Tervel Dlagnev
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| Nationality | Bulgarian American | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 19, 1985 Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Frestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Nebraska–Kearney Lopers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sunkist Kids | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Lou Rosselli | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Tervel Dlagnev (born November 19, 1985) is a Bulgarian American wrestler who won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials at 120 kg FS and thus is scheduled to compete at the 2013 Freestyle World Cup in Tehran, Iran[1] .
Tervel only wrestled two years in high school, where he finished third and fourth at the Texas state championships.[2]
Tervel was a 2-time NCAA Division II national champion for the University of Nebraska at Kearney where he also won a team title.[3]
Tervel defeated Les Sigman 2 to 0 at the finals of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.[4] During the wrestling competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Dlagnev finished in fifth place after suffering a loss against Komeil Ghasemi from Iran in his bronze medal bout [5] due to separated cartilage in his rib cage[6]
References
- ^ Abbot, Gary. "U.S. among world's 10 best teams to compete in Freestyle World Cup in Iran, Feb. 20-22". TheMat.com. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ http://www.lopers.com/sports/2011/2/10/Dlagnev.aspx?path=wrestling
- ^ http://www.themat.com/usawrestling.org/nationalteams.php?page=showbio&ContactID=3754
- ^ http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=4&page=results
- ^ http://www.nbcolympics.com/kxas/news-blogs/wrestling/dlagnev-loses-in-bronze-medal-match.html?cid=rss
- ^ Williams, Charlean. "Home > Sports > Olympics OLYMPICS RSS MobileNewslettersQuick links:@sportsdfw on TwitterOn Facebook Former Arlington High wrestler Tervel Dlagnev disappointed with Olympic finish Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/08/11/4174861/former-arlington-high-wrestler.html#storylink=cpy". Austin Star Telegram 8/12/12. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
External links
- Profile at TheMat.com
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