Български 
Enyo Dimov Valchev
Born on 04.01.1936 in the village of Polski Gradec, Stara Zagora.
Winner of a full set of Olympic medals - champion from "Tokyo'64", silver medalist from "Mexico '68" and bronze from "Rome '60".
World champion from "Toledo '62". And twice No. 1 in Europe - from "Skopje '68" and "Sofia '69".
Elected as the No. 1 Athlete of Bulgaria for 1962
He was admitted to the "Hall of Fame" in the USA in 2005
achievements
Tournament
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Year
Place
Ranking
Style
Age
Category
Year
1968Place
MexicoRanking
2Style
FreestyleAge
SeniorCategory
70 kgYear
1964Place
Tokyo, JapanRanking
1Style
FreestyleAge
SeniorCategory
70 kgYear
1960Place
Rome, ItalyRanking
3Style
FreestyleAge
SeniorCategory
67 kgYear
Place
Ranking
Style
Age
Category
Year
1969Place
Mar del Plata, ArgentinaRanking
2Style
FreestyleAge
SeniorCategory
68 kgYear
1967Place
New Delhi, IndiaRanking
3Style
FreestyleAge
SeniorCategory
70 kgYear
1962Place
Toledo, USARanking
1Style
FreestyleAge
SeniorCategory
70 kgYear
1959Place
Tehran, IranRanking
2Style
FreestyleAge
SeniorCategory
67 kgYear
Place
Ranking
Style
Age
Category
Year
1969Place
Sofia, BulgariaRanking
1Style
FreestyleAge
SeniorCategory
68 kgYear
1968Place
Skopje, North MacedoniaRanking
1Style
FreestyleAge
SeniorCategory
70 kgYear
1967Place
Istanbul, TurkeyRanking
3Style
FreestyleAge
SeniorCategory
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