Mikyay Naim
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| Native name | Микяй Салим Наим | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Mikyay Salim Naim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 November 1997 Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 65 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dimitrovgrad Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Salim Salim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Regional finals |  (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mikyay Salim Naim (Bulgarian: Микяй Салим Наим; born 4 October 1997) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 65 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[1][2]
Career
[edit]He won the silver medal at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, losing to Armenian Vazgen Tevanyan 12–1 with technical superiority in the men's freestyle 65 kg final match. He had reached the final after defeating Swiss Nino Leutert 10–3 in the first round, Georgian Edemi Bolkvadze 6–2 in the quarterfinals and Romanian Ștefan Coman 7–0 in the semifinals.[3]
He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[4] He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[4]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 2nd | Freestyle 65 kg |
References
[edit]- ^ "NAIM Mikyay Salim profile page". uww.org. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Salim Naim Mikyay (Freestyle wrestling) : Prize list and results". the-sports.org.
- ^ "European Championships". United World Wrestling.
- ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mikyay Salim Naim at United World Wrestling (archived)
- Mikyay Naim at United World Wrestling
- Mikyay Naim at the International Wrestling Database
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