# 2025 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament

The 62nd Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament, is a wrestling event held in Varna, Bulgaria between 23 and 26 January 2025.
This international tournament included competition in both men's and women's freestyle wrestling and men's Greco-Roman wrestling. This tournament was held in honor of Dan Kolov who was the first European freestyle wrestling champion from Bulgaria and European and World Champion Nikola Petroff.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Bulgaria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Bulgaria* | 11 | 15 | 14 | 40 |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 25 | 25 | 27 | 77 |

## Medal overview
### Men's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 57 kg details | Nika Zangaladze Georgia | Ivaylo Tisov Bulgaria | Roman Hutsuliak Ukraine |
| 61 kg details | Daton Fix United States | Devan Turner United States | Jeyhun Allahverdiyev Azerbaijan |
| 61 kg details | Daton Fix United States | Devan Turner United States | Răzvan Kovacs Romania |
| 65 kg details | Mikyay Naim Bulgaria | Murad Hagverdiyev Azerbaijan | Erik Arushanian Ukraine |
| 65 kg details | Mikyay Naim Bulgaria | Murad Hagverdiyev Azerbaijan | Gigi Kurkhuli Georgia |
| 70 kg details | William Lewan United States | Kaloyan Atanasov Bulgaria | Benjamin Boejthe Romania |
| 70 kg details | William Lewan United States | Kaloyan Atanasov Bulgaria | Mihail Georgiev Bulgaria |
| 74 kg details | Quincy Monday United States | Ivan Kusyak Ukraine | Presiyan Mihov Bulgaria |
| 74 kg details | Quincy Monday United States | Ivan Kusyak Ukraine | Ramazan Ramazanov Bulgaria |
| 79 kg details | Tornike Tulashvili Georgia | Kennedy Monday United States | Petar Petkov Bulgaria |
| 79 kg details | Tornike Tulashvili Georgia | Kennedy Monday United States | Krisztian Biro Romania |
| 86 kg details | Zahid Valencia United States | Chance Marsteller United States | Tornike Samkharadze Georgia |
| 92 kg details | Sandro Kurashvili Georgia | Sadig Mustafazade Azerbaijan | Eric Edward Schultz United States |
| 97 kg details | Akhmed Bataev Bulgaria | Vasyl Sova Ukraine | Mert Slavov Bulgaria |
| 125 kg details | Mason Parris United States | Georgi Ivanov Bulgaria | Yurii Idzinskyi Ukraine |
| 125 kg details | Mason Parris United States | Georgi Ivanov Bulgaria | Jordan Michael Wood United States |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 55 kg details | Galin Furnadzhiev Bulgaria | Stefan Stefanov Bulgaria | Krasimir Kaloyanov Bulgaria |
| 60 kg details | Mohammad Ashiri Iran | Nedyalko Petrov Bulgaria | Borislav Kirilov Bulgaria |
| 63 kg details | Grisha Nazaryan Bulgaria | Miroslav Emilov Bulgaria | Kristiyan Milenkov Bulgaria |
| 67 kg details | Håvard Jørgensen Norway | Abu Muslim Amaev Bulgaria | Nikalas Sulev Bulgaria |
| 72 kg details | Hojat Rezaei Iran | Ivo Iliev Bulgaria | Petar Gornyashki Bulgaria |
| 77 kg details | Albert Doev Bulgaria | Benjamin Hansen Norway | Per-Anders Kure Norway |
| 82 kg details | Aik Mnatsakanian Bulgaria | Svetoslav Nikolov Bulgaria | Mohammad Naghousi Iran |
| 87 kg details | Semen Novikov Bulgaria | Yasin Ali Yazdi Iran | Andrey Atanasov Bulgaria |
| 97 kg details | Kiril Milov Bulgaria | Kaloyan Ivanov Bulgaria | Yoan Dimitrov Bulgaria |
| 130 kg details | Abolfazl Fathi Iran | Alan Dzabiev Bulgaria | Ignat Milenov Bulgaria |

### Women's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 53 kg | Aintzane Goñi Spain | Nikol Aleksandrova Bulgaria | None Awarded |
| 62 kg | Lydia Pérez Spain | Fatme Shaban Bulgaria | Desislava Ivanova Bulgaria |
| 65 kg | Bilyana Dudova Bulgaria | Elma Zeidlere Latvia | None Awarded |
| 68 kg | Daniela Brasnarova Bulgaria | Ilinka Stefanova Bulgaria | None Awarded |
| 76 kg | Vanesa Georgieva Bulgaria | Aleksandra Stoyanova Bulgaria | None Awarded |

## Participating nations

138 wrestlers from 12 countries:
* Azerbaijan (4)
* Bulgaria (76) (Host)
* Ecuador (1)
* Spain (2)
* Germany (1)
* Iran (5)
* Israel (2)
* Latvia (1)
* Norway (5)
* Romania (6)
* Ukraine (9)
* United States (16)

## Results
### Legend

* F — Won by fall
* R — Retired
* WO — Won by walkover

### Men's freestyle
#### Men's freestyle 57 kg

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | BUL | GEO | USA | BUL |
| 1 | Ivaylo Tisov (BUL) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 29 | — | 17-8 | 6–0 Fall | 6–0 Fall |
| 2 | Nika Zangaladze (GEO) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 8–17 | — | 8-3 | 8-2 |
| 3 | Brandon Courtney (USA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0–6 Fall | 3–8 | — | 6–0 Fall |
| 4 | Tanyo Tanev (BUL) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0–6 Fall | 2–8 | 0–6 Fall | — |
| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | UKR | USA | ECU |
| 1 | Roman Hutsuliak (UKR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 16 | — | 6-3 | 10-0 |
| 2 | Liam Smith Cronin (USA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3–6 | — | 11-0 |
| 3 | Guesseppe Villarroel (ECU) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0–10 | 0–11 | — |
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Ivaylo Tisov (BUL) | 3 | | |
| Liam Smith Cronin (USA) | 2 | Ivaylo Tisov (BUL) | 2 |
| Roman Hutsuliak (UKR) | 1 | Nika Zangaladze (GEO) | 15 |
| Nika Zangaladze (GEO) | 12 |
| | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| | | Liam Smith Cronin (USA) | 1 |
| | | Roman Hutsuliak (UKR) | 4 |

#### Men's freestyle 61 kg

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | Nahshon Garrett (USA) | 5 | | | | |
| Dimitar Biserkov (BUL) | 0 | Jeyhun Allahverdiyev (AZE) | 15 | | | | |
| Jeyhun Allahverdiyev (AZE) | 10 | | | Jeyhun Allahverdiyev (AZE) | 2 | | |
| | | | | Devan Turner (USA) | 4 | | |
| | | Denis Naim (BUL) | 2 | | | | |
| | | Devan Turner (USA) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Devan Turner (USA) | 0 |
| | | | | | | Daton Fix (USA) | 3 |
| | | Michael Jonathon McGee (USA) | 2 | | | | |
| Omar Gazashvili (GEO) | 2 | Răzvan Kovacs (ROU) | 4 | | | | |
| Răzvan Kovacs (ROU) | 7 | | | Răzvan Kovacs (ROU) | 0 | | |
| Yaroslav Hurskyy (UKR) | 4 | | | Daton Fix (USA) | 10 | | |
| Stilyan Iliev (BUL) | 0 | Yaroslav Hurskyy (UKR) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Daton Fix (USA) | 10 | | | | |
| Bronze medals | Bronze medals |
| Jeyhun Allahverdiyev (AZE) | 10 |
| Denis Naim (BUL) | 0 |
| Răzvan Kovacs (ROU) | 3 |
| Yaroslav Hurskyy (UKR) | 1 |

#### Men's freestyle 65 kg

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | Erdal Galip (BUL) | 1 | | | | |
| Murad Hagverdiyev (AZE) | 10 | Murad Hagverdiyev (AZE) | 5 | | | | |
| Nikola Stefanov (BUL) | 0 | | | Murad Hagverdiyev (AZE) | 5 | | |
| | | | | Erik Arushanian (UKR) | 3 | | |
| | | Simeon Panayotov (BUL) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Erik Arushanian (UKR) | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Murad Hagverdiyev (AZE) | 2 |
| | | | | | | Mikyay Naim (BUL) | 2 |
| | | Nikoloz Beshidze (GEO) | 3 | | | | |
| | | Gigi Kurkhuli (GEO) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | Gigi Kurkhuli (GEO) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Mikyay Naim (BUL) | 10 | | |
| | | Ivan Badavrov (BUL) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Mikyay Naim (BUL) | 5 | | | | |
| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Nikola Stefanov (BUL) | 0 | Erik Arushanian (UKR) | 10 |
| Erdal Galip (BUL) | 13 | Erdal Galip (BUL) | 0 |
| | | Gigi Kurkhuli (GEO) | 5 |
| | | Ivan Badavrov (BUL) | 0 |

#### Men's freestyle 70 kg

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Nikolay Momakov (BUL) | Nikolay Momakov (BUL) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Presiyan Dimitrov (BUL) | Presiyan Dimitrov (BUL) | 0 | Nikolay Momakov (BUL) | Nikolay Momakov (BUL) | 0 | | | |
| Benjamin Boejthe (ROU) | Benjamin Boejthe (ROU) | 3 | Kaloyan Atanasov (BUL) | Kaloyan Atanasov (BUL) | 10 | | | |
| Kaloyan Atanasov (BUL) | Kaloyan Atanasov (BUL) | 7 | | | | Kaloyan Atanasov (BUL) | Kaloyan Atanasov (BUL) | 0 |
| Andrii Svyryd (UKR) | Andrii Svyryd (UKR) | 0 | | | | William Lewan (USA) | William Lewan (USA) | 5 |
| William Lewan (USA) | William Lewan (USA) | 10 | William Lewan (USA) | William Lewan (USA) | 3 | | | |
| Yahya Thomas (USA) | Yahya Thomas (USA) | 2 | Mihail Georgiev (BUL) | Mihail Georgiev (BUL) | 1 | | | |
| Mihail Georgiev (BUL) | Mihail Georgiev (BUL) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Bronze medals | Bronze medals |
| Benjamin Boejthe (ROU) | 10 |
| Nikolay Momakov (BUL) | 0 |
| Mihail Georgiev (BUL) | 3 |
| Andrii Svyryd (UKR) | 0 |

#### Men's freestyle 74 kg

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | Ivan Kusyak (UKR) | 7 | | | | |
| Gigi Subtirica (ROU) | 13 | Gigi Subtirica (ROU) | 3 | | | | |
| Elroy Perkin (USA) | 12 | | | Ivan Kusyak (UKR) | 7 | | |
| | | | | Presiyan Mihov (BUL) | 1 | | |
| | | Stiliyan Dzhorov (BUL) | 2 | | | | |
| | | Presiyan Mihov (BUL) | 13 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ivan Kusyak (UKR) | 2 |
| | | | | | | Quincy Monday (USA) | 9 |
| | | Saba Kobakhidze (GEO) | 2 | | | | |
| | | Zurab Kapraev (ROU) | 12 | | | | |
| | | | | Zurab Kapraev (ROU) | 0 | | |
| Ramazan Ramazanov (BUL) | 0 | | | Quincy Monday (USA) | 3 | | |
| Quincy Monday (USA) | 12 | Quincy Monday (USA) | 8 | | | | |
| | | Giorgi Rigvava (GEO) | 3 | | | | |
| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | Presiyan Mihov (BUL) | 3 |
| | | Gigi Subtirica (ROU) | 3 |
| Giorgi Rigvava (GEO) | 0 | Zurab Kapraev (ROU) | |
| Ramazan Ramazanov (BUL) | 11 | Ramazan Ramazanov (BUL) | WO |

#### Men's freestyle 79 kg

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Tornike Tulashvili (GEO) | Tornike Tulashvili (GEO) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Petar Petkov (BUL) | Petar Petkov (BUL) | 0 | Tornike Tulashvili (GEO) | Tornike Tulashvili (GEO) | 2 | | | |
| Nikolay Dimitrov (BUL) | Nikolay Dimitrov (BUL) | 6 | Nikolay Dimitrov (BUL) | Nikolay Dimitrov (BUL) | 1 | | | |
| Ivan Andonov (BUL) | Ivan Andonov (BUL) | 1 | | | | Tornike Tulashvili (GEO) | Tornike Tulashvili (GEO) | 8 |
| Kennedy Monday (USA) | Kennedy Monday (USA) | 11$^F$ | | | | Kennedy Monday (USA) | Kennedy Monday (USA) | 6 |
| Bozhidar Dobrev (BUL) | Bozhidar Dobrev (BUL) | 0 | Kennedy Monday (USA) | Kennedy Monday (USA) | 9 | | | |
| Valentin Babii (UKR) | Valentin Babii (UKR) | 0 | Krisztian Biro (ROU) | Krisztian Biro (ROU) | 0 | | | |
| Krisztian Biro (ROU) | Krisztian Biro (ROU) | 11 | | | | | | |
| Bronze medals | Bronze medals |
| Petar Petkov (BUL) | 5 |
| Nikolay Dimitrov (BUL) | 3 |
| Krisztian Biro (ROU) | 11 |
| Bozhidar Dobrev (BUL) | 0 |

#### Men's freestyle 125 kg

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | Yurii Idzinskyi (UKR) | 2 | | | | |
| Yusif Dursunov (AZE) | 10 | Yusif Dursunov (AZE) | 0 | | | | |
| Christian Lombardi (GER) | 0 | | | Yurii Idzinskyi (UKR) | 0 | | |
| | | | | Mason Parris (USA) | 10 | | |
| | | Mason Parris (USA) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Dian Manev (BUL) | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mason Parris (USA) | 13 |
| | | | | | | Georgi Ivanov (BUL) | 2 |
| | | Giga Shavadze (GEO) | 1 | | | | |
| | | Jordan Michael Wood (USA) | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | Jordan Michael Wood (USA) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Georgi Ivanov (BUL) | 5 | | |
| | | Adel Bakar (BUL) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Georgi Ivanov (BUL) | 8$^F$ | | | | |
| Bronze medals | Bronze medals |
| Yurii Idzinskyi (UKR) | 10 |
| Dian Manev (BUL) | 0 |
| Jordan Michael Wood (USA) | 10 |
| Adel Bakar (BUL) | 0 |