Mihail Ganev
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Mihail Petrov Ganev (born January 5, 1985) is a male freestyle wrestler from Bulgaria
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He won a junior world championship in the 74 kg weight class in 2005.
In his first senior level international competition, he participated in the 74 kg weight class at the 2006 World Wrestling Championships in Guangzhou
, China
. There he upset the legendary Russia
n wrestler Buvaisar Saitiev in the round of sixteen, but went on to lose to Ibragim Aldatov
from Ukraine
, and eventually placed 5th.
He won the gold medal in the 84 kg weight class in men's freestyle at the 2010 World Wrestling Championships held in Moscow
.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
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He won a junior world championship in the 74 kg weight class in 2005.
In his first senior level international competition, he participated in the 74 kg weight class at the 2006 World Wrestling Championships in Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
, China
China
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. There he upset the legendary Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n wrestler Buvaisar Saitiev in the round of sixteen, but went on to lose to Ibragim Aldatov
Ibragim Aldatov
Ibragim Erikovych Aldatov is a male freestyle wrestler from Ukraine.He participated in Men's freestyle 74 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics...
from Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, and eventually placed 5th.
He won the gold medal in the 84 kg weight class in men's freestyle at the 2010 World Wrestling Championships held in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
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