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Valentin Yordanov Net Worth
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Valentin Yordanov net worth is $900,000
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Valentin Yordanov Dimitrov (Bulgarian: ???????? ????????), also transliterated Valentin Dimitrov Jordanov (born January 26, 1960) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler in the up to 52 kg weight class.He was born in the Bulgarian village of Sandrovo in the Ruse Municipality. He began wrestling at the age of ten, and was coached by Georgi Achev from 1970 to 1978. He did his military service at the sports school of the CSKA Sofia sports club from 1978 to 1980, where he worked with Yancho Patrikov. He won his first European championship in 1980 in Bursa, Turkey, and his first world championship in 1983 in Kiev, Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union). He continued to work at the CSKA sports club until 1990. He was one of two people to be named the Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year in 1989.In 1990 he emigrated to the United States, but he also continued wrestling for Bulgaria until 1996. He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in the Freestyle Flyweight 52 kg event and a gold medal in the same event at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He is a seven-time world champion, seven-time European champion, and the only wrestler to hold 10 medals (7 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze) from World Championships.He retired from wrestling after the 1996 Olympics. In 1997 he became a member of the Athletes' commission of FILA, and was the President of the Bulgarian Wrestling Federation from 1998 to 2007. He has been a member of the Bureau of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee since 2000. He is married and has two children.The will of American multi-millionaire John Eleuthère du Pont bequeathed 80% of his estate to Yordanov and his relatives.Yordanov returned his 1996 Olympic gold medal in protest of the International Olympic Committee's decision to eliminate wrestling from the Olympics.
Net Worth
$900,000
Date Of Birth
1960-01-26
Place Of Birth
Sandrovo, Ruse Municipality, Bulgaria
Profession
Transportation Department, Soundtrack
Nicknames
Valentin Yordanov, Yordanov, Valentin
Transportation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Undisputed 3: Redemption
2010
truck driver
Universal Soldier: Regeneration
2009
truck driver
Kozelat
2009
driver
When Nietzsche Wept
2007
driver
Marines
2003
Video driver
Submarines
2003
Video driver
Derailed
2002
driver
The Order
2001
driver: Bulgaria
Bridge of Dragons
1999
generator driver
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
2007
Video Game "Ace Combat 6 Main Theme", "A Brand New Day"
Known for movies
Undisputed 3: Redemption (2010) as Transportation Department
Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009) as Transportation Department