Mikyay Naim

Mikyay Naim
Personal information
Native nameМикяй Салим Наим
Full nameMikyay Salim Naim
Born (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 (age 27)
Bulgaria
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country Bulgaria
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class65 kg
EventFreestyle
ClubDimitrovgrad Wrestling Club
Coached bySalim Salim
Achievements and titles
Regional finalsSilver (2023)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Bulgaria
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Zagreb 65 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2021 Plovdiv 57 kg
Poland Open (Wacław Ziółkowski Memorial)
Silver medal – second place 2023 Warsaw 65 kg
World U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bydgoszcz 57 kg
European Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Istanbul 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Dortmund 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bucharest 55 kg
European Cadet Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Katowice 46 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Bar 50 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Samokov 54 kg

Mikyay Salim Naim (Bulgarian: Микяй Салим Наим; born 4 October 1997) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 65 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[1][2]

Career

He won the silver medal at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, losing to Armenian Vazgen Tevanyan 12–1 with technical superiority in the men's freestyle 65 kg final match. He had reached the final after defeating Swiss Nino Leutert 10–3 in the first round, Georgian Edemi Bolkvadze 6–2 in the quarterfinals and Romanian Ștefan Coman 7–0 in the semifinals.[3]

He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[4] He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[4]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 2nd Freestyle 65 kg

References

  1. ^ "NAIM Mikyay Salim profile page". uww.org. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Salim Naim Mikyay (Freestyle wrestling) : Prize list and results". the-sports.org.
  3. ^ "European Championships". United World Wrestling.
  4. ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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