Atanas Komchev

Atanas Komchev (Bulgarian: Атанас Комшев, October 23, 1959 – November 12, 1994) was a Bulgarian wrestler and Olympic champion.

Atanas Komchev
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Light heavyweight
World Wrestling Championships
1982 Katowice 90 kg
1983 Kiev 90 kg
1986 Budapest 90 kg
1985 Kolbotn 90 kg
1987 Clermont-Ferrand 90 kg

He became Olympic champion in 1988 in the Greco-Roman light heavyweight class.[1] He received three silver medals and two bronze medals in the FILA Wrestling World Championships. Komchev was in an automobile accident on November 2, 1994, and died 10 days later, on November 12.

References
  1. "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea –Wrestling" Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine– databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 8, 2008)


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