Pavel Pavlov (wrestler), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Olympic wrestler
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Place of Birth: Kostinbrod, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
About Pavel Pavlov (wrestler)
- Pavel Pavlov Strakhilov (Bulgarian: ????? ?????? ?????????) (born 9 June 1953 in Kostinbrod) is a former Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the middleweight (82 kg) category. His international career lasted from 1976 to 1981.
- He was third at the Grand Prix of Germany competition in 1976 and went on to finish fifth in his class in 1977 World Wrestling Championships.
- On his second world-level appearance at the 1979 edition in San Diego, he managed to win the bronze medal.
- He had the same placing at the German Grand Prix the following year. His greatest achievement was winning the 82 kg Greco-Roman bronze medal for Bulgaria at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, as he reached the final round but was defeated by both Jan Dolgowicz and Gennadi Korban.
- He won two more medals of that colour for his country at the 1980 and 1981 European Wrestling Championships.
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