Rusi Petrov

{{Short description|Bulgarian wrestler (1944–2023)}}

Rusi Petrov ({{langx|bg|Руси Петров}}; 26 April 1944 – August 2023) was a Bulgarian wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/rusi-petrov-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417102014/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/rusi-petrov-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |accessdate=13 June 2012}}

In 1971, at the World Wrestling Championship he won gold in Men's freestyle, 90 kg category.

Petrov died in August 2023, at the age of 79.{{cite news |title=Почина легендата в борбата Руси Петров |url=https://www.vesti.bg/bulgaria/pochina-legenda-v-borbata-6176279 |access-date=21 August 2023 |publisher=Vesti |date=21 August 2023}}