Wrestler Kiril Terziev won the bronze Olympic metal in 74kg freestyle wrestling category on August 20.

Terziev defeated Cuban Ivan Fundora 2-0 in a dramatic fight, Focus news agency said. In the first round, Fundora won the first point, but Terziev managed to attack successfully to take the result to 3-3. Fundora’s next attack won him another two points, while the Bulgarian scored only one for 5-4. In the last second, Terziev’s counter-attack succeeded and the first part ended 6-5 to the Bulgarian.

The first point in the second round also went to the Cuban, but Terziev turned the result around to win 3-2. He ended the round with a touchdown to win the medal.

Terziev’s coach, Simeon Shterev, was extatic after the win:“Super! It was super! There was a little bit of hesitation in the beginning, but he followed the instructions and won.”

Bulgaria medal count at the Beijing Olympics includes one gold medal in single sculls rowing, as well as one silver and three bronze medals in wrestling.