(1892-12-26)26 December 1892[1][2] Sennik, Sevlievo, Bulgaria[2]
Died
27 March 1940(1940-03-27) (aged 47)[1] Sennik, Sevlievo, Bulgaria
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Dan Kolman[1] Dan Koloff[1] Dan Kolov[1] Date Petroff[1] Donecho Koley[1]
Billed height
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Billed weight
231 lb (105 kg)
Trained by
Zbyszko Cyganiewicz[2]
Debut
1914[1]
Retired
1937
Doncho Kolev Danev (Bulgarian: Дончо Колев Данев) (26 December 1892 – 27 March 1940), better known by the ring name Dan Kolov (Bulgarian: Дан Колов), was a Bulgarian professional wrestler born in Sennik, Bulgaria who was the first European freestyle wrestling champion from Bulgaria.
He also won the European gold in 1936 in the championship in Paris, which was the second distinction for Bulgaria after the world title of Nikola Petrov (Greco-Roman wrestling) from 1900.
He was inducted in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2020.
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an Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix bronze medal and placing 15th at the DanKolov – Nikola Petrov Memorial. After coming back to the United States, Gilman...
Mongolia. Fujinami won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2023 DanKolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. She also won the gold...
(74 kg) DanKolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament (74 kg) 2018 Yasar Dogu (74 kg) Mediterranean Games (74 kg) European Championships (74 kg) DanKolov - Nikola...
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Sharshenbekov won one of the bronze medals in the 60 kg event at the DanKolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. He won the...
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2023 Buenos Aires 97 kg Grand Prix 2016 Zagreb 98 kg 2015 Madrid 98 kg DanKolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament 2024 Sofia 97 kg Collegiate Wrestling Representing...
Daimu TF 10–0 2017 DanKolov - Nikola Petrov International 9th at 61 kg Loss 15–5 Timur Aitkulov Fall 8–9 April 2017 2017 DanKolov - Nikola Petrov Memorial...
Gama, Imam Baksh Pahalwan, Gulam, Bulgarian world heavyweight champion DanKolov, Swiss champion John Lemm, Americans Frank Gotch, Tom Jenkins, Ralph Parcaut...
kg World Junior Championships 2023 Amman 59 kg Representing Belarus DanKolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament 2022 Veliko Tarnovo 57 kg World Juniors Championships...
Turkey. She won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2023 DanKolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. She won the gold medal...
Silver Medalist – 97 kg 2018 Golden Grand-Prix Ivan Yarygin – 92 kg 2018 DanKolov & Nikola Petrov international – 92 kg 2018 World Champion – 97 kg 2019...
Penn State Nittany Lion wrestlers of all time, Retherford was a two-time Dan Hodge Trophy winner and a three-time NCAA Division I National champion. Retherford...
Ivan Yarygin 2017 Krasnoyarsk 70 kg Representing Russia Yasar Dogu Tournament 2017 Istanbul 70 kg DanKolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament 2018 Sofia 74 kg...
2022 Oran 74 kg Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022 Krasnoyarsk 65 kg DanKolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament 2022 Veliko Tarnovo 65 kg 2023 Sofia 65 kg...
2021 Konya 65 kg Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022 Krasnoyarsk 61 kg DanKolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament 2022 Veliko Tarnovo 61 kg Grand Prix 2022 Tirana...
Championships 2023 Belgrade 79 kg European Championships 2022 Budapest 79 kg DanKolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament 2021 Plovdiv 74 kg Grand Prix 2023 Bishkek...
medals. She won the gold medal in the women's 65 kg event at the 2023 DanKolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. Pavitt, Michael (21...
Championships 2023 Belgrade 55 kg European Championships 2024 Bucharest 55 kg DanKolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament 2022 Veliko Tarnovo 53 kg World U23 Championships...
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