Venelin Venkov
Venelin Venkov (Bulgarian: Венелин Венков; born April 21, 1982 in Oryahovo, Vratsa) is an amateur Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's featherweight category.[1] He won a silver medal for his division at the 2006 European Wrestling Championships in Moscow, Russia, losing out to Armenia's Roman Amoyan.[2] He is also a member of Slavia Litex Wrestling Club in Sofia, and is coached and trained by Bratan Tzenov.
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| Born | 21 April 1982 Oryahovo, Vratsa, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||
| Residence | (Germany) | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||
| Club | Slavia Litex | |||||||||||||
| Coached by | Bratan Tzenov | |||||||||||||
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Venkov represented Bulgaria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 55 kg class. Unfortunately, he lost the qualifying round match by a fall (a score of 0–5) to Iran's Hamid Sourian.[3]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Venelin Venkov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- "Guzel clinches Greco-Roman gold at Euro Championships". Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey). 30 April 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- "Men's Greco-Roman 55kg (121 lbs) Qualification Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
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