Enyu Valchev
Encyclopedia
Enyu Valchev Dimov is a former freestyle
wrestler
from Bulgaria
.
He is Olympic games champion (1964 Tokyo
), World champion (1962 Toledo
) and two time champion of Europe.
He was born in Polski Gradec, Stara Zagora Province
.
Freestyle wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practised throughout the world. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games. It is, along with track and field, one of the oldest organized sports in history...
wrestler
Amateur wrestling
Amateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport wrestling. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games under the supervision of FILA : Greco-Roman and freestyle. Freestyle is possibly derived from the English Lancashire style...
from Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
.
He is Olympic games champion (1964 Tokyo
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
), World champion (1962 Toledo
1962 FILA Wrestling World Championships
The 1962 FILA Wrestling World Championships were held in Toledo, Ohio, United States.-Medal table:-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-See also:List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling...
) and two time champion of Europe.
He was born in Polski Gradec, Stara Zagora Province
Stara Zagora Province
Stara Zagora is a province of south central Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre—the city of Stara Zagora—the sixth-biggest town in the country...
.