Dan Kolov
Bulgarian professional wrestler (1892–1940)
Дан Колов · 丹·科洛夫 · 단 콜로프
- Born
- 26 December 1892, Sennik
- Died
- 27 March 1940, Sennik
- Citizenship
- Bulgaria
- Sport
- mixed martial arts, professional wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler, mixed martial arts fighter, professional wrestler
Doncho Kolev Danev (Bulgarian: Дончо Колев Данев) (26 December 1892 – 27 March 1940), better known by the ring name Dan Kolov (Bulgarian: Дан Колов), was a Bulgarian professional wrestler born in Sennik, Bulgaria who was the first European freestyle wrestling champion from Bulgaria. He is also famously known for rejecting the offer to become a bodyguard for one of the most powerful mobsters in history Al Capone.
Kolov won the European gold in 1936 in the championship in Paris, which was the second distinction for Bulgaria after the world title of Nikola Petrov (Greco-Roman wrestling) from 1900. He was inducted in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2020.
Awards and honours
- Honoured Master of Sports
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q281338 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.