Vasil Todorov (; 20 October 1944 – September 2022)
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was a
Bulgaria
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wrestler
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who competed in the
1972 Summer Olympics
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, where he finished fourth in the 100 kg category.
He was the bronze medalist at the
1969
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and
1971 *
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World Wrestling Championships
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, and fifth in
1970
Events
January
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. He won four medals (3 silver, 1 bronze) at the
European Wrestling Championships
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in the years 1968-1972.
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1944 births
2022 deaths
Olympic wrestlers for Bulgaria
Wrestlers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Bulgarian male sport wrestlers
Place of birth missing
21st-century Bulgarian people
20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen
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