Ivo Serafimov Angelov (; born 15 October 1984 in

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) is an amateur Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's lightweight category. In 2011, Angelov had won a bronze medal for his division at the

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, and silver at the

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. Angelov is also a member of Lovech Wrestling Club, and is coached and trained by Bratan Tzenov. Angelov represented

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at the

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, where he competed for the men's 60 kg class. He defeated United States'

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in the qualification rounds, before losing out the preliminary round of sixteen match to Iran's

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, who was able to score four points in two straight periods, leaving Angelov without a single point. Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Angelov offered another shot for the bronze medal by eliminating China's Sheng Jiang in the repechage rounds. He lost the second repechage bout to Kazakhstan's

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, with a score of 0–3. On 16 December 2013, he was honoured with the Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year award. In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the

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in Tokyo, Japan.

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* * * * 1984 births Living people Bulgarian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Bulgaria Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games European Games competitors for Bulgaria Sportspeople from Pernik 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-wrestling-bio-stub