Stoyan Dobrew

Stojan Dobrew Stojanow (born November 12, 1968 in Nova Sagora , Sliven Province ) is a Bulgarian wrestler . He was European champion in the Greco-Roman style in 1995 and 1999 , both in the welterweight division .

Career

Stojan Dobrew began wrestling as a teenager in 1978. He belonged to the Slavia Litex Sofia sports club and focused on the Greco-Roman style. He was trained by Neno Nentschew and Bratan Zenow . Wrestling was also his profession during his playing days. Today he works as a trainer.

Stojan Dobrew's international career began when he took part in the European Junior Championship (Juniors) in Bologna in 1985. He took 5th place in the weight class up to 65 kg. In 1986 he achieved the same result at the Junior European Championship (Juniors) in Schifferstadt in the weight class up to 70 kg. In 1988 he came at the Junior European Championships (Espoirs) in Wałbrzych in the lightweight on the 4th place.

In 1991 he took part in an international senior championship for the first time in Varna. He came in third place at the world championship in lightweight behind Islam Dugutschijew , Soviet Union and Martin Kornbakk , Sweden and thus won a world championship bronze medal . In 1992 he represented Bulgaria at the Olympic Games in Barcelona. He lost his first fight there in the lightweight against Attila Repka from Hungary, then won over Matwai Baranow, Israel and lost to Ghani Yalouz from France and Petrica Carare from Romania. He came in 11th place.

Stojan Dobrew won a medal again at the European Championships in 1993 in Istanbul. He came there in welterweight behind Beslan Tschagijew , Russia and Azad Əliyev, Azerbaijan, on the 3rd place. At the World Championships this year in Stockholm he missed the medal ranks, but took a good 6th place. In 1994 he disappointed at the European Championships, where he only reached 21st place in the welterweight division, while he slipped just past the medal ranks at the 1994 World Championships in Tampere with a 4th place. His next big success came in 1995 when he was welterweight in Besançon before Mircea Constantin , Romania, Uladsimir Kapytau , Belarus and Sergei Poperetschni, Russia, the new European champion. At the 1995 World Cup in Prague, however, he only came in 15th place. Yvon Riemer from France won there ahead of Baqtijar Baissejitow from Kazakhstan.

In 1996 Stojan Dobrew reached the 8th place at the European Welterweight Championship in Kouvola. He then took part in the Olympic Games for the second time this year. In Atlanta he lost first to Marko Asell from Finland, then defeated Yousef Bouguerra, Algeria, Jaroslav Zeman , Czech Republic and Kim Jin-soo , South Korea and lost to Józef Tracz , Poland and Tamás Berzicza from Hungary. These results only reached 19th place.

In 1997 and 1998 he only came in middle places at World and European Championships. In 1999 he achieved another great success, because he was again European welterweight champion in Sofia. On the way to this success he defeated Igor Balaur, Moldova, Erik Hahn , Germany, Dimitrios Avramis , Greece and Tamás Berzicza.

In 2000 he failed to qualify for a third time to participate in the Olympic Games. He then ended his international wrestling career.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
1983	3.	Junior Championship (Cadets) of the Balkans in Bucharest	up to 55 kg	behind Nicolae Nițoiu, Romania and Dimitrios Tirakis, Greece
1985	5.	Junior European Championship (Juniors) in Bologna	up to 65 kg	Winner: Valeri Nekljukow, Soviet Union, ahead of Józef Rosicki, Poland
1986	5.	Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Schifferstadt	up to 70 kg	Winner: Alfredo Vicet, Cuba ahead of Yevgeny Barkassow, Soviet Union
1988	2.	Intern. Tournament in Pernik	Light	behind Mircea Constantin , Romania, in front of Aiwas Koschijew, Soviet Union
1988	4th	Junior European Championship (Espoirs) in Walbrzych	Light	behind Salih Yılmaz, Turkey, Aiwas Koschijew and Sakari Kaakkolahti, Finland
1990	1.	Junior Championship (Espoirs) of the Balkans	Light	before Uğur Öztürk, Turkey and Rudolf Raketski, Yugoslavia
1991	3.	World Cup in Varna	Light	behind Islam Dugutschijew, Soviet Union and Martin Kornbakk, Sweden, in front of Kim Sung-moon , South Korea and Ghani Yalouz, France
1992	11.	OS in Barcelona	Light	after a defeat against Attila Repka, Hungary, a victory over Matwai Baranow, Israel and defeats against Ghani Yalouz and Petrica Carare, Romania
1993	3.	EM in Istanbul	Welter	behind Beslan Chagiyev , Russia and Azad Əliyev, Azerbaijan
1993	6th	World Cup in Stockholm	Welter	Winner: Néstor Almanza , Cuba, followed by Józef Tracz , Poland, Yvon Riemer, France and Torbjörn Kornbakk , Sweden
1994	21st	EM in Athens	Welter	Winner: Erol Koyuncu, Turkey ahead of Uladsimir Kapytau, Belarus and Torbjörn Kornbakk
1994	4th	World Cup in Tampere	Welter	behind Mnazakan Iskandarjan , Russia, Józef Tracz and Torbjörn Kornbakk
1995	1.	EM in Besançon	Welter	in front of Mircea Constantin, Uladsimir Kapytau and Sergei Poperetschni, Russia
1995	15th	World Cup in Prague	Welter	Winner: Yvon Riemer ahead of Baqtijar Baissejitow, Kazakhstan, Filiberto Ascuy Aguilera , Cuba and Mnazankan Iskandarjan
1996	8th.	EM in Budapest	Welter	Winner: Nazmi Avluca , Turkey ahead of Uladsimir Kapytau and Erik Hahn, Germany
1996	19th	OS in Atlanta	Welter	after a defeat against Marko Asell, Finland, victories over Yousef Bouguerra, Algeria, Jaroslav Zeman, Czech Republic and Kim Jin-soo, South Korea and defeats against Józef Tracz and Tamás Berzicza, Hungary
1997	12.	EM in Kouvola / Finland	Welter	Winner: Torbjörn Kornbakk ahead of Marko Asell and Ivon Riemer
1998	11.	EM in Minsk	Welter	after defeating Tamás Berzicza and losing to Attila Bátky , Slovakia and Mariusz Pawlowski, Poland
1998	11.	World Cup in Gaevle	Welter	after victory over Yvon Riemer, defeat against Kwitscha Bichinaschwili , Georgia, victory over Börge Johansson, Sweden and defeat against Nazmi Avluca
1999	1.	EM in Sofia	Welter	after victories over Igor Balaur, Moldova, Erik Hahn, Germany, Dimitrios Avramis, Greece and Tamás Berzicza
2000	5.	Olympic qualification tournament in Faenza	Welter	Winner: Vyachaslau Makarenka , Belarus ahead of Kwitscha Bichinashvili
2000	10.	Olympic qualification tournament in Clermont-Ferrand	Welter	Winner: Marko Yli-Hannuksela , Finland ahead of Kwitscha Bichinaschwili

Explanations

• all competitions in Greco-Roman style
• Lightweight, until 1996 up to 68 kg, welter weight, until 1996 up to 74 kg, until 2001 up to 76 kg body weight
• OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship

swell

• Trade journal Der Ringer
• "Foedeak Wrestling Database" website, where "Stojan Dobrew" and "Stojan Stojanow" are mistakenly listed as two different people

Web links

• Stojan Dobrew in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )