Yavor Dimitrov Yanakiev (Bulgarian: Явор Димитров Янакиев; born 3 June 1985 in Stara Zagora) is a Bulgarian wrestler who won the bronze medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 74kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Yavor Yanakiev
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 74 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Baku 74 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tbilisi 74 kg

Yanakiev currently competes for Slavia Litex, where his coach is Stoyan Dobrev; his first coach was Petar

References

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  • "Класическа борба: категория 74 кг— Явор Янакиев, Пламен Палев, Илиян Георгиев" (in Bulgarian). Българска федерация по борба. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2008.