Bulgaria at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Bulgaria competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after having missed the 1932 Summer Olympics due to high travel costs. 26 competitors, all men, took part in 22 events in 7 sports.[1][2][3]
Bulgaria at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | BUL |
NOC | Bulgarian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Berlin | |
Competitors | 26 in 7 sports |
Flag bearer | Lyuben Doychev |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Athletics
- Track and Road Events
Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
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Boris Haralampiev | Marathon | 3:08:53.8 | 36 |
- Combined Events - Decathlon
Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lyuben Doychev | Result | 11.5 | 6.35 | 12.26 | 1.70 | 54.1 | 16.3 | 38.25 | 3.70 | 48.43 | 5:34.2 | 6307 | 14 |
Points | 710 | 639 | 645 | 671 | 665 | 736 | 660 | 775 | 559 | 247 |
Cycling
Ten cyclists, all male, represented Bulgaria in 1936.
- Road Cycling
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Aleksandar Nikolov | Road Race, Individual | Finished | N/A |
Kanyo Dzhambazov | 2:33:08.0 | 16 | |
Nikola Nenov | Finished | N/A | |
Gennadi Simov | Finished | N/A | |
Dzhambazov Nenov Nikolov Simov |
Road Race, Team | Finished | N/A |
- Track Cycling
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Semi-Final | Semi-Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Boris Dimitrov | 1km Time Trial | DNS | |||||||
Sava Gerchev Marin Nikolov Georgi Velinov Bogdan Yanchev |
Team Pursuit | 5:10.4 | 13 | Did not advance |
Athlete | 1/16 Final | 1/16 Rep | 1/8 Final | 1/8 Rep | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
Nedyu Rachev | L |
3 |
Did not advance | N/A |
Equestrian
At the 1936 Summer Olympics Bulgaria participated with three competitors only in the Three-Day-Event as at the time the Eventing discipline of Equestrian Sports was a military sports competition, meaning that only military people could participate in it and the Bulgarian military had earned Olympic quotas.
- Three-Day-Event (Military)
- Individual
Athlete | Horse | Dressage | Cross-Country | Jumping | Rank | ||||
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Pts Lost | Rank | Pts Gained/Lost | Pen | Pts Lost | Pen | Total | |||
Cpt. Malakchiev | Mageremlek | 136.8 | 14 | 30/- | 20 | - | 10 | 156.8 | 10 |
Maj. Angelov | Liquidator | 146.6 | 17 | 9/85 | 40 | - | 30 | 263.7 | 17 |
Maj. Semov | Lovak | DSQ |
- Team
Athlete | Horse | Penalties | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cpt. Malakchiev Maj. Angelov Maj. Semov |
Mageremlek Liquidator Lovak |
DNF |
Fencing
One male fencer represented Bulgaria in 1936 - Dimitar Vasilev.
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Dimitar Vasilev | Men's Foil | 1/2/26 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
Men's Épée | 1/2/15 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
Men's Sabre | 4/8/17 | 2 Q | 2/4/16 | 3 Q | 0/0/20 | 6 | Did not advance | N/A |
Gymnastics
At the 1936 Summer Olympics the members of the Bulgarian Gymnastics Men's Team participated in all the Gymnastics Events to be eligible for the team ranking.
- Individual
Athlete | Event | PB | LH | PH | Rings | FX | HB | Final |
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Mirchev | Points | 14.133 | 17.300 | 12.800 | 16.467 | 16.300 | 16.933 | 93.933 |
Rank | 78 | 27 | 86 | 49 | 54 | 46 | 66 | |
G Dimitrov | Points | 13.300 | 16.500 | 5.334 | 13.733 | 14.300 | 14.100 | 77.267 |
Rank | 88 | 49 | 109 | 86 | 91 | 86 | 93 | |
J Hristov | Points | 13.100 | 13.800 | 10.700 | 16.467 | 16.300 | 16.933 | 93.933 |
Rank | 91 | 93 | 59 | 84 | 98 | 99 | 96 | |
Chureshki | Points | 10.566 | 14.733 | 7.334 | 14.867 | 13.300 | 10.800 | 71.600 |
Rank | 99 | 85 | 108 | 74 | 98 | 95 | 98 | |
Sidov | Points | 9.500 | 11.900 | 10.100 | 13.834 | 13.500 | 10.333 | 69.167 |
Rank | 103 | 99 | 97 | 85 | 96 | 97 | 99 | |
Obretenov | Points | 11.033 | 13.600 | 9.000 | 10.866 | 13.600 | 7.833 | 65.932 |
Rank | 97 | 95 | 104 | 102 | 95 | 104 | 101 | |
Stoychev | Points | 7.567 | 7.200 | 9.800 | 12.900 | 11.833 | 7.657 | 50.867 |
Rank | 108 | 108 | 100 | 90 | 105 | 106 | 106 |
- Team
Team All-Around | Ttl Pts | Adj Pts | Rank |
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Bulgaria | 509.200 | 452.333 | 13 |
Art competitions
References
- "Bulgaria at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- ORGANISATIONSKOMITEE FÜR DIE XI. OLYMPIADE BERLIN 1936 E. V. (1937). THE XIth OLYMPIC GAMES BERLIN, 1936 OFFICIAL REPORT VOLUME I (PDF). pp. 1–640. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ORGANISATIONSKOMITEE FÜR DIE XI. OLYMPIADE BERLIN 1936 E. V. (1937). THE XIth OLYMPIC GAMES BERLIN, 1936 OFFICIAL REPORT VOLUME II (PDF). pp. 641–1224.