Tervel Dlagnev

Tervel Dlagnev

Dlagnev at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Bulgarian American
Born (1985-11-19) November 19, 1985
Sofia, Bulgaria[1]
Residence Columbus, Ohio
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[2]
Sport
Sport Freestyle wrestling
College team Nebraska–Kearney Lopers
Club Sunkist Kids[3]
Coached by Marc Bauer[3]
Lou Rosselli
Medal record
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Herning 2009 120 kg
Tashkent 2014 125 kg
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara 120 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
2011 Krasnoyarsk 125 kg
2012 Krasnoyarsk 125 kg
Alexander Medved International
2010 Minsk 125 kg
2011 Minsk 125 kg
2013 Minsk 125 kg
Updated on May 17, 2012.

Tervel Ivaylov Dlagnev (Bulgarian: Тервел Ивайлов Длагнев, born November 19, 1985) is a Bulgarian American amateur freestyle wrestler, who represents the United States in the 125 kg weight division.

Early life

Dlagnev was born in Bulgaria, and at the age of four moved with his family to the United States. He went to Arlington High School in Arlington, Texas, where he took up wrestling as a way to lose weight.[1][3] Dlagnev only wrestled two years in high school, where he finished third and fourth at the Texas state championships in 2003 and 2002, respectively.[4]

College career

Dlagnev was a four-time All-American and a two-time NCAA Division II national champion for the University of Nebraska at Kearney in 2007 and 2008; in 2008, Dlagnev led the University of Nebraska-Kearney to their first ever team title.[5] His win secured the national championship not just for himself, but also for the University of Nebraska at Kearney wrestling team. UNK won the team title by 1/2 a point over Minnesota-State Mankato. In doing this, Dlagnev capped his senior season at a perfect 38-0.

Dlagnev was a 2006 Midlands Champion at 285 lbs. He also is one of a few non D1 wrestlers to wrestle at the NWCA All-Star Classic. At the 2007 All-Star Classic, Dlagnev defeated Wade Sauer of Cal-State Fullerton 11-7.

International career

Dlagnev has made eight national teams (Top 3 at the World Team Trials) since 2009, winning the World Team Trials each year with the exception of 2010. Dlagnev has won two bronze medals at the World Wrestling Championships, in 2009 and 2014. At the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, Dlagnev finished 4–1 with a loss in the semifinals to Fardin Masoumi, while at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships Dlagnev also finished 4–1 with a loss in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Taha Akgül.

Dlagnev finished fifth at the World Championships in 2010 and 2013, with another fifth place finish at the 2012 Olympics.[6] During the wrestling competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Dlagnev finished in fifth place after he was pinned by Artur Taymazov from Uzbekistan in the semi-final and suffered a loss against Komeil Ghasemi from Iran in his bronze medal bout due to separated cartilage in his rib cage.[7]

In 2015, Dlagnev won the United States World Team Trials but was unable to compete at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships and was replaced by Zach Rey, who was runner-up at the trials. Dlagnev also won the Olympic Trials in 2016 and represented the United States at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, where he reached the semi-finals, but again missed out on a medal after losing to Geno Petriashvili in his bronze medal bout.

Other tournaments won by Dlagnev include the US Open (2011–2015), World University Games in 2008, Pan American Games in 2011, Alexander Medved International (2010, 2013), Cerro Pelado International in 2012, and the New York AC International Open (2008–2010, 2012)

References

  1. 1 2 Tervel Dlagnev. nbcolympics.com
  2. ↑ Tervel Ivaylov Dlagnev. rio2016.com
  3. 1 2 3 "Tervel Dlagnev". Team USA. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ Nebraska Kearney Lopers – Tervel Dlagnev. Lopers.com (May 8, 2010). Retrieved on 2016-08-29.
  5. ↑ USA Wrestling – Features, Events, Results | Team USA. Themat.com. Retrieved on August 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ USA Wrestling – Features, Events, Results | Team USA. Themat.com. Retrieved on August 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ Williams, Charlean. "Former Arlington High wrestler Tervel Dlagnev disappointed with Olympic finish". Austin Star Telegram 8/12/12. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
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