Kiril Petkov (wrestler)

Kiril Petkov
Кирил Тодоров Петков
Personal information
Native name
Кирил Тодоров Петков
Full nameKiril Todorov Petkov[1]
NationalityBulgarian
Born(1933-06-08)June 8, 1933
Dositeevo, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria[1]
DiedJanuary 22, 2019(2019-01-22) (aged 85)
Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria[2]
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1964 TokyoWelterweight

Kiril Todorov Petkov (Bulgarian: Кирил Тодоров Петков) (8 June 1933 – 22 January 2019) was a Bulgarian wrestler. He completed his military service at CSKA and graduated from the NSA.[2] He competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in which he won a silver medal.[3] He died on 22 January 2019 and was made an honorary citizen of Pernik.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. 1 2 "На 86 години почина олимпийският вицешампион по класическа борба Кирил Петков-Хари". 24 Chasa. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kiril Petkov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Почина олимпийският вицешампион Кирил Петков-Хари". www.actualno.com (in Bulgarian). 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
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