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Boyan Radev
Boyan Radev ( bg, Боян Радев; born February 25, 1942 in Moshino, Pernik) is a former Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco Roman Amateur wrestling, wrestler from Bulgaria. He was the first Bulgarian two-time Olympic Games champion (1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico) and one-time world champion. Radev is also an art collector and artist sponsor. Professional Wrestling Boyan Radev wrestled for Minyor Pernik, Orlin Pirdop, CSKA Sofia (sports club), CSKA Sofia and Spartak Sofia. Radev is a two-time Olympic gold medalist (1964 and 1968) and a 1966 world champion. He has also silver medals at the 1962 and 1967 World Cups as well as the 1968 European Championships. Awards Radev has been awarded Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year in 1964, 1967, and 1968. He has been given the title Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR and Russia, Merited Master of Sport of Bulgaria. Inducted in the United World Wrestling Greco-Roman Hall of Fame in 2009 Awarded Pierre de Coubertin medal in 2009. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernik
Pernik ( bg, Перник ) is a town in western Bulgaria (about south-west of Sofia) with a population of 70,285 . Pernik is the most populated town in western Bulgaria after Sofia. It is the main town of Pernik Province and lies on both banks of the Struma River in the Pernik Valley between the Golo Bardo Mountain, Vitosha Mountain, Lyulin and Viskyar mountains. Pernik is the principal town of Pernik Province – a province in western Bulgaria, which is next to the Serbian border. Originally the site of a Thracian fortress founded in the 4th century BC, and later a Roman settlement, Pernik became part of the Bulgarian Empire in the early 9th century as an important fortress. The medieval town was a key Bulgarian stronghold during Bulgarian tsar Samuil's wars against the Byzantine Empire in the 11th century, when it was governed by the local noble Krakra of Pernik, withstanding Byzantine sieges a number of times. From 1396 until 1878 the town was under Ottoman rule. In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
