Ivan R. Ivanov was a World silver medalist as an athlete and is a highly-respected Greco-Roman coach at the Senior and age-group levels.

Since 2010, Ivanov has been the owner and head coach for the Suples Wrestling Club in Boise, where he trains wrestlers from the age-group through the Senior level. Ivanov planned and instructed a specialized Greco-Roman technique and training curriculum at Suples WC. His training methods include online teaching platforms as well as web instruction and demonstration.

In 2004, Ivanov founded Suples, LTD, which specializes in wrestling training products and educational courses. As CEO, Ivanov is responsible for all business development and operations for the company. He was the designer and innovator for wide variety of training product lines, which are used by wrestling clubs and organizations around the world.

From 2002-2009, Ivanov served as the head Greco-Roman coach for the U.S. Olympic Education Center (USOEC), which is affiliated with Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich.

Other coaching stints for Ivanov were with the Treehouse Athletic Club in Utah, and at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

He has coached numerous U.S. teams on international tours, including serving as assistant coach for the 2001 Junior World Team and on the coaching staff for Senior World Teams. Ivanov is a gold-certified coach within USA Wrestling’s National Coaches Education Program. In 2009, Ivanov was named USA Wrestling Greco-Roman Coach of the Year.

Ivanov emigrated to the United States from Bulgaria, where he was a world-class Greco-Roman athlete. He won a World silver medal at 62 kg in 1994, and placed fifth at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. He was also fourth at the 1995 European Championships.

He was a student-athlete at the Sports School and Technical College in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. He was also a student-athlete for the Bulgarian World Class Army Wrestling Program, based in Sofia, where he trained and also received educational training in military technical skills. He was awarded with the Honored Master of Sport from the Bulgarian Wrestling Federation in 1996.