Bulgaria's Simeon Shterev Crowned World's Number 1

Stanka Zlateva and her coach Simeon Shterev are pictured here celebrating her victory over Ohenewa Akuffo of Canada in the Women 72kg Final match during the World Wrestling Championships in Moscow, Russia, 10 September 2010. Photo by EPA/BGNES

Bulgarian Simeon Shterev has been declared Best Female Wrestler coach of the year 2011 by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA).

The coach of Bulgaria's top female wrestler Stanka Zlateva, who won last month her fifth world gold medal, managed to overtake the Japanese trainer of phenomenal Saori Yoshida.

The awarding ceremony will be held during the coaching seminar for women in early November in the Turkish resort of Antalya. The coach of the national team will also deliver a lecture there.

Unlike his coach Stanka Zlateva has been declared Best Female Wrestler of the year by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) a total of four times.

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