Nikola Stanchev
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| Gold | 1956 Melbourne | Middleweight |
Nikola Nikolov Stanchev (Bulgarian: Никола Николов Станчев, September 11, 1930 – July 12, 2009) was a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler.
He was born in Tvarditsa, Burgas province.
He was the 1956 Olympic Games middle weight freestyle wrestling champion - the first Bulgarian Olympics gold medal - and silver medal winner at the World championship in Istanbul the same year.
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