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Aleksandar Tomov (wrestler)

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Aleksandar Tomov
Tomov in 2014
Personal information
Born (1949-04-03) 3 April 1949 (age 77)
Sandanski, Bulgaria
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1972 Munich+100 kg
Silver medal – second place1976 Montreal+100 kg
Silver medal – second place1980 Moscow+100 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1971 Sofia+100 kg
Gold medal – first place1973 Tehran+100 kg
Gold medal – first place1974 Istanbul+100 kg
Gold medal – first place1975 Minsk+100 kg
Gold medal – first place1979 San Diego+100 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1972 Katowice+100 kg
Gold medal – first place1973 Helsinki+100 kg
Gold medal – first place1976 Leningrad+100 kg
Gold medal – first place1979 Bucarest+100 kg
Gold medal – first place1984 Jönköping+100 kg
Silver medal – second place1974 Madrid+100 kg
Silver medal – second place1978 Oslo+100 kg
Bronze medal – third place1970 Berlin+100 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place1977 Sofia+100kg

Aleksandar Tomov Lazarov (Bulgarian: Александър Томов Лазаров, born 3 April 1949) is a former Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler, in the heavyweight class.

He is in the FILA Hall of Fame as a five-time champion of the World and five-time champion of Europe.[1] He won silver medals at the Olympics in the +100 kg class in 1972, 1976, and 1980.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ "FILA Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandar Tomov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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