Bulgaria's heroine Stanka Zlateva won the historic gold medal in the European wrestling championships in Moscow on Wednesday, reported Bulgarian Telegraph Agency.

Zlateva dominated the women under 72 kg with 2-0 and 3-1 and managed to achieve the greatest success in Bulgaria's female wrestling so far.

She overpowered her opponents from Germany, Sweden, and Greece before the final against Ukraine's Svetlana Sayenko.

Zlateva was born on Mar. 1, 1983. She was chosen to participate in the Athens Olympic Games 2004 and the European championships 2005 in Bulgaria's Varna, where she achieved her best in career, winning a bronze medal.

Source: Xinhua