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| Nationality |  Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 April 1982 Oryahovo, Vratsa, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Slavia Litex | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Bratan Tzenov | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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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