site.btaDecember 1, 1956: Nikola Stanchev Becomes Bulgaria's First Olympics Champion
Nikola Stanchev (right) during a wrestling competition in Sofia in 1959 (BTA Archive Photo)
On this date in 1956, Bulgarian freestyle wrestler Nikola Stanchev became the first Olympic champion in the history of Bulgarians ports after winning a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics, hosted by Melbourne, Australia between November 22 and December 8, 1956.
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