Petko Sirakov
Bulgarian wrestler
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
Representing  Bulgaria | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1956 Melbourne | light-heavyweight |
| World Cup | ||
| 1956 Istanbul | light-heavyweight |
Petko Sirakov (Bulgarian: Петко Сираков) (16 February 1929 – 8 April 1996) was a Bulgarian wrestler who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1] He was the father of the former Bulgarian footballer Nasko Sirakov.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Petko Sirakov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
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World Champions in freestyle light heavyweight (92 kg)
- 1951:
Yaşar Doğu (TUR) - 1954:
August Englas (URS) - 1957:
Petko Sirakov (BUL) - 1959:
Gholamreza Takhti (IRI) - 1961: Gholamreza Takhti (IRI)
- 1962:
Aleksandr Medved (URS) - 1963: Aleksandr Medved (URS)
- 1965: Ahmet Ayık (TUR)
- 1966: Aleksandr Medved (URS)
- 1967: Ahmet Ayık (TUR)
- 1969: Boris Gurevich (URS)
- 1970: Gennady Strakhov (URS)
- 1971:
Rusi Petrov (BUL) - 1973: Levan Tediashvili (URS)
- 1974: Levan Tediashvili (URS)
- 1975: Levan Tediashvili (URS)
- 1977: Anatoly Prokopchuk (URS)
- 1978:
Uwe Neupert (GDR) - 1979: Khasan Ortzev (URS)
- 1981: Sanasar Oganisyan (URS)
- 1982: Uwe Neupert (GDR)
- 1983: Petr Naniev (URS)
- 1985:
Bill Scherr (USA) - 1986: Makharbek Khadartsev (URS)
- 1987: Makharbek Khadartsev (URS)
- 1989: Makharbek Khadartsev (URS)
- 1990: Makharbek Khadartsev (URS)
- 1991: Makharbek Khadartsev (URS)
- 1993: Melvin Douglas (USA)
- 1994:
Rasoul Khadem (IRI) - 1995: Rasoul Khadem (IRI)
- 2018: J'den Cox (USA)
- 2019: J'den Cox (USA)
- 2021: Kamran Ghasempour (IRI)
- 2022: Kamran Ghasempour (IRI)
- 2023:
Rizabek Aitmukhan (KAZ)
- 1951–1961 : 87 kg
- 1962–1967 : 97 kg
- 1969–1995 : 90 kg
- 2018–present : 92 kg
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