Bulgaria at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Bulgaria at the
1996 Summer Olympics

IOC code| BUL
NOC| Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Website| www.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
in Atlanta
Competitors| 110 (74 men and 36 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer | Dimo Tonev
Medals
Ranked 22nd|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1896
* 1900–1920
* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1948
* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
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* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
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* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Bulgaria competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 110 competitors, 74 men and 36 women, took part in 89 events in 17 sports.[1]

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Valentin Yordanov | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Flyweight (52 kg) | 2 August
Gold | Stefka Kostadinova | Athletics | Women's high jump | 3 August
Gold | Daniel Petrov | Boxing | Men's Light Flyweight | 3 August
Silver | Emil Milev | Shooting | Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 24 July
Silver | Yoto Yotov | Weightlifting | Men's Middleweight (76 kg) | 24 July
Silver | Diana Iorgova | Shooting | Women's 25 metre pistol | 26 July
Silver | Krasimir Dunev | Gymnastics | Men's horizontal Bar | 28 July
Silver | Tontcho Tontchev | Boxing | Men's Lightweight | 3 August
Silver | Serafim Todorov | Boxing | Men's Featherweight | 4 August
Silver | Maia Tabakova, Ivelina Taleva, Vjara Vatachka, Ina Deltcheva, Valentina Kevlian, and Maria Koleva | Gymnastics | Women's rhythmic group all-around | 5 August
Bronze | Tanyu Kiryakov | Shooting | Men's 10 metre air pistol | 20 July
Bronze | Sevdalin Minchev | Weightlifting | Men's Flyweight (54 kg) | 20 July
Bronze | Mariya Grozdeva | Shooting | Women's 10 metre air pistol | 21 July
Bronze | Nikolay Peshalov | Weightlifting | Men's Bantamweight (59 kg) | 21 July
Bronze | Andrian Dushev and Milko Kazanov | Canoeing | Men's K2 1,000 metres Kayak Pairs | 3 August

## Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria sent only one archer to Atlanta. He was defeated in the first round.

Athlete  | Event  | Ranking round  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Score  | Seed  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Stefan Mlyakov | Men's individual | 617  | 62  |  Oh (KOR)
L 156–162  | Did not advance  | 45

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Long Jump

* Ivaylo Mladenov
* Qualification -- NM (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

* Khristo Stefanov -- 2:18.29 (→ 30th place)
* Petko Stefanov -- 2:29.06 (→ 80th place)

Women's High Jump

* Stefka Kostadinova
* Qualification -- 1.93m
* Final -- 2.05m (→  Gold Medal)
* Venelina Veneva
* Qualification -- 1.80m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

* Sonya Radicheva
* Qualification -- did not start (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

* Atanaska Angelova
* Qualification -- 59.82m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

* Svetla Mitkova
* Qualification -- 17.48m (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

* Iva Prandzheva
* Qualification -- 6.62m
* Final -- 6.82m (→ DSQ)

Women's Triple Jump

* Iva Prandzheva
* Qualification -- 14.61m
* Final -- 14.92m (→ DSQ)

## Badminton

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Main article: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Flyweight (-- 48 kg)

* Daniel Petrov →  Gold Medal
* First Round -- Bye
* Second Round -- Defeated Nshan Munchyan (Armenia), 11-5
* Quarter Finals -- Defeated Somrot Kamsing (Thailand), 18-6
* Semi Finals -- Defeated Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine), 17-8
* Final -- Defeated Mansueto Velasco (Philippines), 19-6

Men's Flyweight (-- 51 kg)

* Yuliyan Strogov
* First Round -- Lost to Damaen Kelly (Ireland), 11-12

Men's Bantamweight (-- 54 kg)

* Aleksandar Khristov
* First Round -- Lost to Carlos Barreto (Venezuela), 3-9

Men's Featherweight (-- 57 kg)

* Serafim Todorov →  Silver Medal
* First Round -- Defeated Yevheniy Shestakov (Ukraine), 11-4
* Second Round -- Defeated Robert Peden (Australia), 20-8
* Quarter Finals -- Defeated Falk Huste (Germany), 14-6
* Semi Finals -- Defeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. (United States), 10-9
* Final -- Lost to Kamsing Somluck (Thailand), 5-8

Men's Lightweight (-- 60 kg)

* Tontcho Tontchev →  Silver Medal
* First Round -- Defeated Oktavian Taykou (Moldova), referee stopped contest in second round
* Second Round -- Defeated Dennis Zimba (Zambia), 17-9
* Quarter Finals -- Defeated Michael Strange (Canada), 16-10
* Semi Finals -- Defeated Terrance Cauthen (United States), 15-12
* Final -- Lost to Hocine Soltani (Algeria), 3-3 (referee decision)

Men's Light Welterweight (-- 63,5 kg)

* Radoslav Suslekov
* First Round -- Lost to Babak Moghimi (Iran), 3-11

## Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Women's 10m Platform

* Radoslava Georgieva
* Semi Finals -- 402.54 pt(→ 16th place)

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Three fencers, one man and two women, represented Bulgaria in 1996.

Men's épée

* Iliya Mechkov

Women's foil

* Anna Angelova
* Ivana Georgieva

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

## Rhythmic gymnastics

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Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Butterfly

* Denislav Kalchev
* Heat -- 54.81 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

* Denislav Kalchev
* Heat -- 2:08.16 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

## Tennis

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Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | 1st Round  | 2nd Round  | 3rd Round  | Quarter-finals  | Semi-finals  | Final

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Magdalena Maleeva | Women's Singles |  Stubbs (AUS)
W 6–2, 6-1  |  Labat (ARG)
W 7–6, 6-1  |  Date (JPN)
L 4–6, 4-6  | Did not advance

## Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

### Men's Indoor Team Competition

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* Preliminary Round (Group A)
* Lost to Cuba (0-3)
* Defeated Brazil (3-0)
* Lost to Argentina (1-3)
* Defeated Poland (3-0)
* Defeated United States (3-2)
* Quarterfinals
* Lost to Netherlands (1-3)
* Classification Matches
* 5th/8th place: Lost to Cuba (1-3)
* 7th/8th place: Defeated Argentina (3-1) → 7th place
* Team Roster
* Lubomir Ganev
* Ivaylo Gavrilov
* Plamen Hristov
* Evgeni Ivanov
* Nikolay Ivanov
* Plamen Konstantinov
* Lyudmil Naydenov
* Nayden Naydenov
* Petar Ouzounov
* Martin Stoev
* Dimo Tonev (captain)
* Nikolay Jeliazkov

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Light-Heavyweight

* Krastu Milev
* Final -- 160.0 + 200.0 = 360.0 (→ 8th place)

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Bulgaria at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-05.

## External links

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* (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved 2008-02-13. `{{cite book}}`: `|author=` has generic name (help)
* "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-02-13.

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Bulgaria at the Olympics

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