Balgarianovinite.com Two-time Olympic wrestling champion, one-time world champion and one of the emblems of Bulgarian sport Boyan Radev died at the age of 83 on Thursday.
Radev was born on February 25, 1942. The Bulgarian wrestler first conquered Olympus at the Tokyo 1964 Games, winning the 97 kg classical wrestling category, and four years later, in 1968, defended his trophy in Mexico. Meanwhile, in 1966, he became world champion in Toledo, Spain.
He was among the first inducted into the World Wrestling Hall of Fame in Oklahoma, USA (September 24, 2009), and he is the recipient of the International Wrestling Federation’s (FILA) highest award, the Gold Necklace (May 31, 2009).
Boyan Radev also received recognition from the International Olympic Committee, being selected to be the first recipient of the Pierre de Coubertin Medal (September 18, 2009). He was later honoured with the IOC Sports and Arts Award (December 1, 2014). He is one of Bulgaria’s greatest art collectors.
Three times Radev has been elected Athlete of Bulgaria in 1964, 1967, and 1968. He has also been given the title Merited Master of Sport of Bulgaria and awarded the highest state distinction – the Order of Stara Planina, for his outstanding contribution to the development of Bulgarian sport (February 14, 2002), the Culture Ministry’s Golden Age Award – a necklace for great achievements in the field of culture and collecting (February 25, 2014), the Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius, First Class (June 18, 2010), the Youth and Sports Ministry’s honorary Golden Wreath award (January 31, 2016), and others.
Honorary Citizen of Sofia (2004).
Boyan Radev has been named the National History Museum’s number one donor. A hall at the museum has been named after him. It displays nearly 170 exhibits from his collection—icons, church utensils, wood carvings, stone sculptures, etc. Legendary Wrestler Boyan Radev Dies at 83 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-18 10:41:49 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
