Tervel Dlagnev
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| Nationality | Bulgarian American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November 19, 1985 Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Columbus, Ohio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Nebraska–Kearney Lopers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sunkist Kids | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Lou Rosselli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tervel Dlagnev (born November 19, 1985; Bulgarian: Тервел Длагнев[1]) is a Bulgarian American wrestler who has represented the United States at 125kg six times.
High School career
Tervel only wrestled two years in high school, where he finished third and fourth at the Texas state championships.[2]
College career
Tervel was a 2-time NCAA Division II national champion for the University of Nebraska at Kearney in 2007 and 2008; in 2008, Dlagnev led the University of Nebraska-Kearney to their first ever team title.[3]
International career
Dlagnev has made eight national teams (Top 3 at the World Team Trials) since 2009, winning the World Team Trials each year with the exception of 2010. Dlagnev has won two bronze medals at the World Wrestling Championships, in 2009 and 2014. At the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, Dlagnev finished 4-1 with a loss in the semifinals to Fardin Masoumi, while at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships Dlagnev also finished 4-1 with a loss in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Taha Akgül.
Dlagnev finished fifth at the World Championships in 2010 and 2013, with another fifth place finish at the 2012 Olympics.[4] During the wrestling competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Dlagnev finished in fifth place after he was pinned by Artur Taymazov from Uzbekistan in the semi-final and suffered a loss against Komeil Ghasemi from Iran in his bronze medal bout [5] due to separated cartilage in his rib cage.[6]
In 2015, Dlagnev won the United States World Team Trials but was unable to compete at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships and was replaced by Zach Rey, who was runner-up at the trials. Dlagnev also won the Olympic Trials in 2016 and will represent the United States at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
Other tournaments won by Dlagnev include the US Open (2011-2015), World University Games in 2008, Pan American Games in 2011, Alexander Medved International (2010, 2013), Cerro Pelado International in 2012, and the New York AC International Open (2008-2010, 2012)
References
- ↑ http://fightnews.bg/tervel-dlagnev-e-titulyar-v-sastava-na-sasht-za-svetovnoto-po-svobodna-borba
- ↑ http://www.lopers.com/sports/2011/2/10/Dlagnev.aspx?path=wrestling
- ↑ http://www.themat.com/usawrestling.org/nationalteams.php?page=showbio&ContactID=3754
- ↑ http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=4&page=results
- ↑ http://www.nbcolympics.com/kxas/news-blogs/wrestling/dlagnev-loses-in-bronze-medal-match.html?cid=rss
- ↑ Williams, Charlean. "Former Arlington High wrestler Tervel Dlagnev disappointed with Olympic finish". Austin Star Telegram 8/12/12. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
External links
- Profile at TheMat.com
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