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Medals and distinctions

Sport and Fame

Participations in the biggest world competitions:

Date	Competition	Group	Category	Position
06 Aug 1979	World Championship Ulan Bator, Mongolia	Cadets	52.0 kg	5
26 Aug 1980	6 European Championship Bursa, Turkey	Cadets	52.0 kg	1
23 April 1981	24 European Championship Lodz, Poland	Men	52.0 kg	3
01 Jan 1982	25 European Championship Varna, Bulgaria	Men	52.0 kg	1
17 April 1983	26 European Championship Budapest, Hungary	Men	52.0 kg	1
26 Sept 1983	22 World Championship Kiev, URSS	Men	52.0 kg	1
26 April 1984	27 European Championship Jonkoping, Sweden	Men	52.0 kg	2
25 April 1985	28 European Championship Budapest, Hungary	Men	52.0 kg	1
10 Oct 1985	23 World Championship Budapest, Hungary	Men	52.0 kg	1
14 April 1986	29 European Championship Athens, Greece	Men	52.0 kg	1
19 Oct 1986	24 World Championship Budapest, Hungary	Men	52.0 kg	3
01 May 1987	30 European Championship Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria	Men	52.0 kg	1
26 Aug 1987	25 World Championship Clermont-Ferrand, France	Men	52.0 kg	1
01 Jan 1988	FILA's Grand Prix /Big Prize/ Budapest, Hungary	Men	52.0 kg	1
16 April 1988	31 European Championship Manchester, Great Britain	Men	52.0 kg	1
12 May 1989	32 European Championship Ankara, Turkey	Men	52.0 kg	1
01 Sept 1989	26 World Championship Martini, Switzerland	Men	52.0 kg	1
06 Sept 1990	27 World Championship Tokyo, Japan	Men	52.0 kg	2
03 Oct 1991	28 World Championship Varna, Bulgaria	Men	52.0 kg	2
03 Aug 1992	XXV Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain	Men	52.0 kg	3
25 Aug 1993	29 World Championship Toronto, Canada	Men	52.0 kg	1
24 Aug 1994	30 World Championship Istanbul, Turkey	Men	52.0 kg	1
10 Aug 1995	31 World Championship Atlanta, USA	Men	52.0 kg	1
30 July 1996	XXVI Olympic Games Atlanta, USA	Men	52.0 kg	1

Prizes and distinctions:

Best FILA wrestler (free-style) for the year 1984
Best FILA wrestler (free-style) for the year 1995
Included in the FILA classification "Wrestler of the 20-th century"
Included in the list of the Top 10 of Bulgaria for the years:
- 1983
- 1985
- 1986
- 1987
- 1989
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
Winner of unique world sport record - 20-year sport practice in the category by 52 kg; participant in the national selection of Bulgaria - men, in European Championships, World Championships and Olympic Games from 1981 till 1996 without interruption
Repeated champion of Grand Prix tournaments and international FILA tournaments
First at the Tournament of the Super-Champions - Tokyo 1987
Winner in the match of the Super-Champions Pittsburgh, USA, in 1989 and 1990
The only one wrestler in the world /Free and Greco-Roman wrestling/ who won 10 medals at world championships /7 golden, 2 silver and 1 bronze/
Winner in the world team /FILA against Russia, Vladi-Caucasus in 1993 & 1994
Sportsman of 20-th century, elected by the National Sports Academy (year 2000)
Winner of "Dan Kolov" belt for the year 1983
Champion at the tournament "Goodwill" - Seattle 1990 ã.

FILA distinctions:

1999 - Golden medal of FILA
2001 - FILA plaquette

State distinctions:

1983 ã. - Bronze Order of Labour of R Bulgaria
1987 ã. - Silver order "People's Republic of Bulgaria"
1994 ã. - Honoured with the title "Honorary citizen of the town of Sofia"
1996 - Golden Olympic order
1997 - Honoured with the title "Honorary citizen of the town of Varna"
2000 - Honoured with the title "Honorary citizen of the town of Varna"
Golden medal of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Golden badge of the Bulgarian Youth and Sport Agency
Medal for Sport Glory of BSFS /ÁÑÔÑ/ - I class
Sportsman of the Century of the town of Ruse
Winner of order "1300 year Bulgaria"
Numerous distinctions of state and sport institutions