Serafim Ivanov Barzakov ( bg, Серафим Иванов Бързаков; born July 22, 1975, in
Kolarovo) is a male freestyle
wrestler
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat spor ...
from
Bulgaria
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. He participated in
Men's freestyle 66 kg at the
2008 Summer Olympics,
Men's freestyle 66 kg at the
2004 Summer Olympics,
Men's freestyle 63 kg at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...
and
Men's freestyle 57 kg at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
.
He won a silver medal at
Men's freestyle 63 kg at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...
.
He won a gold medal on
1998 FILA Wrestling World Championships
The following is the final results of the 1998 World Wrestling Championships. Men's Freestyle competition were held in Tehran, Iran. Men's Greco-Roman competition were held in Gävle, Sweden and Women's competition were held in Poznań, Poland.
Me ...
(''63kg'') and
2001 FILA Wrestling World Championships (''63kg'').
He is also a silver medalist of
2003 FILA Wrestling World Championships (''66 kg'') and
2005 FILA Wrestling World Championships
The 2005 World Wrestling Championships were held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary. The event took place from September 26 to October 2, 2005.
Medal table
Team ranking
Medal summary Men's freestyle
Men's Greco- ...
(''66 kg'').
External links
Wrestler bio on beijing2008.com
Living people
1975 births
People from Petrich
Olympic wrestlers of Bulgaria
Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Bulgarian male sport wrestlers
Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Macedonian Bulgarians
World Wrestling Championships medalists
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Blagoevgrad Province
20th-century Bulgarian people
21st-century Bulgarian people
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