Enyu Valchev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Enyu Valchev

Olympic wrestler

Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1936

Place of Birth: Polski Gradets, Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria

Date of Death: 15-Feb-2014

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: Bulgaria

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Enyu Valchev Dimov (Bulgarian: ??? ?????? ?????; 4 January 1936 – 15 February 2014) was a lightweight freestyle wrestler from Bulgaria.
He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a bronze, gold and silver medal, respectively.
At the World championships, he won gold in 1962, silvers in 1959 and 1969 and bronze in 1967, while finishing fourth in 1965, fifth in 1966 and sixth in 1963.
At the European Championships Valchev won gold medals in 1968 and 1969 and a bronze in 1967.
In 1962 Valchev was selected as Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year. After finishing his wrestling career, Valchev worked as a coach, and was the head coach of the Bulgarian junior team until his retirement in 1990.
In 2005 he was elected to the FILA International Wrestling Hall of Fame.