Full name: Prodan Stoyanov Gardzhev
Original name: Продан Стоянов Гарджев
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Weight: 174 lbs (79 kg)
Born: April 8, 1936 in Rosenovo, Ruse, Bulgaria
Died: July 5, 2003 in Burgas, Burgas, Bulgaria
Affiliations: Chernomorets Burgas
Country:
Bulgaria
Sport: Wrestling
Medals: 1 Gold, 1 Bronze (2 Total)
| Prodan Gardzhev had the following finishes at major championships – 1963 World Championship: 87.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 1966 World Championship: 87.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 1965 World Championship: 87.0 kg. Freestyle (3rd); 1967 World Championship: 87.0 kg. Freestyle (6th); 1968 European Championship: 87.0 kg. Freestyle (2nd); 1967 European Championship: 87.0 kg. Freestyle (3rd). |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer | 24 | Roma | Wrestling | Men's Middleweight, Freestyle | Bulgaria | BUL | 5T | ||
| 1964 Summer | 28 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Men's Middleweight, Freestyle | Bulgaria | BUL | 1 | Gold | |
| 1968 Summer | 32 | Ciudad de México | Wrestling | Men's Middleweight, Freestyle | Bulgaria | BUL | 3 | Bronze |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | MR | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer | 24 | Roma | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Four | 5T | 1960-09-05 | 6 | |||
| 1960 Summer | 24 | Roma | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Four | Match #1 | 1 | 1960-09-05 | Gardzhev (BUL) decision, Nagai (JPN) | 1 | |
| 1960 Summer | 24 | Roma | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Three | 9T | 1960-09-03 | 5 | |||
| 1960 Summer | 24 | Roma | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Three | Match #3 | 1 | 1960-09-03 | Gardzhev (BUL) fall (3:20), Thomas (NZL) | 0 | |
| 1960 Summer | 24 | Roma | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Two | 13T | 1960-09-02 | 5 | |||
| 1960 Summer | 24 | Roma | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Two | Match #3 | 2 | 1960-09-02 | Güngör (TUR) decision, Gardzhev (BUL) | 3 | |
| 1960 Summer | 24 | Roma | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round One | 10T | 1960-09-01 | 2 | |||
| 1960 Summer | 24 | Roma | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round One | Match #2 | 1T | 1960-09-01 | Hollósi (HUN) draw, Gardzhev (BUL) | 2 | |
| 1964 Summer | 28 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Final Standings | 1 | 1964-10-11 | ||||
| 1964 Summer | 28 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Final Round | Match #1 | 1T | 1964-10-14 | Gardzhev (BUL) draw, Güngör (TUR) | ||
| 1964 Summer | 28 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Five | 1T | 1964-10-14 | 5 | |||
| 1964 Summer | 28 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Five | Match #1 | 2 | 1964-10-14 | Mahdizadeh (IRI) decision, Gardzhev (BUL) | 3 | |
| 1964 Summer | 28 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Four | 1 | 1964-10-14 | 2 | |||
| 1964 Summer | 28 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Four | Match #1 | 1 | 1964-10-14 | Gardzhev (BUL) fall (2:17), Bauch (GER) | 0 | |
| 1964 Summer | 28 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Three | 2 | 1964-10-13 | 2 | |||
| 1964 Summer | 28 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Three | Match #6 | AC | 1964-10-13 | Gardzhev (BUL) | 0 | |
| 1964 Summer | 28 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Two | 3T | 1964-10-12 | 2 | |||
| 1964 Summer | 28 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Two | Match #8 | 1 | 1964-10-12 | Gardzhev (BUL) fall (5:54), Singh (IND) | 0 | |
| 1964 Summer | 28 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round One | 8T | 1964-10-11 | 2 | |||
| 1964 Summer | 28 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round One | Match #6 | 1T | 1964-10-11 | Lomidze (URS) draw, Gardzhev (BUL) | 2 | |
| 1968 Summer | 32 | Ciudad de México | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Final Standings | 3 | 1968-10-17 | ||||
| 1968 Summer | 32 | Ciudad de México | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Final Round | Match #1 | 1T | 1968-10-20 | Gardzhev (BUL) draw, Gurevich (URS) | ||
| 1968 Summer | 32 | Ciudad de México | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Six | 3T | 1968-10-20 | 5,5 | |||
| 1968 Summer | 32 | Ciudad de México | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Six | Match #2 | 1 | 1968-10-20 | Gardzhev (BUL) decision, Gürsoy (TUR) | 1,0 | |
| 1968 Summer | 32 | Ciudad de México | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Five | 4 | 1968-10-20 | 4,5 | |||
| 1968 Summer | 32 | Ciudad de México | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Five | Match #1 | 1T | 1968-10-20 | Jigjidiin (MGL) draw, Gardzhev (BUL) | 2,0 | |
| 1968 Summer | 32 | Ciudad de México | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Four | 3 | 1968-10-20 | 2,5 | |||
| 1968 Summer | 32 | Ciudad de México | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Four | Match #2 | 1 | 1968-10-20 | Gardzhev (BUL) superiority, Grinstead (GBR) | 0,5 | |
| 1968 Summer | 32 | Ciudad de México | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Three | 5 | 1968-10-19 | 2,0 | |||
| 1968 Summer | 32 | Ciudad de México | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Three | Match #2 | 1 | 1968-10-19 | Gardzhev (BUL) fall (6:54), Balla (ROU) | 0,0 | |
| 1968 Summer | 32 | Ciudad de México | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Two | 5T | 1968-10-18 | 2,0 | |||
| 1968 Summer | 32 | Ciudad de México | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round Two | Match #1 | 1 | 1968-10-18 | Gardzhev (BUL) fall (1:16), Dastagir (AFG) | 0,0 | |
| 1968 Summer | 32 | Ciudad de México | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round One | 9T | 1968-10-17 | 2,0 | |||
| 1968 Summer | 32 | Ciudad de México | Wrestling | Bulgaria | BUL | Round One | Match #2 | 1T | 1968-10-17 | Peckham (USA) draw, Gardzhev (BUL) | 2,0 |