Nikola Nikolov Stanchev (Bulgarian: Никола Станчев Николов, 11 September 1930 – 12 July 2009) was a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler.
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Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
1956 Melbourne | Middleweight |
He was born in Tvarditsa, Burgas province.
Club: Chernomoretz Burgas
He was the 1956 Olympic Games middle weight freestyle wrestling champion - the first Bulgarian Olympics gold medal[1] - and silver medal winner at the World championship in Istanbul the same year.
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