Stancho Kolev

{{short description|Bulgarian freestyle wrestler}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}

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| image =Stancho Kolev, Osamu Watanabe, Nodar Khokhashvili 1964b.jpg

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| caption = Stancho Kolev (left) at the 1964 Olympics

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|birth_date ={{birth-date and age|11 April 1937}}

| birth_place = Hristianovo, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

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| height = {{convert|1.68|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|62|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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| sport =Freestyle wrestling

| club =Beroe, Stara Zagora
Armed Forces Sofia
Akademik Club, Sofia

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| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalCountry | {{flag|Bulgaria|1946}} }}

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{{MedalSilver| 1960 Rome | Featherweight}}

{{MedalSilver| 1964 Tokyo | Featherweight}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1959 Tehran| 63 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|1963 Sofia| 63 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|1965 Manchester| 63 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Cup}}

{{MedalBronze|1958 Sofia| 62 kg}}

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Stancho Kolev Ivanov ({{langx|bg|Станчо Колев Иванов}}, born 11 April 1937) is a retired Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. He competed in the featherweight category at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won silver medals on both occasions.{{cite web|title=Stancho Kolev |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/iv/stancho-ivanov-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235208/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/iv/stancho-ivanov-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |publisher=sports-reference}}