Prodan Stoyanov Gardzhev (Bulgarian: Продан Стоянов Гарджев, 8 April 1936 – 5 July 2003) was a Bulgarian middleweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1964 and a bronze in 1968. Gardzhev held the world title in 1963 and 1966 and placed third in 1965.[1][2]
 Gardzhev (right) at the 1965 World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 April 1936 Rosenovo, Burgas Region, Bulgaria[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 July 2003 (aged 67) Burgas, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Chernomorets Burgas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Prodan Gardzhev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Prodan Gardzhev. iat.uni-leipzig.de
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