Atanas Komchev
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Competitor for  Bulgaria |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1988 Seoul | Greco-Roman light heavyweight | |
| FILA Wrestling World Championships | |||
| Silver | 1982 Katowice | Greco-Roman 90 kg |
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| Silver | 1983 Kiev | Greco-Roman 90 kg |
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| Silver | 1986 Budapest | Greco-Roman 90 kg |
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| Bronze | 1985 Kolbotn | Greco-Roman 90 kg |
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| Bronze | 1987 Clermont-Ferrand | Greco-Roman 90 kg |
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Atanas Komchev (Bulgarian: Атанас Комшев, October 23, 1959 - November 12, 1994) was a Bulgarian wrestler and Olympic champion.
He became Olympic champion in 1988 in the greco-roman light heavyweight class.[1] He received three silver medals and two bronze medals in the FILA Wrestling World Championships. Komchev was in an automobile accident on November 2nd, 1994, and died 10 days later, on November 12th.
[edit] References
- ^ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea –Wrestling"– databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 8, 2008)
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