Bulgaria at the Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Bulgaria at the
Paralympics

IPC code| BUL
NPC| Bulgarian Paralympic Association
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer appearances

* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Winter appearances

* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Bulgaria made its Paralympic Games début at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, sending three competitors in track and field, and a men's goalball team. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics. It made its Winter Paralympics début in 1994, and has taken part in every edition of the Winter Games since then.[1]

Bulgarian athletes have won a total of five gold medals, nine silver and three bronze. All these medals have been won at the Summer Games, and all but one in track and field; the exception is Polina Dzhurova's silver medal in swimming in 1996, in the women's 100m backstroke (S6 category).[2]

1988 was Bulgaria's most successful year. Gueorgui Sakelarov became the country's first Paralympic champion when he took gold in both the discus and the shot put (B2 category). Compatriot Donko Angelov won Bulgaria's third medal of the Games, a silver, in the triple jump (B3). Ivan Hristov narrowly missed out on a medal when he finished fourth in the high jump (B1).[3]

Sakelarov has won three of Bulgaria's five Paralympic gold medals. He successfully defended his title in the shot put in 1992, though he won "only" silver in the discus that year. Bulgaria's fifth and most recent gold medal was won by Ruzhdi Ruzhdi in the men's shot put (F54-55) in 2016.[4]

## Medal tallies

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### Summer Paralympics

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total  | Ranking

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1988 Summer Paralympics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 32nd
1992 Summer Paralympics | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 38th
1996 Summer Paralympics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 55th
2000 Summer Paralympics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49th
2004 Summer Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | \-
2008 Summer Paralympics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 60th
2012 Summer Paralympics | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 59th
2016 Summer Paralympics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60th
2020 Summer Paralympics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 69th
2024 Summer Paralympics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65th

### Winter Paralympics

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total  | Ranking

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1994 Winter Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | \-
1998 Winter Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | \-
2002 Winter Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | \-
2006 Winter Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | \-
2010 Winter Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | \-
2014 Winter Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | \-
2018 Winter Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | \-

## Medallists

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### Summer Games

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Medal  | Name  | Games  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Gueorgui Sakelarov | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's discus throw B2
Gold | Gueorgui Sakelarov | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's shot put B2
Silver | Donko Angelov | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's triple jump B3
Gold | Gueorgui Sakelarov | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Men's shot put B2
Silver | Donko Angelov | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Men's triple jump B3
Silver | Gueorgui Sakelarov | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Men's discus throw B2
Silver | Polina Dzhurova | 1996 Atlanta | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S6
Bronze | Gueorgui Sakelarov | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's discus F11
Gold | Ivanka Koleva | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Women's shot put F57
Silver | Stela Eneva | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Women's discus throw F57/58
Bronze | Daniela Todorova | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Women's javelin throw F54-56
Silver | Stela Eneva | 2012 London | Athletics | Women's discus throw F57-58
Silver | Stela Eneva | 2012 London | Athletics | Women's shot put F57-58
Bronze | Radoslav Zlatanov | 2012 London | Athletics | Men's long jump F13
Gold | Ruzhdi Ruzhdi | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Men's shot put F54-55
Silver | Ruzhdi Ruzhdi | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Men's shot put F55
Silver | Hristiyan Stoyanov | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres T46
Gold | Ruzhdi Ruzhdi | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Men's shot put F55

### Winter Games

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## See also

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* Bulgaria at the Olympics

## References

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1. ^ Bulgaria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
2. ^ Bulgaria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
3. ^ Bulgaria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
4. ^ Bulgaria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee

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Africa|

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* Vietnam
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Europe|

* Albania
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Oceania|

* Australia
* Winter
* Fiji
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* Papua New Guinea
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* Tonga
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Other|

* Independent Paralympic Participants
* Individual Paralympic Athletes
* Neutral Paralympic Athletes
* Refugee Paralympic Team
* RPC
* Unified Team

Historical|

* Czechoslovakia
* East Germany
* Rhodesia
* Serbia and Montenegro
* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia

1 Israel has been a member of the European Paralympic Committee (EOC) since 1994.

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* M
* W
* X
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* M
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* W
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