Bulgaria at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Bulgaria at the
1960 Summer Olympics

IOC code| BUL
NOC| Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Website| www.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
in Rome
Competitors| 98 in 12 sports
Flag bearer| Georgi Panov
Medals
Ranked 15th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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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]

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Dimitar Dobrev | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman middleweight | 31 August
Silver | Krali Bimbalov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman Light heavyweight | 31 August
Silver | Nezhdet Zalev | Wrestling | Men's freestyle bantamweight | 6 September
Silver | Stancho Ivanov | Wrestling | Men's freestyle featherweight | 6 September
Bronze | Velik Kapsazov | Gymnastics | Men's rings | 10 September
Bronze | Dinko Petrov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight | 30 August
Bronze | Enyu Valchev | Wrestling | Men's freestyle lightweight | 5 September

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

## Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics

### Preliminary round

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#### Group B

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Team  | Pld  | W  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | Pts

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Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 201 | 192 | +9 | 5
Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 193 | 199 | −6 | 5
France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 187 | 190 | −3 | 4
Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 209 | 0 | 4

August 26
16:00

Bulgaria | 62-67 |  Yugoslavia

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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

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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

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Scoring by half: 32–30, 41–42
Pts: Grange (21) |  | Pts: Mirtchev (22)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome
Referees: D. Shirley
Bilek

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

## Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

### Sprint

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Repechages  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Boris Lyubenov | C-1 1000 m | 4:47.65  | 2 Q | —  | 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 | —  | 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

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Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Five male cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1960.

### Road

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Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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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

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1000m time trial
Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Boncho Novakov | Men's 1000m time trial | 1:11.73  | 18

## Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Two fencers, both men, represented Bulgaria in 1960.

Men's foil

* Boris Stavrev
* Asen Dyakovski

Men's sabre

* Boris Stavrev
* Asen Dyakovski

## Football

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Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics

### First round

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#### Group A

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 5
Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5
United Arab Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1
Turkey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1

August 26, 1960
12:00

Bulgaria | 3–0|  Turkey

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Diev 13', 58'
Hristov 67' | Report |

Grosseto, Stadio Olimpico Comunale

Attendance: 3.000

Referee: Cesare Jonni (ITA)

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August 29, 1960
12:00

Bulgaria | 2–0|  United Arab Republic

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Naidenov Yordanov 42'
Diev 88' | Report |

L'Aquila, Stadio Tommaso Fattori

Attendance: 3.500

Referee: Leo Helge (DNK)

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September 1, 1960
12:00

Yugoslavia | 3–3|  Bulgaria

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Galić 50', 57', 69' | Report | Kovachev 59'
Debarski 81', 89'

Rome, Stadio Flaminio

Attendance: 15.000

Referee: Cesare Jonni (ITA)

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Five shooters represented Bulgaria at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank
Dencho Denev | 50 m pistol | —  | 532  | 24
Martsel Koen | 50 m rifle prone | 391  | 3 Q | 585  | 8
Todor Kozlovski | 50 m pistol | —  | 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

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Military press  | Snatch  | Clean & Jerk  | Total  | Rank

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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

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Bulgaria at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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