Dan Kolov
Doncho Kolev Danev (Bulgarian: Дончо Колев Данев) (26 December 1892 – 27 March 1940), better known by the ring name Dan Kolov (Bulgarian: Дан Колов), was a Bulgarian professional wrestler born in Sennik, Bulgaria who was the first European freestyle wrestling champion from Bulgaria.
| Dan Kolov | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Doncho Kolev Danev |
| Born | 26 December 1892 Sennik, Sevlievo, Bulgaria |
| Died | 27 March 1940 (aged 47) Sennik, Sevlievo, Bulgaria |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Dan Kolman Dan Koloff Dan Kolov Date Petroff Donecho Koley |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Billed weight | 231 lb (105 kg) |
| Trained by | Zbyszko Cyganiewicz |
| Debut | 1914 |
| Retired | 1937 |
He also won the European gold in 1936 in the championship in Paris, which was the second distinction for Bulgaria after the world title of Nikola Petrov (Greco-Roman wrestling) from 1900.
He was inducted in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2020.
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