Mihail Ganev

Mihail Petrov Ganev (Bulgarian: Михаил Петров Ганев, born January 5, 1985) is a freestyle wrestler from Bulgaria who won the world title in the 84 kg division in 2010.^[3] He was eliminated in the second bout at the 2016 Olympics.^[1]

Mihail Ganev

Ganev at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Bulgarian
Born	(1985-01-05) January 5, 1985 (age 40) Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Club	SK Levski[2]
Coached by	Simeon Shterev Petar Kasabov[3] Valentin Raichev[2]
Medal record Representing  Bulgaria World Championships 2010 Moscow 84 kg European Championships 2010 Baku 84 kg 2012 Belgrade 84 kg 2017 Novi Sad 97 kg

In December 2010 he was stabbed in the stomach with a knife and was out of training for a month. He lost another four months from March to July 2015 due to an injury. He withdrew from the 2016 European Championships due to another injury, to a knee ligament.^[2]