Radoslav Velikov

Radoslav Marinov Velikov ( _bg. Радослав Маринов Великов; born 2 September 1983 in Kutsina, Veliko Tarnovo Province) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. He has been engaged in wrestling since 1997 and he currently competes for Levski Sofia, where his coach is former world champion and triple European champion Simeon Shterev, who also coaches Stanka Zlateva. Velikov won the 2006 World Championships in Guangzhou and came second in 2005 in Budapest. He came second at the European Championships in Varna in 2005 and third in Europe in Sofia in 2007. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he won bronze in his category (55 kilograms). At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he came ninth.

Velikov clinched the Bronze medal in Beijing despite a serious injury of his left knee immediately before the tournament which put his participation in doubt. He nevertheless took part in the Olympics thanks to painkillers.

References

* Радослав Великов, Светослав Нейчев, Максим Петров |language=Bulgarian |publisher=Българска федерация по борба |language=Bulgarian |accessdate=2008-08-19
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