov emigrated to the United States, training and living at multi-millionaire John du Pont's Foxcatcher Farm in Pennsylvania while continuing to wrestle for Bulgaria.[2][3] He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in the Freestyle Flyweight 52 kg event and a gold medal in the same event at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.[4]
Post-retirement
He retired from wrestling after the 1996 Olympics. In 1997 he became a member of the Athletes' Commission of FILA, and has been the President of the Bulgarian Wrestling Federation since 1998.[5] He has been a member of the board of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee since 2000. He is married and has two children.[2]
In 2010, multimillionaire John du Pont died in prison serving his sentence for murder; du Pont's most recent will had bequeathed 80 percent of his estate to Yordanov, his wife, Zdravka Moneta Atanosova Dimitrov, and their relatives.[6] Du Pont had been a Forbes 400 member worth an estimated US$200 million in 1986, about $530 million in current dollars.[7] The Superior Court of Pennsylvania upheld a Delaware County Orphans Court order dismissing a challenge to the will from du Pont's family.[8]
In 2013, Yordanov returned his 1996 Olympic gold medal in protest of the International Olympic Committee's decision to eliminate wrestling from the Olympics.[9]
References
^ ab"Valentin Jordanov". Catalog for Bulgarian sport. from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
^ abcd. Valentin Yordanov's Official Web Page. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^Знаменити борци, възпитаници на НСА [Famous Wrestlers from the National Sports Academy] (in Bulgarian). National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski". from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
^. databaseOlympics. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
^. kanal3.bg. Kanal 3 BG. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
^"Du Pont Relatives Contest Validity of Late Killer's Will" March 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Alex Rose, Delaware County Daily Times, June 15, 2011. Retrieved 2018.
^"Death In Prison For Ex-Forbes 400 Member". Forbes. December 10, 2010. from the original on March 13, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
^. Main Line Media News. December 6, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
^Chase, Chris (February 20, 2013). "Bulgarian wrestler gives up gold in protest of Olympic decision". USA Today. from the original on March 1, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
External links
Valentin Yordanov at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
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Valentin Dimitrov Yordanov Bulgarian Valentin Dimitrov Jordanov born January 26 1960 also transliterated Jordanov is a retired Bulgarian freestyle wrestler who competed in the up to 52 kg weight class He is an Olympic gold medalist seven time World Champion seven time European Champion and the only wrestler to hold 10 medals seven gold two silver and one bronze from the World Wrestling Championships 1 Valentin YordanovYordanov in 2018Personal informationFull nameValentin Dimitrov YordanovNationalityBulgarianBorn 1960 01 26 January 26 1960 age 63 Sandrovo Ruse Municipality BulgariaHeight156 cm 5 ft 1 in SportCountry BulgariaSportFreestyle WrestlingWeight class52 kgMedal record Men s freestyle wrestlingRepresenting BulgariaEvent 1st 2nd 3rdOlympic Games 1 1World Championships 7 2 1European Championships 7 1 1Total 15 3 3Olympic Games1996 Atlanta 52 kg1992 Barcelona 52 kgWorld Championships1983 Kyiv 52 kg1985 Budapest 52 kg1987 Clermont Ferrand 52 kg1989 Martigny 52 kg1993 Toronto 52 kg1994 Istanbul 52 kg1995 Atlanta 52 kg1990 Tokyo 52 kg1991 Varna 52 kg1986 Budapest 52 kgEuropean Championships1989 Ankara 52 kg1988 Manchester 52 kg1987 Veliko Tyrnowo 52 kg1986 Piraeus 52 kg1985 Leipzig 52 kg1983 Budapest 52 kg1982 Varna 52 kg1984 Joenkoeping 52 kg1981 Lodz 52 kg Contents 1 Early life 2 Team Foxcatcher 3 Post retirement 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditHe was born in the Bulgarian village of Sandrovo in the Ruse Municipality He began wrestling at the age of 10 and was coached by Georgi Achev from 1970 to 1978 He did his military service at the sports school of the CSKA Sofia sports club from 1978 to 1980 where he worked with Yancho Patrikov 2 He won his first European championship in 1980 in Bursa Turkey and his first world championship in 1983 in Kyiv 1 He continued to work at the CSKA sports club until 1990 2 He was one of two people to be named the Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year in 1989 Team Foxcatcher EditIn 1990 Yordanov emigrated to the United States training and living at multi millionaire John du Pont s Foxcatcher Farm in Pennsylvania while continuing to wrestle for Bulgaria 2 3 He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in the Freestyle Flyweight 52 kg event and a gold medal in the same event at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics 4 Post retirement EditHe retired from wrestling after the 1996 Olympics In 1997 he became a member of the Athletes Commission of FILA and has been the President of the Bulgarian Wrestling Federation since 1998 5 He has been a member of the board of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee since 2000 He is married and has two children 2 In 2010 multimillionaire John du Pont died in prison serving his sentence for murder du Pont s most recent will had bequeathed 80 percent of his estate to Yordanov his wife Zdravka Moneta Atanosova Dimitrov and their relatives 6 Du Pont had been a Forbes 400 member worth an estimated US 200 million in 1986 about 530 million in current dollars 7 The Superior Court of Pennsylvania upheld a Delaware County Orphans Court order dismissing a challenge to the will from du Pont s family 8 In 2013 Yordanov returned his 1996 Olympic gold medal in protest of the International Olympic Committee s decision to eliminate wrestling from the Olympics 9 References Edit a b Valentin Jordanov Catalog for Bulgarian sport Archived from the original on November 7 2007 Retrieved February 24 2012 a b c d Biography Valentin Yordanov s Official Web Page Archived from the original on March 4 2012 Retrieved February 24 2012 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Znameniti borci vzpitanici na NSA Famous Wrestlers from the National Sports Academy in Bulgarian National Sports Academy Vasil Levski Archived from the original on February 21 2020 Retrieved February 20 2015 Valentin Jordanov databaseOlympics Archived from the original on September 28 2011 Retrieved February 24 2012 Jordan reelected kanal3 bg Kanal 3 BG Archived from the original on April 14 2020 Retrieved July 23 2015 Du Pont Relatives Contest Validity of Late Killer s Will Archived March 11 2012 at the Wayback Machine Alex Rose Delaware County Daily Times June 15 2011 Retrieved 2018 Death In Prison For Ex Forbes 400 Member Forbes December 10 2010 Archived from the original on March 13 2015 Retrieved February 20 2015 Superior Court Du Pont relatives have no standing to contest will Main Line Media News December 6 2012 Archived from the original on March 5 2016 Retrieved July 31 2018 Chase Chris February 20 2013 Bulgarian wrestler gives up gold in protest of Olympic decision USA Today Archived from the original on March 1 2013 Retrieved February 28 2013 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Valentin Yordanov Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on April 18 2020 External links EditValentin Yordanov at the International Wrestling Database alternate link Valentin Yordanov at Olympics com Valentin Yordanov at Olympedia Official website at the Wayback Machine archived January 21 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valentin Yordanov amp oldid 1161660200, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
