Miroslav Gochev
Personal information
Full nameMiroslav Angelov Gochev
Nationality Bulgaria
Born (1973-04-09) 9 April 1973
Burgas, Bulgaria
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle
ClubSlavia Litex
CoachMiho Dukov
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1997 Wrocław76 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2001 Budapest76 kg

Miroslav Angelov Gochev (Bulgarian: Мирослав Ангелов Гочев; born April 9, 1973, in Burgas) is a retired amateur Bulgarian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's light heavyweight category.[1] Gochev has claimed a bronze medal in the 76-kg division at the 1997 World Wrestling Championships in Wrocław, Poland, picked up a silver at the 2001 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and later represented his nation Bulgaria at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2] Throughout his sporting career, Gochev trained full time as a member of the wrestling squad for Slavia Litex Sports Club in Sofia under his personal coach Miho Dukov.

Gochev qualified for the Bulgarian squad, as a 31-year-old veteran, in the men's 84 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving an allocated berth from the International Federation of Associated Wrestling (FILA).[3] Facing against two Olympic medalists from Sydney four years earlier, Gochev opened an astonishing 4–2 victory over Macedonia's Mogamed Ibragimov, but could not push South Korean wrestler Moon Eui-Jae off the mat, and suffered a defeat by a 5–9 score at the end of the round-robin. Finishing second in the prelim pool and twelfth overall, Gochev's performance was not enough to advance him to the quarterfinals.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Miroslav Gochev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Abbott, Gary (30 August 1997). "Kolat wins silver medal at Freestyle World Championships in Russia". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Abbott, Gary (18 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 84 kg/185 lbs. in men's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 84kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Катастрофа за борците" [Disaster for wrestlers] (in Bulgarian). Standart. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2014.


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