Bulgaria at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 98 competitors, 89 men and 9 women, took part in 66 events in 12 sports.[1]

Bulgaria at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBUL
NOCBulgarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
in Rome
Competitors98 in 12 sports
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medals

Gold

Silver
  • Krali Bimbalov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
  • Nezhdet Zalev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight
  • Stancho Ivanov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight

Bronze

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Preliminary round

Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Czechoslovakia321201192+95
 Yugoslavia321193199−65
 France312187190−34
 Bulgaria31220920904
August 26
16:00
Bulgaria  62–67  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 30–35, 32–32
Pts: Mirtchev (14) Pts: Djuric (23)
Palazzetto dello sport, Rome
Referees: E. Alvarez Frausto
C. Sien
August 27
10:30
Czechoslovakia  69–75  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 43–39, 26–36
Pts: Pieri (15) Pts: Gabanyi (15)
Palazzetto dello sport, Rome
Referees: R. Weber
S. Siniakov
August 29
20:00
France  73–72  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 32–30, 41–42
Pts: Grange (21) Pts: Mirtchev (22)
Palazzetto dello sport, Rome
Referees: D. Shirley
Bilek

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sprint
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechages Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Boris Lyubenov C-1 1000 m 4:47.65 2 Q N/A 4:44.93 2 Q 4:42.52 8
Marin Gopov
Toma Sokolov		 C-2 1000 m 4:39.68 6 Q 4:48.06 2 Q N/A 4:31.52 6
Lyubomir Oresharov K-1 1000 m DNS Did not advance
Ivan Simeonov
Lyubomir Oresharov		 K-2 1000 m 3:49.88 6 Q 3:53.27 4 Did not advance

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Five male cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1960.

Road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Stoyan Georgiev Demirev Men's road race 4:25:44 52
Dimitar Kotev DNF
Boyan Kotsev DNF
Ognyan Toshev DNF
Boyan Kotsev
Dimitar Kotev
Ognyan Toshev
Stoyan Georgiev Demirev		 Team time trial 2:26:20.48 17

Track
1000m time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Boncho Novakov Men's 1000m time trial 1:11.73 18

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Two fencers, both men, represented Bulgaria in 1960.

Men's foil
Men's sabre

Football
Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics

First round

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 3210134+95
 Bulgaria 321083+55
 United Arab Republic 3012411−71
 Turkey 3012310−71
Bulgaria 3–0 Turkey
Diev  13', 58'
Hristov  67'		 Report
Attendance: 3.000
Referee: Cesare Jonni (ITA)
Bulgaria 2–0 United Arab Republic
Naidenov Yordanov  42'
Diev  88'		 Report
Attendance: 3.500
Referee: Leo Helge (DNK)
Yugoslavia 3–3 Bulgaria
Galić  50', 57', 69' Report Kovachev  59'
Debarski  81', 89'
Attendance: 15.000
Referee: Cesare Jonni (ITA)

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Five shooters represented Bulgaria at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Dencho Denev 50 m pistol N/A 532 24
Martsel Koen 50 m rifle prone 391 3 Q 585 8
Todor Kozlovski 50 m pistol N/A 532 25
Ivan Lazarov 50 m rifle three positions 549 15 Q 1120 20
Velichko Velichkov 50 m rifle three positions 555 11 Q 1128 14
50 m rifle prone 377 32 Did not advance

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Military press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Kiril Georgiev 60 kg 95 11 100 7 130 8 325 9
Ivan Yordanov 67,5 kg 100 24 NVL AC DNS 100 DNF
Ivan Abadzhiev 75 kg 107.5 17 122.5 3 140 12 370 12
Mikhail Abadzhiev 105 18 NVL AC DNS 105 DNF
Petar Tachev 82.5 kg 130 2 125 3 160 6 415 6
Vladimir Savov 90 kg 110 20 137.5 2 165 5 412.5 6
Ivan Veselinov +90 kg 140 9 130 7 NVL AC 270 DNF

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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References
  1. "Bulgaria at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2014.


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