Dimitar Dimitrov Dobrev ( bg, Димитър Добрев; 14 April 1931 – 1 April 2019)
was a
Greco-Roman
The Greco-Roman civilization (; also Greco-Roman culture; spelled Graeco-Roman in the Commonwealth), as understood by modern scholars and writers, includes the geographical regions and countries that culturally—and so historically—were di ...
wrestler from
Bulgaria, where he spent most of his professional career. Dobrev was the Olympic champion in the middleweight division of
Greco-Roman Wrestling
Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling (Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mod ...
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 ...
.
Born in
Ezerche
Ezerche ( bg, Езерче) is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Tsar Kaloyan Municipality, Razgrad Province. It has a population of about 2,000. The village is around from the capital of Sofia.
It is the birthplace of the artist Radi ...
, Dobrev was a mathematician, and, prior to his competitive wrestling career, he was a gymnast.
See also
*
Evelin Banev "Brendo"
References
External links
Dimitar Dobrev
1931 births
2019 deaths
Olympic wrestlers of Bulgaria
Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Bulgarian male sport wrestlers
Olympic gold medalists for Bulgaria
Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria
Olympic medalists in wrestling
People from Razgrad Province
Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
20th-century Bulgarian people
21st-century Bulgarian people
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