Ivan Iliev (wrestler)

{{short description|Bulgarian wrestler}}

{{Other people||Ivan Iliev (disambiguation){{!}}Ivan Iliev}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Ivan Iliev

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| caption = Ivan Iliev

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|12|28}}

| birth_place = Batin, Ruse Municipality, Bulgaria

| death_date = {{date and age|2000|06|27}}

| death_place = Sofia

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's Freestyle Wrestling }}

{{MedalCountry | {{BUL}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1969 Mar del PLata | 82 kg }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 1970 Berlin | 82 kg }}

{{MedalSilver | 1972 Katowice | 82 kg }}

{{MedalBronze | 1969 Sofia | 82 kg }}

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Ivan Iliev ({{langx|bg|Иван Илиев}}; born 28 December 1946 in Batin, Ruse, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian Freestyle wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/il/ivan-iliev-1.html |accessdate=13 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215071618/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/il/ivan-iliev-1.html |archivedate=15 December 2012 }}

[https://archive.today/20130628043801/http://sporta.bg/?load=Common::Champion&id=169 Шампиони на България – Иван Илиев] // Sporta.bg[http://www.viasport.bg/new/1670/„Петко-СираковИван-Илиев”-събира-борци-от-цял-свят.html „Петко Сираков-Иван Илиев събира борци от цял свят“, 10 март 2011] // Viasport.bg[http://levski-borba.com/readarticle.php?article_id=23 Иван Илиев] // сайт на СК по борба Левски

Iliev had the following finishes at major championships:

- Gold medal 1969 World Championship - Mar del Plata: 82.0 kg. Freestyle (1st);

- Bronze medal 1969 European Championship - Sofia: 82.0 kg. Freestyle (3rd);

- Silver medal 1970 European Championship - Berlin: 82.0 kg. Freestyle (2nd);

- Silver medal 1972 European Championship - Katowice: 82.0 kg. Freestyle (2nd).