Bulgaria at the Olympics
Bulgaria first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, with a single gymnast. However, since Charles Champaud was a Swiss national living in Sofia, some sources credit his appearance to Switzerland instead.
Bulgaria at the Olympics | |
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IOC code | BUL |
NOC | Bulgarian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
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Summer appearances | |
Winter appearances | |
The Bulgarian Olympic Committee was created in 1923 and first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1924. The nation has participated in every Summer Games since then, except for 1932 (during the Great Depression), 1948 (after World War II), and 1984, when they were part of the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics. Bulgaria first participated in the Winter Olympic Games in 1936, and has attended every Winter Games since then.
Bulgarian athletes have won a total of 224 medals, with wrestling and weightlifting as the top medal-producing sports. After the fall of the communist regime in 1989-1990, in Bulgaria's turbulent transition to free-market democracy, top-notch state support for Bulgarian Olympians disintegrated. Diminishing and marginalized medal returns were evident in the 2012 London Olympics, where Bulgaria, a former top-10 Olympic power in the late 1980s, fell out of its original high stature. Bulgaria's best performance to date has come in the 1980 Summer Olympics where they finished third in the overall medal count. In the 1988 Summer Olympics Bulgaria ranked 7th, but won the nation's largest total of medals to date. The best Winter Olympic result came in 1998 where they ranked 15th.
Medal tables
Medals by summer sport
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Medals by winter sport
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List of medalists
Summer Olympics
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Boris Nikolov | Middleweight (-75kg) | |||
Nikola Stanchev | Freestyle 79 kg | |||
Dimitar Dobrev | Greco-Roman middleweight | |||
Petko Sirakov | Greco-Roman light heavyweight | |||
Husein Mehmedov | Freestyle +87 kg | |||
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Men's team competition | |||
Dimitar Dobrev | Greco-Roman 79 kg | |||
Krali Bimbalov | Greco-Roman 87 kg | |||
Nezhdet Zalev | Freestyle 57 kg | |||
Stancho Ivanov | Freestyle 62 kg | |||
Velik Kapsazov | Rings | |||
Dinko Petrov | Greco-Roman 57 kg | |||
Enyu Valchev | Freestyle 67 kg | |||
Boyan Radev | Greco-Roman 97 kg | |||
Enyu Valchev | Freestyle 70 kg | |||
Prodan Gardzhev | Freestyle 87 kg | |||
Velichko Velichkov | 50 metre rifle, three positions | |||
Angel Kerezov | Greco-Roman 52 kg | |||
Kiril Petkov | Greco-Roman 78 kg | |||
Stancho Kolev | Freestyle 63 kg | |||
Lyutvi Ahmedov | Freestyle +97 kg | |||
Alexander Nikolov | Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) | |||
Said Mustafov | Freestyle 97 kg | |||
Petar Kirov | Greco-Roman 52 kg | |||
Boyan Radev | Greco-Roman 97 kg | |||
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Men's team competition | |||
Enyu Todorov | Freestyle 63 kg | |||
Enyu Valchev | Freestyle 70 kg | |||
Osman Duraliev | Freestyle +97 kg | |||
Ivan Mihailov | Featherweight (– 57 kg) | |||
Georgi Stankov | Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) | |||
Prodan Gardzhev | Freestyle 87 kg | |||
Georgi Kostadinov | Flyweight (– 51 kg) | |||
Norair Nurikyan | 60 kg | |||
Yordan Bikov | 75 kg | |||
Andon Nikolov | 90 kg | |||
Petar Kirov | Greco-Roman 52 kg | |||
Georgi Markov | Greco-Roman 62 kg | |||
Diana Yorgova | Long jump | |||
Yordanka Blagoeva | High jump | |||
Angel Angelov | Light Welterweight(– 63.5 kg) | |||
Mladen Kutchev | 67.5 kg | |||
Atanas Shopov | 90 kg | |||
Aleksandar Kraychev | 110 kg | |||
Ognyan Nikolov | Freestyle 48 kg | |||
Osman Duraliev | Freestyle +100 kg | |||
Stoyan Apostolov | Greco-Roman 68 kg | |||
Aleksandar Tomov | Greco-Roman +100 kg | |||
Ivanka Khristova | Shot put | |||
Vasilka Stoeva | Discus throw | |||
Fedia Damianov Ivan Burtchin | C-2 1000 metres | |||
Ivan Krastev | Freestyle 62 kg | |||
Stefan Angelov | Greco-Roman 48 kg | |||
Ivanka Khristova | Shot put | |||
Svetla Otsetova Zdravka Yordanova | Double sculls | |||
Siyka Kelbecheva Stoyanka Kurbatova-Gruicheva | Coxless pairs | |||
Norair Nurikyan | 56 kg | |||
Yordan Mitkov | 75 kg | |||
Hasan Isaev | Freestyle 48 kg | |||
Nikolina Shtereva | 800 metres | |||
Mariya Vergova | Discus throw | |||
Ginka Gyurova Lilyana Vaseva Reni Yordanova Mariyka Modeva Kapka Georgieva | Coxed fours | |||
Georgi Todorov | 60 kg | |||
Trendafil Stoychev | 82.5 kg | |||
Krastyu Semerdzhiev | 110 kg | |||
Stoyan Ivanov | Greco-Roman 90 kg | |||
Kamen Goranov | Greco-Roman 100 kg | |||
Aleksandar Tomov | Greco-Roman +100 kg | |||
Yordanka Blagoeva | High jump | |||
Women's team competition | ||||
Vladimir Kolev | Light Welterweight(– 63.5 kg) | |||
Atanas Shopov | 90 kg | |||
Dimo Kostov | Freestyle 100 kg | |||
Stefan Angelov | Greco-Roman 48 kg | |||
Ivan Kolev | Greco-Roman 82 kg | |||
Petar Lesov | Flyweight (– 51 kg) | |||
Lyubomir Lyubenov | C-1 1000 meters | |||
Stoyan Deltchev | Horizontal bar | |||
Yanko Rusev | 67.5 kg | |||
Asen Zlatev | 75 kg | |||
Valentin Raychev | Freestyle 74 kg | |||
Ismail Abilov | Freestyle 82 kg | |||
Georgi Raykov | Greco-Roman 100 kg | |||
Mariya Petkova | Discus throw | |||
Women's team competition | ||||
Lyubomir Lyubenov | C-1 500 meters | |||
Vanja Gesheva | K-1 500 meters | |||
Petar Mandazhiev Svetoslav Ivanov Georgi Gadjev | Team Dressage | |||
Dimitar Zapryanov | Heavyweight (+95 kg) | |||
Ginka Gyurova Mariyka Modeva Rita Todorova Iskra Velinova Nadiya Filipova | Coxed fours | |||
Men's team competition | ||||
Stefan Dimitrov | 60 kg | |||
Blagoy Blagoev | 82.5 kg | |||
Rumen Aleksandrov | 90 kg | |||
Valentin Hristov | 110 kg | |||
Miho Dukov | Freestyle 62 kg | |||
Ivan Yankov | Freestyle 68 kg | |||
Slavcho Chervenkov | Freestyle 100 kg | |||
Aleksandar Tomov | Greco-Roman +100 kg | |||
Petar Petrov | 100 metres | |||
Ivailo Marinov | Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) | |||
Borislav Ananiev Nikolai Ilkov | C-2 500 meters | |||
Borislav Borisov Bozhidar Milenkov Lazar Khristov Ivan Manev | K-4 1000 meters | |||
Stoyan Deltchev | Individual all-around | |||
Ilian Nedkov | Half Lightweight (65 kg) | |||
Mincho Nikolov Lyubomir Petrov Ivo Rusev Bogdan Dobrev | Quadruple sculls (coxless) | |||
Mariana Serbezova Rumelyana Boncheva Dolores Nakova Anka Bakova Anka Georgieva | Quadruple sculls (coxed) | |||
Siyka Kelbecheva Stoyanka Kurbatova-Gruicheva | Coxless pairs | |||
Lyubcho Dyakov | 50 metre pistol | |||
Petar Zapryanov | 50 metre rifle prone | |||
Women's team competition | ||||
Mincho Pashov | 67.5 kg | |||
Nedelcho Kolev | 75 kg | |||
Nermedin Selimov | Freestyle 52 kg | |||
Mladen Mladenov | Greco-Roman 52 kg | |||
Pavel Pavlov | Greco-Roman 82 kg | |||
Khristo Markov | Triple jump | |||
Yordanka Donkova | 100 metres hurdles | |||
Ivailo Marinov | Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) | |||
Vanja Gesheva | K-1 500 metres | |||
Lubomir Geraskov | Pommel horse | |||
Tanyu Kiryakov | 10 metre air pistol | |||
Tanya Dangalakova | 100 metre breaststroke | |||
Sevdalin Marinov | 52 kg | |||
Borislav Gidikov | 75 kg | |||
Atanas Komchev | Greco-Roman 90 kg | |||
Stefka Kostadinova | High jump | |||
Aleksandar Khristov | Bantamweight (– 54 kg) | |||
Vanja Gesheva Diana Paliiska | K-2 500 metres | |||
Adriana Dunavska | Individual all-around | |||
Radka Stoyanova Lalka Berberova | Coxless pairs | |||
Vesela Letcheva | 50 metre rifle three positions | |||
Antoaneta Frenkeva | 100 metre breaststroke | |||
Stefan Topurov | 60 kg | |||
Ivan Tsonov | Freestyle 48 kg | |||
Stoyan Balov | Greco-Roman 57 kg | |||
Zhivko Vangelov | Greco-Roman 62 kg | |||
Rangel Gerovski | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |||
Tsvetanka Khristova | Discus throw | |||
Martin Marinov | C-1 500 metres | |||
Nikolay Bukhalov | C-1 1000 metres | |||
Vanja Gesheva Diana Paliiska Ogniana Petkova Borislava Ivanova | K-4 500 metres | |||
Diana Doudeva | Floor | |||
Magdalena Georgieva | Single sculls | |||
Violeta Ninova Stefka Madina | Double sculls | |||
Antoaneta Frenkeva | 200 metre breaststroke | |||
Manuela Maleeva | Women's singles | |||
Aleksandar Varbanov | 75 kg | |||
Simeon Shterev | Freestyle 62 kg | |||
Rahmat Sofiadi | Freestyle 74 kg | |||
Bratan Tsenov | Greco-Roman 48 kg | |||
Nikolay Bukhalov | C-1 500 metres | |||
Nikolay Bukhalov | C-1 1000 metres | |||
Ivan Ivanov | 52 kg | |||
Tsvetanka Khristova | Discus throw | |||
Daniel Petrov | Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) | |||
Vesela Letcheva | 10 metre air rifle | |||
Nonka Matova | 50 metre rifle three positions | |||
Nikolay Peshalov | 60 kg | |||
Yoto Yotov | 67.5 kg | |||
Valentin Getsov | Freestyle 68 kg | |||
Yordanka Donkova | 100 metres hurdles | |||
Svilen Rusinov | Super Heavyweight (+91 kg) | |||
Martin Marinov Blagovest Stoyanov | C-2 500 metres | |||
Mariya Grozdeva | 10 metre air pistol | |||
Stefan Botev | 110 kg | |||
Valentin Yordanov | Freestyle 52 kg | |||
Stefka Kostadinova | High jump | |||
Daniel Petrov | Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) | |||
Valentin Yordanov | Freestyle 52 kg | |||
Serafim Todorov | Featherweight (– 57 kg) | |||
Tontcho Tontchev | Lightweight (– 60 kg) | |||
Krasimir Dounev | Horizontal bar | |||
Ina Delcheva Valentina Kevlian Maria Koleva Maya Tabakova Ivelina Taleva Vjara Vatachka | Group all-around | |||
Emil Milev | 25 metre rapid fire pistol | |||
Diana Iorgova | 25 metre pistol | |||
Yoto Yotov | 76 kg | |||
Andrian Dushev Milko Kazanov | K-2 1000 metres | |||
Tanyu Kiryakov | 10 metre air pistol | |||
Mariya Grozdeva | 10 metre air pistol | |||
Sevdalin Minchev | 54 kg | |||
Nikolay Peshalov | 59 kg | |||
Tereza Marinova | Triple jump | |||
Tanyu Kiryakov | 50 metre pistol | |||
Mariya Grozdeva | 25 metre pistol | |||
Galabin Boevski | 69 kg | |||
Armen Nazaryan | Greco-Roman 58 kg | |||
Petar Merkov | K-1 500 metres | |||
Petar Merkov | K-1 1000 metres | |||
Rumyana Neykova | Single sculls | |||
Georgi Markov | 69 kg | |||
Alan Tsagaev | 105 kg | |||
Serafim Barzakov | Freestyle 63 kg | |||
Yordan Yovchev | Floor | |||
Yordan Yovchev | Rings | |||
Mariya Grozdeva | 25 metre pistol | |||
Milen Dobrev | 94 kg | |||
Yordan Yovchev | Rings | |||
Boris Georgiev | Light welterweight | |||
Yordan Yovchev | Floor | |||
Zhaneta Ilieva Eleonora Kezhova Zornitsa Marinova Kristina Rangelova Galina Tancheva Vladislava Tancheva | Group all-around | |||
Georgi Georgiev | Half-lightweight (66 kg) | |||
Ivo Yanakiev | Single sculls | |||
Rumyana Neykova | Single sculls | |||
Mariya Grozdeva | 10 metre air pistol | |||
Velichko Cholakov | +105 kg | |||
Armen Nazaryan | Greco-Roman 60 kg | |||
Rumyana Neykova | Single sculls | |||
Stanka Zlateva | Freestyle 72 kg | |||
Radoslav Velikov | Freestyle 55 kg | |||
Kiril Terziev | Freestyle 74 kg | |||
Yavor Yanakiev | Greco-Roman 74 kg | |||
Milka Maneva | Women's 63 kg | |||
Stanka Zlateva | Freestyle 72 kg | |||
Tervel Pulev | Heavyweight | |||
Mirela Demireva | Women's high jump | |||
Elitsa Yankova | Women's freestyle 48 kg | |||
Lyubomira Kazanova Reneta Kamberova Mihaela Maevska Hristiana Todorova Tsvetelina Naydenova |
Group all-around |
Winter Olympics
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Ivan Lebanov | Cross-country skiing 30 km | |||
Ekaterina Dafovska | Individual | |||
Evgenia Radanova | 500 metres | |||
Irina Nikulchina | Pursuit | |||
Evgenia Radanova | 1500 metres | |||
Evgenia Radanova | 500 metres |
Bulgarian Olympic Flag Bearers
# | Year | Season | Flag Bearer | Sport |
25 | 2018 | Winter | Radoslav Yankov | Snowboarding |
24 | 2016 | Summer | Ivet Lalova | Athletics |
23 | 2014 | Winter | Maria Kirkova | Alpine skiing |
22 | 2012 | Summer | Yordan Yovchev | Gymnastics |
21 | 2010 | Winter | Aleksandra Zhekova | Snowboarding |
20 | 2008 | Summer | Petar Stoychev | Swimming |
19 | 2006 | Winter | Ekaterina Dafovska | Biathlon |
18 | 2004 | Summer | Mariya Grozdeva | Shooting |
17 | 2002 | Winter | Stefan Georgiev | Alpine skiing |
16 | 2000 | Summer | Ivo Yanakiev | Rowing |
15 | 1998 | Winter | Lyubomir Popov | Alpine skiing |
14 | 1996 | Summer | Dimo Tonev | Volleyball |
13 | 1994 | Winter | Nadezhda Aleksieva | Biathlon |
12 | 1992 | Summer | Ivaylo Yordanov | Wrestling |
11 | 1992 | Winter | Iva Karagiozova-Shkodreva | Biathlon |
10 | 1988 | Summer | Vasil Etropolski | Fencing |
9 | 1988 | Winter | Vladimir Velichkov | Biathlon |
8 | 1984 | Winter | Vladimir Velichkov | Biathlon |
7 | 1980 | Summer | Aleksandar Tomov | Wrestling |
6 | 1980 | Winter | Petar Popangelov | Downhill skiing |
5 | 1976 | Summer | Aleksandar Tomov | Wrestling |
4 | 1972 | Summer | Dimitar Zlatanov | Volleyball |
3 | 1964 | Summer | Enyu Valchev | Wrestling |
2 | 1952 | Summer | Boris Nikolov | Boxing |
1 | 1936 | Summer | Lyuben Doychev | Athletics |
See also
- List of flag bearers for Bulgaria at the Olympics
- Category:Olympic competitors for Bulgaria
- Bulgaria at the Paralympics
External links
- "Bulgaria". International Olympic Committee.
- "Bulgaria". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/BUL". olympanalyt.com.