Osman Duraliev
Osman Duraliev (Bulgarian: Осман Дуралиев, 15 January 1939 – 25 April 2011) was a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler with Turkish origin. Between 1967 and 1972 he won ten silver medals at major international competitions, including the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[1] An archrival of the Soviet Aleksandr Medved, to whom he lost eight high-profile finals (two Olympic, four World, and two European,) subsequently winning only the Silver medals.[2][3] He came close to winning at the 1971 World Championships in Sofia, where he led the match 4:3 with 43 seconds left. Yet Medved equalized the score and won the title because of his lower body weight.[4] Considering that Medved was named one of the greatest wrestlers in history, the Duraliev could be deservedly placed in the same rostrum with Medved and a select few others.
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Born | 15 January 1939 Vladimirovtsi, Razgrad, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 25 April 2011 (aged 72) Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 125 kg (276 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Ludogorez Razgrad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 1989 Duraliev immigrated to Turkey, where he died aged 72.[4]
References
- "Profile: Osman Duraliev". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- Duraliev, Osman (BUL). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- Medved, Alexander (URS). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- Сребърния Осман остана 10 пъти втори Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. trud.bg (28 April 2011) (in Bulgarian)