Valentin Yordanov
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Valentin Dimitrov Yordanov (
Early life
He was born in the Bulgarian village of Sandrovo in the
Team Foxcatcher
In 1990, Yordanov emigrated to the United States, training and living at multi-millionaire
Post-retirement
He retired from wrestling after the 1996 Olympics. In 1997 he became a member of the Athletes' Commission of
In 2010, multimillionaire John du Pont died in prison while serving his sentence for murder; du Pont's most recent will had bequeathed 80 percent of his estate to Yordanov, his wife, Zdravka Moneta Atanosova Dimitrov, and their relatives.[6] Du Pont had been a Forbes 400 member worth an estimated US$200 million in 1986 (equivalent to $560 million in 2023).[7] The Superior Court of Pennsylvania upheld a Delaware County Orphans Court order dismissing a challenge to the will from du Pont's family.[8]
In 2013, Yordanov returned his 1996 Olympic gold medal in protest of the International Olympic Committee's decision to eliminate wrestling from the Olympics.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Valentin Jordanov". Catalog for Bulgarian sport. Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Biography". Valentin Yordanov's Official Web Page. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Знаменити борци, възпитаници на НСА [Famous Wrestlers from the National Sports Academy] (in Bulgarian). National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski". Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ "Valentin Jordanov". databaseOlympics. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ "Jordan reelected". kanal3.bg. Kanal 3 BG. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "Du Pont Relatives Contest Validity of Late Killer's Will" Archived March 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Alex Rose, Delaware County Daily Times, June 15, 2011. Retrieved 2018.
- Forbes. December 10, 2010. Archivedfrom the original on March 13, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ "Superior Court: Du Pont relatives have no standing to contest will". Main Line Media News. December 6, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ Chase, Chris (February 20, 2013). "Bulgarian wrestler gives up gold in protest of Olympic decision". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 1, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valentin Yordanov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
External links
- Valentin Yordanov at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Valentin Yordanov at Olympics.com
- Valentin Yordanov at Olympedia
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived January 21, 2019)