Atanas Komchev

Atanas Komchev
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 90 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1982 Katowice 90 kg
Silver medal – second place 1983 Kiev 90 kg
Silver medal – second place 1986 Budapest 90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Kolbotn 90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Clermont-Ferrand 90 kg

Atanas Slavchev Komshev (Bulgarian: Атанас Славчев Комшев, 23 October 1959 – 12 November 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 2 November 1994 and died 10 days later, on 12 November.

References

  1. ^ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea –Wrestling" Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine– databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 8, 2008)
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