Prodan Gardzhev

Prodan Stoyanov Gardschew ( Bulgarian Продан Гарджев; born April 8, 1936 in Rossenowo, Oblast Burgas, † July 5, 2003 in Burgas ) was a Bulgarian wrestler.

Career

Prodan Gardschew began as a teenager with the rings, while specializing in the free style. Even as a 20 -year-old he was admitted to the Bulgarian national team, and was in 1958 made ​​his debut on the international wrestling mat at the World Cup in Sofia. In 1959, he took in Tehran for the first time a World Cup finals, finishing in 6th place.

Also in the next few years, he started at the World Championships. Here he succeeded in 1963, the first major success when he was a victory over Anatoly Albul from the Soviet Union world middleweight champion in Sofia. Also triumphed at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964 Prodan, because he won the gold medal. However, he was lucky because he lost against the Iranians Mansour Mehdizadeh on points, but had to resign so that with the attainment of 6 faulty points before the final and ended up in 4th place. According to the rules today Mehdizadeh Olympic champion would have happened, because he had also the silver medalist Hasan Güngör conquered from Turkey next Gardschew and not lost a fight.

Gardschew showed even after the Olympic Games in 1964 at the international championships still good competitions and won in 1966 in Toledo / USA his second world title. In 1968 he won in Mexico City with the bronze medal his second Olympic medal. In the tournament, he was unbeaten, but by two indecisive battles against Jigjidym Munkhbat from Mongolia and Boris Mikhailovich Gurevich from the Soviet Union, there was only enough for 3rd place.

Prodan Gardschew also wrestled in the then popular countries fighting four times against the Federal Republic of Germany and met each time on the Munich Johann Sterr, he defeated four times on points.

1963 and 1966 was Gardschew was elected Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year.

International success

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship, F = Freestyle, Mi = middleweight until 1961-79 kg, and from 1962-87 kg body weight, Hs = light heavyweight until 1961-87 kg, and from 1962 bis 97 kg body weight)

Swell

  • Documentation of International Wrestling Championships FILA, 1976
  • International Wrestling database of the University of Leipzig
  • Various editions of the journal " Athletics " from the years 1958 to 1968
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