Tervel Dlagnev

Olympic bronze medalist Tervel Dlagnev is a freestyle wrestler from the United States. He has competed for his country in the 125 kg weight class. He placed fifth at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio after winning a bronze medal at the London Olympics in 2012.

Since 2009, Dlagnev has qualified for eight different national teams, placing in the top three each time (with the exception of 2010). In 2009 and 2014, Dlagnev took home two bronze medals from the World Wrestling Championships. Dlagnev finished 4-1 at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships with a defeat to Fardin Masoumi in the semifinals. At the 2014 World Wrestling Championships, Dlagnev also ended 4-1 with a loss to eventual champion Taha Akgül in the quarterfinals. Dlagnev placed fifth at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships, as well as in the wrestling competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, after losing to Komeil Ghasemi of Iran in the bronze medal match.

Dlagnev’s placing in the 2012 Olympic Games was upgraded to bronze in 2019 as a result of the International Olympic Committee’s notification that Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan would lose his gold medal due to a drug violation. Dlagnev had initially placed fifth, but Davit Modzmanashvili had previously in the year had his silver medal taken away. Dlagnev received his bronze medal from the 2012 Summer Olympics on March 6, 2022, at the Olympic Medal Reallocation Ceremony in Lincoln, Nebraska.