Mihail Ganev

Mihail Petrov Ganev (Bulgarian: Михаил Петров Ганев, born January 5, 1985) is a freestyle wrestler from Bulgaria who won the world title in the 84 kg division in 2010.[3] He was eliminated in the second bout at the 2016 Olympics.[1]

Mihail Ganev
Ganev at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Bulgarian
Born (1985-01-05) January 5, 1985
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubSK Levski[2]
Coached bySimeon Shterev
Petar Kasabov[3]
Valentin Raichev[2]
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championships
2010 Moscow84 kg
European Championships
2010 Baku84 kg
2012 Belgrade84 kg
2017 Novi Sad97 kg

In December 2010 he was stabbed in the stomach with a knife and was out of training for a month. He lost another four months from March to July 2015 due to an injury. He withdrew from the 2016 European Championships due to another injury, to a knee ligament.[2]

References

  1. Mihail Petrov Ganev. rio2016.com
  2. Mihail Petrov Ganev. nbcolympics.com
  3. Ganev, Michail Petrov (BUL). iat.uni-leipzig.de
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