Osman Duraliev
Bulgarian freestyle wrestler
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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] In eight of them he lost the final to Aleksandr Medved.[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]
Born15 January 1939
Vladimirovtsi, Razgrad, Bulgaria
Died25 April 2011 (aged 72)
Istanbul, Turkey
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 1989 Duraliev immigrated to Turkey, where he died aged 72.[4]
