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
IOC codeBUL
NOCBulgarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
in Berlin
Competitors26 in 7 sports
Flag bearerLyuben Doychev
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Athletics

Track and Road Events
Athlete Event Result Rank
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 11.56.3512.261.7054.116.338.253.7048.435:34.2 6307 14
Points 710639645671665736660775559247

Cycling

Ten cyclists, all male, represented Bulgaria in 1936.

Road Cycling
Athlete Event Time Rank
Aleksandar Nikolov Road Race, Individual FinishedN/A
Kanyo Dzhambazov 2:33:08.016
Nikola Nenov FinishedN/A
Gennadi Simov FinishedN/A
Dzhambazov
Nenov
Nikolov
Simov
Road Race, Team FinishedN/A
Track Cycling
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Semi-Final Semi-Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Boris Dimitrov 1km Time Trial DNS
Sava Gerchev
Marin Nikolov
Georgi Velinov
Bogdan Yanchev
Team Pursuit 5:10.413Did not advance
Sprint
Athlete 1/16 Final 1/16 Rep 1/8 Final 1/8 Rep Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Nedyu Rachev  Chaillot (FRA)
L
 Sellinger (USA)
 Györffy (HUN)
3
Did not advanceN/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
Pts Lost Rank Pts Gained/Lost Pen Pts Lost Pen Total
Cpt. Malakchiev Mageremlek 136.81430/-20-10156.810
Maj. Angelov Liquidator 146.6179/8540-30263.717
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.

Fencing Events
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Dimitar Vasilev Men's Foil 1/2/266Did not advance
Men's Épée 1/2/157Did not advance
Men's Sabre 4/8/172 Q2/4/163 Q0/0/206Did not advanceN/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
Mirchev Points 14.13317.30012.80016.46716.30016.93393.933
Rank 78278649544666
G Dimitrov Points 13.30016.5005.33413.73314.30014.10077.267
Rank 884910986918693
J Hristov Points 13.10013.80010.70016.46716.30016.93393.933
Rank 91935984989996
Chureshki Points 10.56614.7337.33414.86713.30010.80071.600
Rank 998510874989598
Sidov Points 9.50011.90010.10013.83413.50010.33369.167
Rank 103999785969799
Obretenov Points 11.03313.6009.00010.86613.6007.83365.932
Rank 979510410295104101
Stoychev Points 7.5677.2009.80012.90011.8337.65750.867
Rank 10810810090105106106
Team
Team All-Around Ttl Pts Adj Pts Rank
Bulgaria 509.200 452.333 13

Shooting

Men
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Boris Khristov 50 m Rifle Prone 238 58

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References

  1. "Bulgaria at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  2. 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.
  3. ORGANISATIONSKOMITEE FÜR DIE XI. OLYMPIADE BERLIN 1936 E. V. (1937). THE XIth OLYMPIC GAMES BERLIN, 1936 OFFICIAL REPORT VOLUME II (PDF). pp. 641–1224.
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