Kiril Petkov (wrestler)
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Native name | Кирил Тодоров Петков | ||||||||||||||
Full name | Kiril Todorov Petkov[1] | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Bulgarian | ||||||||||||||
Born | Dositeevo, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria[1] | June 8, 1933||||||||||||||
Died | January 22, 2019 Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria[2] | (aged 85)||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ a b "Biographical information". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ a b "На 86 години почина олимпийският вицешампион по класическа борба Кирил Петков-Хари". 24 Chasa. 22 January 2019. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Почина олимпийският вицешампион Кирил Петков-Хари". www.actualno.com (in Bulgarian). 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
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