|
1963 World Wrestling Championships
The following is the final results of the 1963 World Wrestling Championships. Freestyle competition were held in Sofia, Bulgaria and Greco-Roman competition were held in Helsingborg, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on .... Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman ReferencesFILA Database {{DEFAULTSORT:1963 Fila Wrestling World Championships World Wrestling Championships W W 1963 in sport wrestling 1963 in Bulgarian sport 1963 in Swedish sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate. Being in the centre of the Balkans, it is midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea, and closest to the Aegean Sea. Known as Serdica in Antiquity and Sredets in the Middle Ages, Sofia has been an area of human habitation since at least 7000 BC. The recorded history of the city begins with the attestation of the conquest of Serdica by the Roman Republic in 29 BC from the Celtic tribe Serdi. During the decline of the Roman Empire, the city was raided by Huns, Visigoths, Avars and Slavs. In 809, Serdica was incorporated into the Bulgarian Empire by Khan Krum and became known as Sredets. In 1018, the Byzantines ended Bulgarian rule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Ruth
Gregory Ruth (August 9, 1939 – June 30, 1974) was an American wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle lightweight at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He wrestled collegiately at the University of Oklahoma, where he was a two-time NCAA champion. Ruth was killed in a powerboat racing accident on June 30, 1974, in Waco, Texas. He was buried at Sunset Memorial Park in Norman, Oklahoma Norman () is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, with a population of 128,097 as of 2021. It is the largest city and the county seat of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, Cleveland County, and the second-largest city in the Oklahoma C .... References 1939 births 1974 deaths American male sport wrestlers Motorboat racers who died while racing Oklahoma Sooners wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for the United States Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in wrestling Sports deaths in Texas Sportspeople from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 20th-century American people 21s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borivoj Vukov
Borivoje Vukov (July 8, 1929 – July 1, 2010) was a Serbian wrestler who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Senta and died in Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ... References External links * * * 1929 births 2010 deaths Serbian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Yugoslavia Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Yugoslav male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Senta World Wrestling Championships medalists Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia Competitors at the 1959 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling {{Yugoslavia-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
János Reznák
János Reznák (12 December 1930 – 11 June 1988) was a Hungarian wrestler. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References External links * 1930 births 1988 deaths Hungarian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Hungary Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Cegléd 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyutvi Ahmedov
Lyutvi Ahmedov (10 April 1930 – 1997) was a Bulgarian wrestler who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References External links * 1930 births 1997 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Bulgaria Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Bulgarian male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Bulgarian people of Turkish descent 20th-century Bulgarian people World Wrestling Champions World Wrestling Championships medalists {{Bulgaria-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Ivanitsky
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Ivanitsky (russian: Александр Владимирович Иваницкий ; 10 December 1937 – 22 July 2020) was a Russian wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling who competed for the Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national .... References External links * * 1937 births 2020 deaths Sportspeople from Donetsk Oblast Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic wrestlers of the Soviet Union Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II class Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Russian male sport wrestlers Soviet ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamit Kaplan
Hamit Kaplan (20 September 1934 – 5 January 1976) was a Turkish World and Olympic champion sports wrestler of Circassian descent in the Heavyweight class. He won the gold, silver and bronze medal in men's freestyle wrestling at three consecutive Olympic Games in 1956, 1960 and 1964. Born in Hamamözü town in Amasya Province, he began wrestling as a youngster in the traditional Turkish sport Yağlı güreş (oil wrestling). Soon, he switched over to sports wrestling and became juniors champion in the Heavyweight class. Hamit Kaplan was admitted to the national team in 1954 and was trained by the renowned wrestler Celal Atik for his skill. Already at his age of 22, he represented Turkey at the World Championships held in Karlsruhe, Germany and ranked 3rd in the Greco-Roman style. Besides three Olympic medals, he won many more titles at international competitions both in freestyle and Greco-Roman category. Hamit Kaplan, weighing 100 k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valcho Kostov
Valcho Kostov (born 14 November 1936) is a Bulgarian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle light heavyweight at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1936 births Living people Bulgarian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Bulgaria Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Haskovo {{Bulgaria-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Medved
Aleksandr Vasiliyevich Medved (born 16 September 1937) is a Ukrainian-born Soviet Belarusian retired freestyle wrestler who competed for the Soviet Union and was named "one of the greatest wrestlers in history" by FILA, the sport's governing body. Between 1962 and 1972 he won three Olympic gold medals, seven world and three European titles. He served as the Olympic flag bearer for the Soviet Union in 1972, for Belarus in 2004 and recited the Judge's Oath at the Opening Ceremony of the 1980 Olympics. Biography According to Medved, his grandparents came from Russia; his grandmother was ca. 195 cm, and his grandfather was even taller. Medved was smaller, at 190 cm and 100+ kg, yet big enough to fit into his last name, which means ''bear'' in Russian (and with minor variations in Belarusian and Ukrainian languages). Between 1967 and 1972 Medved had a rivalry with Turkish-Bulgarian wrestler Osman Duraliev. They met eight times in the finals of major international champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansour Mehdizadeh
Mansour Savad-Abadi Mahdizadeh ( fa, منصورسواد آبادی مهدى زاده, born 14 August 1938) is a retired Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...ian freestyle wrestler who won world titles in 1961, 1962 and 1965. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics with the best result of fourth place in 1964. Mehdizadeh was a major in the Iranian Army. He married in March 1965. After retiring from competitions he worked as a national wrestling coach. References 1938 births Living people Olympic wrestlers of Iran Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Iranian male sport wrestlers Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in wrestling Pahlevans of Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatoly Albul
Anatoly Mikhaylovich Albul (russian: Анатолий Михайлович Албул ; 1 June 1936 – 13 August 2013) was a Russian wrestler. He was born in Leningrad. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Freestyle wrestling in 1960, competing for the Soviet Union. He won a silver medal at the 1963 World Wrestling Championships The following is the final results of the 1963 World Wrestling Championships. Freestyle competition were held in Sofia, Bulgaria and Greco-Roman competition were held in Helsingborg, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The Un .... References External links * * * 1936 births 2013 deaths Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg Soviet male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for the Soviet Union Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Russian male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics {{Russia-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prodan Gardzhev
Prodan Stoyanov Gardzhev ( bg, Продан Стоянов Гарджев, 8 April 1936 – 5 July 2003) was a Bulgarian middleweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1964 and a bronze in 1968. Gardzhev held the world title in 1963 and 1966 and placed third in 1965. References External links * 1936 births 2003 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Bulgaria [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
