Bulgaria at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Bulgaria at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg
IOC code BUL
NOC Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Website www.bgolympic.org  (in Bulgarian and English)
in Seoul
Competitors171 in 16 sports
Flag bearer Vasil Etropolski
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
10
Silver
12
Bronze
13
Total
35
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Bulgaria competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Bulgaria ranked 5th overall by medal count with 35 medals won. 171 competitors, 104 men and 67 women, took part in 120 events in 16 sports. [1] The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Sevdalin Marinov Weightlifting Men's 52 kg 18 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Atanas Komshev Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg 20 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Borislav Gidikov Weightlifting Men's 75 kg 22 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Tanya Dangalakova Swimming Women's 100 metre breaststroke 23 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Lubomir Geraskov Gymnastics Men's pommel horse 24 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Tanyu Kiryakov Shooting Men's 10 metre air pistol 24 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hristo Markov Athletics Men's triple jump 24 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Vanya Gesheva Canoeing Women's K-1 500 metres 30 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Yordanka Donkova Athletics Women's 100 metres hurdles 30 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ivaylo Hristov Boxing Light flyweight 1 October
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Zhivko Vangelov Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg 20 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Stefan Topurov Weightlifting Men's 60 kg 20 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Vesela Lecheva Shooting Women's 50 metre rifle three positions 21 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Rangel Gerovski Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg 21 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Stoyan Balov Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg 22 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Antoaneta Frenkeva Swimming Women's 100 metre breaststroke 23 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Lalka Berberova
Radka Stoyanova
Rowing Women's coxless pair 24 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ivan Tsonov Wrestling Men's freestyle 48 kg 29 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Vanya Gesheva
Diana Paliyska
Canoeing Women's K-2 500 metres 30 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Stefka Kostadinova Athletics Women's high jump 30 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Adriana Dunavska Gymnastics Women's rhythmic individual all-around 30 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Aleksandar Hristov Boxing Bantamweight 1 October
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Bratan Tsenov Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg 20 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Antoaneta Frenkeva Swimming Women's 200 metre breaststroke 21 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Aleksandar Varbanov Weightlifting Men's 75 kg 22 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Stefka Madina
Violeta Ninova
Rowing Women's double sculls 24 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Magdalena Georgieva Rowing Women's single sculls 25 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Diana Dudeva Gymnastics Women's floor 25 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Tsvetanka Hristova Athletics Women's discus throw 29 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Manuela Maleeva Tennis Women's singles 29 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Simeon Shterev Wrestling Men's freestyle 62 kg 29 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Martin Marinov Canoeing Men's C-1 500 metres 30 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Rahmat Sofiadi Wrestling Men's freestyle 74 kg 30 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Nikolay Buhalov Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 metres 1 October
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Vanya Gesheva
Borislava Ivanova
Diana Paliyska
Ognyana Petrova
Canoeing Women's K-4 500 metres 1 October

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 101222
Basketball 01212
Boxing 1111
Canoeing 8412
Fencing 505
Gymnastics 6814
Judo 55
Rowing 142135
Shooting 426
Swimming 268
Table tennis 112
Tennis 022
Volleyball 12012
Weightlifting 66
Wrestling 2020
Total10468172

Athletics

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Evgeni Ignatov 5000 m 13:43.425 Q13:24.766 Q13:26.418
10000 m 28:15.635 Q28:09.3212
Lyubomir Ivanov 20 km walk 1:28:4343
Toma Tomov 400 m hurdles 49.664 q48.905did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Viktor Apostolov Hammer throw 71.1020did not advance
Gueorgui Gueorguiev Discus throw 61.3412 q61.2411
Khristo Markov Triple jump 16.914 Q17.61 Gold medal.svg
Plamen Minev Hammer throw 74.4614did not advance
Ivan Tanev 76.249 q76.088
Atanas Tarev Pole vault NMdid not advance
Gueorgui Todorov Shot put 19.6813did not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Yordanka Donkova 100 m hurdles 12.894 Q12.471 Q12.581 Q12.38 OR Gold medal.svg
Nadezhda Georgieva 200 m 22.803 Q22.607 Q22.675did not advance
Anelia Nuneva 100 m 11.091 Q10.961 Q11.002 Q11.498
Ginka Zagorcheva 100 m hurdles DNFdid not advance
Tsvetanka Ilieva
Valya Demireva-Valova
Nadezhda Georgieva
Yordanka Donkova
4 × 100 m relay 43.924 Q43.073 Q43.025
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Lyudmila Andonova High jump 1.928 Q1.935
Tsvetanka Khristova Discus throw 65.924 Q69.74 Bronze medal.svg
Stefka Kostadinova High jump 1.928 Q2.01 Silver medal.svg
Svetla Mitkova Discus throw 64.686 Q69.144
Shot Put 19.5310 Q19.0910
Antoaneta Selenska Javelin throw 64.604 Q56.7811
Combined events – Heptathlon
AthleteEvent 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 mFinalRank
Svetla Dimitrova Result13.241.8012.0223.496.1937.622:15.73617112
Points10899786621030908622882

Basketball

Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Bulgaria roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. [3]

Bulgaria women's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
4 Nina Khadzhiyankova 25 – (1963-09-18)18 September 1963 Flag of France.svg
5 Larisa Spasova 28 – (1960-08-22)22 August 1960 Flag of Bulgaria.svg
6 Mariana Naydenova 26 – (1962-02-11)11 February 1962
7 Tsonka Vaysilova 21 – (1967-02-20)20 February 1967 Flag of Bulgaria.svg
8 Vanya Dermendzhieva 29 – (1958-12-03)3 December 1958 Flag of Germany.svg
9 Sonya Dragomirova 27 – (1961-09-07)7 September 1961 Flag of Bulgaria.svg
10 Radmila Vasileva 24 – (1964-01-05)5 January 1964 Flag of Bulgaria.svg
11 Kostadinka Radkova 26 – (1962-06-27)27 June 1962 Flag of France.svg
12 Evladiya Slavcheva-Stefanova 26 – (1962-02-25)25 February 1962 Flag of Bulgaria.svg
13 Madlena Staneva 25 – (1963-06-01)1 June 1963 Flag of France.svg
C 14 Polina Tzekova 20 – (1968-04-30)30 April 19681.95 m (6 ft 5 in) WBC Lokomotiv Sofia Flag of Bulgaria.svg
15 Mariana Chobanova 23 – (1965-09-13)13 September 1965 Flag of Portugal.svg

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 September 1988
Group play
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 321178196185 [lower-alpha 1] Semifinals
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 321208188+205 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 312217241244 [lower-alpha 2] Classification round
4Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea (H)312244222+224 [lower-alpha 2]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Australia 1–0 Soviet Union
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Bulgaria 1–0 South Korea
19 September 1988
11:45
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg6291Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 26–50, 36–41
Pts: Dermendzhieva, Staneva 17
Rebs: Staneva 6
Asts: Slavcheva 3
Pts: Zasulskaya 23
Rebs: Yakovleva, Zasulskaya 10
Asts: Minkh 4

22 September 1988
19:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6357Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Scoring by half:31–30, 32–27
Pts: Maher 20
Rebs: Maher 9
Asts: Timms 3
Pts: Slavcheva 15
Rebs: Slavcheva 6
Asts: Slavcheva 2

25 September 1988
19:30
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg9887Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Scoring by half: 48–51, 50–36
Pts: Slavcheva 39
Rebs: Slavcheva 8
Asts: Kostourkova 3
Pts: Choi 26
Rebs: Choi, Sung 7
Asts:5 players 1
Classification 5–8
27 September 1988
19:30
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg8178Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half:49–42, 32–36
Pts: Radkova 25
Rebs: Radkova 6
Asts: Khadzhiyankova, Slavcheva 3
Pts: Janoštinová 27
Rebs: Dobrovičová 9
Asts: Kysilková, Nováková 3
Classification 5/6
29 September 1988
9:45
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg10274Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by half:53–19, 49–55
Pts: Slavcheva 22
Rebs: Staneva 8
Asts: Radkova 2
Pts: Zheng 23
Rebs: Cong, Peng 5
Asts: Cong, Liu, Xue 1

Boxing

Men
AthleteEvent1 Round2 Round3 RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ivailo Marinov Light Flyweight BYEFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Epton  (GBR)
W 5–0
Flag of El Salvador.svg  Henry Martínez  (ESA)
W 5–0
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Alexander Makhmutov  (URS)
W 5–0
Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Leopoldo Serrantes  (PHI)
W 5–0
Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Carbajal  (USA)
W 5–0
Gold medal.svg
Serafim Todorov Flyweight Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  David Griman  (VEN)
W 4–1
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Setsuo Segawa  (JPN)
W 5–0
Flag of Egypt.svg  Gamal El-Komy  (EGY)
W WO
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Kim Kwang-Sun  (KOR)
L 1–4
did not advance
Aleksandar Khristov Bantamweight Flag of Sudan.svg  Peter Anok  (SUD)
W 4–1
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Byun Jung-Il  (KOR)
W 4–1
Flag of Sweden.svg  Jimmy Majanya  (SWE)
W 5–0
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Alexander Artemev  (URS)
W 3–2
Flag of Colombia.svg  Jorge Julio Rocha  (COL)
W 3–2
Flag of the United States.svg  Kennedy McKinney  (USA)
L 0–5
Silver medal.svg
Kirkor Kirkorov Featherweight Flag of East Germany.svg  Diego Drumm  (GDR)
W 5–0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jamie Pagendam  (CAN)
W WO
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Lee Jae-Hyuk  (KOR)
L 0–5
did not advance
Emil Chuprenski Lightweight BYEFlag of Guatemala.svg  Eduardo de la Peña  (GUA)
W 5–0
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Mark Kennedy  (JAM)
W 5–0
Flag of the United States.svg  Romallis Ellis  (USA)
L 2–3
did not advance
Borislav Abadzhiev Light Welterweight Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Vukasin Dobrasinovic  (YUG)
L 2–3
did not advance
Khristo Furnigov Welterweight BYEFlag of Barbados.svg  Gregory Griffiths  (BAR)
W
Flag of Togo.svg  Abdoukerim Hamidou  (TOG)
W 5–0
Flag of Kenya.svg  Robert Wangila  (KEN)
L 0–5
did not advance
Angel Stoyanov Light Middleweight BYEFlag of East Germany.svg  Torsten Schmitz  (GDR)
L 2–3
did not advance
Deyan Kirilov Light Heavyweight Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Damir Škaro  (YUG)
L 2–3
did not advance
Svilen Rusinov Heavyweight BYEFlag of Poland.svg  Andrzej Golota  (POL)
L 0–5
did not advance
Petar Stoimenov Super Heavyweight BYEFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Peter Hrivnák  (TCH)
L RSC-2
did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Martin Marinov C-1 500 m 1:52.742 QBYE1:55.611 Q1:57.27 Bronze medal.svg
Nikolay Bukhalov C-1 1000 m 4:09.573 QBYE4:07.232 Q4:18.94 Bronze medal.svg
Deyan Bonev
Petar Bozhilov
C-2 500 m 1:44.531 QBYE1:48.603 Q1:44.324
C-2 1000 m 4:01.425 Q4:06.912 Q3:54.983 Q4:11.629
Nikolay Yordanov
Petar Godev
Borislav Tsvetkov
Ivan Marinov
K-4 1000 m 3:15.006 Q3:09.302 Q3:11.564did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Vanja Gesheva K-1 500 m 1:55.441 Q1:56.262 Q1:55.19 Gold medal.svg
Vanja Gesheva
Diana Paliiska
K-2 500 m 1:44.521 QBYE1:52.482 Q1:44.06 Silver medal.svg
Vanja Gesheva
Diana Paliiska
Ogniana Petkova
Borislava Ivanova
K-4 500 m 1:39.402 QBYE1:42.63 Bronze medal.svg

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1988.

Men

Individual

AthleteEventElimination RoundRound IRepechage Round IRound IIRepechage Round IIRound IIIRepechage Round IIIRound IVQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Khristo Etropolski Individual sabre Qdid not advance
Vasil Etropolski Qdid not advance
Nikolay Marincheshki did not advance

Team

AthleteEventElimination Round1/16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Khristo Etropolski
Vasil Etropolski
Nikolay Marincheshki
Nikolay Mateev
Georgi Chomakov
Team sabre Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)
L 2–9
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
L 3–9
8

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Petar Gueorguiev All-around 18.9519.5519.3519.3019.5018.95115.6039did not advance
Stoyko Gochev 19.2019.1019.5518.9019.6519.55115.9536did not advance
Lyubomir Gueraskov 19.5019.9019.7019.1519.4019.10116.7521 Q9.5509.9009.8009.5009.7009.800116.62523
Kalofer Hristozov 19.8019.5519.8019.3019.7519.50117.706 Q9.8009.9009.9009.6509.8509.800117.7506
Deyan Kolev 19.4519.0019.6519.6519.3519.20116.3030did not advance
Dimitar Taskov 19.5019.6519.4519.4519.2519.45116.7521 Q9.5509.8009.7509.8509.9009.900117.12520
Kalofer Hristozov
Lyubomir Gueraskov
Deyan Kolev
Dimitar Taskov
Stoyko Gochev
Petar Gueorguiev
Team all-around 97.4597.9098.1596.9097.8596.85585.1005
Individual finals
AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB
Lyubomir Gueraskov Pommel horse 19.95019.950 Gold medal.svg
Kalofer Hristozov Floor 19.75019.7507
Rings 19.82519.8254
Parallel bars 19.72519.7254
Deyan Kolev Vault 19.73719.7374
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F UB BB V F UB BB V
Diana Doudeva All-around 19.80019.60019.62519.62539.3259 Q9.8009.8759.8259.90078.7259
Khrabrina Khrabrova All-around 19.22518.47518.72519.60076.02562did not advance
Maria Kartalova All-around 19.50019.25019.15019.35077.25035did not advance
Ivelina Raykova All-around 19.57519.40019.32519.55077.85020did not advance
Boriana Stoyanova All-around 19.30019.30019.52519.82538.97517 Q9.7759.8759.7259.85078.20013
Deliana Vodenitcharova All-around 19.75019.50019.47519.60039.16215 Q9.7009.8009.7759.90078.33712
Diana Doudeva
Khrabrina Khrabrova
Maria Kartalova
Ivelina Raykova
Boriana Stoyanova
Deliana Vodenitcharova
Team all-around 98.20097.12597.12598.100390.5505
Individual finals
AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
F UB BB V
Diana Doudeva Floor 19.85019.850 Bronze medal.svg
Balance beam 19.72419.7246
Boriana Stoyanova Vault 19.78019.7804
Deliana Vodenitcharova Floor 19.83719.8374

Rhythmic gymnastics

AthleteEventFinal
RopeHoopClubsRibbonTotalPrelim TotalTotalRank
Adriana Dunavska Individual 10.00010.00010.00010.00040.00019.95059.950 Silver medal.svg
Bianka Panova 10.00010.00010.00010.00040.00019.72559.7254

Judo

Men
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Pavel Botev −60 kg BYEFlag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Mikhalakis Skouroumounis  (CYP)
W 0010–0000
Flag of France.svg  Patrick Roux  (FRA)
L 0000–0010
did not advance
Ivo Kostadinov −65 kg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Adshead  (GBR)
W 0001–0000
Flag of Germany.svg  Guido Schumacher  (GER)
W 1000–0000
Flag of Poland.svg  Janusz Pawłowski  (POL)
L 0000–1000
BYEFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philip Laats  (BEL)
L 0000–0010
did not advance
Georgi Petrov −86 kg BYEFlag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Ng Chiu Fan  (HKG)
W 1000–0000
Flag of Hungary.svg  János Gyáni  (HUN)
L 0000–1000
did not advance
Marko Valev −95 kg Flag of Italy.svg  Juri Fazi  (ITA)
L 0000–0100
did not advance
Dimitar Zapryanov +95 kg Flag of France.svg  Roger Vachon  (FRA)
W 0010–0000
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hitoshi Saito  (JPN)
L 0000–1000
BYEFlag of Senegal.svg  Lansana Coly  (SEN)
W 1000–0000
Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Rashwan  (EGY)
W 0001–0000
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Cho Yong-chul  (KOR)
L 0000–0001
5

Rowing

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Vasil Radev
Daniel Yordanov
Double sculls 6:17.923 R6:41.102 Q6:20.334 FB7:04.398
Emil Groytsev
Atanas Andreev
Stefan Stoykov
Coxed pair 7:15.242 QBYE7:01.231 Q7:03.045
Rumen Aleksiev
Emil Bondev
Yuri Dyulgerov
Ivo Gelov
Dimitar Kamburski
Ventseslav Kanchev
Ivan Stanev
Dimitar Tonchev
Nikola Zlatanov
Eight 5:48.254 R5:40.933 FB5:49.998
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Magdalena Georgieva Single sculls 7:50.641 QBYE7:35.471 Q7:53.65 Bronze medal.svg
Violeta Ninova
Stefka Madina
Double sculls 7:32.822 R7:24.961 Q7:06.03 Bronze medal.svg
Radka Stoyanova
Lalka Berberova
Coxless pair 7:48.682 R7:50.941 Q7:31.95 Silver medal.svg
Pavlina Khristova
Galina Anakhrieva
Iskra Velinova
Krasimira Tocheva
Quadruple sculls 6:23.221 Q6:24.104
Teodora Zareva
Violeta Zareva
Miglena Mikhaleva
Svetla Durchova
Greta Georgieva
Olya Stoichkova
Mariana Stoyanova
Katia Todorova
Coxed four 7:11.592 R7:20.78FB7:02.274
Emilia Mikhaleva
Teodora Zareva
Violeta Zareva
Nevyana Ivanova
Olya Stoichkova
Todorka Vasileva
Rita Todorova
Mariana Stoyanova
Daniela Oronova
Greta Georgieva
Eight 6:47.994 R2 Q6:25.025

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Lyubtcho Diakov 50 m pistol 55423did not advance
10 m air pistol 57523did not advance
Tanyu Kiryakov 50 m pistol 5663 Q6564
10 m air pistol 5853 Q687.9 OR Gold medal.svg
Georgi Poliakov 50 m rifle three positions 116128did not advance
50 m rifle prone 59332did not advance
10 m air rifle 58231did not advance
Petar Zaprianov 50 m rifle three positions 116227did not advance
50 m rifle prone 59041did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Vesela Letcheva 50 m rifle three positions 5836683.2 Silver medal.svg
10 m air rifle 38917did not advance
Nonka Matova 50 m rifle three positions 58011did not advance
10 m air rifle 39112did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatFinal BFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Tzvetan Golomeev 50 metre freestyle 23.4113DNSdid not advance
100 metre freestyle 50.821551.1615did not advance
Georgi Mihalev 100 metre backstroke 57.061157.1713did not advance
200 metre backstroke 2:02.71132:04.2413did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatFinal BFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Tanya Dangalakova 100 metre breaststroke 1:08.351did not advance1:07.95 Gold medal.svg
200 metre breaststroke 2:29.915did not advance2:28.434
Antoaneta Frenkeva 100 metre breaststroke 1:10.095did not advance1:08.74 Silver medal.svg
200 metre breaststroke 2:29.573did not advance2:28.34 Bronze medal.svg
Bistra Gospodinova 100 metre backstroke 1:04.9119did not advance
Natasha Khristova 100 metre freestyle 57.8024did not advance
Neviana Miteva 100 metre butterfly 1:02.01111:02.4712did not advance
200 metre butterfly 2:18.4419did not advance
Antoaneta Strumenlieva 400 metre freestyle 4:13.25114:13.4312did not advance
800 metre freestyle 8:35.408did not advance8:41.058
400 metre individual medley 4:51.5812did not advance4:52.3312
Bistra Gospodinova
Tanya Dangalakova
Neviana Miteva
Natasha Khristova
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:15.226did not advance4:12.366

Table tennis

Men

Group E

RankAthleteWLGWGLPWPLKORSWEJPNINDBULPOLCHIEGY
1Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Kim Ki-taik  (KOR)70215514394X3–23–23–03–03–03–13–0
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Jörgen Persson  (SWE)612075163842–3X3–23–13–03–13–03–0
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kiyoshi Saito (JPN)521964993972–32–3X3–03–03–03–03–0
4Flag of India.svg Kamlesh Mehta (IND)4313124704570–31–30–3X3–13–13–03–1
5Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Mariano Domuschiev  (BUL)3410154254730–30–30–31–3X3–03–23–1
6Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Molenda (POL)258174054740–31–30–31–30–3X3–13–1
7Flag of Chile.svg Jorge Gambra (CHI)167184134901–30–30–30–32–31–3X3–0
8Flag of Egypt.svg Sherif El-Saket (EGY)073213244970–30–30–31–31–31–30–3X

Women

Group G

RankAthleteWLGWGLPWPLNEDBULTCHYUGARGEGY
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Bettine Vriesekoop  (NED)50151335197X3–13–03–03–03–0
2Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Daniela Guergueltcheva  (BUL)411353572681–3X3–03–23–03–0
3Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Alena Šafářová (TCH)32962682250–30–3X3–03–03–0
4Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Gordana Perkučin  (YUG)23892822960–32–30–3X3–03–0
5Flag of Argentina.svg Kim Hae-Ja (ARG)143132143190–30–30–30–3X3–1
6Flag of Egypt.svg Nihal Meshref (EGY)051151823330–30–30–30–31–3X

Round of 16

Chen Jing (CHN) - Daniela Guergueltcheva (BUL) 3:0 21–15, 21–7, 22–20

Tennis

Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Katerina Maleeva Singles BYEFlag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Gisele Miró  (BRA)
W 7–5, 6–1
Flag of the United States.svg  Pam Shriver  (USA)
L 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
did not advance
Manuela Maleeva BYEFlag of Argentina.svg  Mercedes Paz  (ARG)
W 6–1, 6–2
Flag of Sweden.svg  Catarina Lindqvist  (SWE)
W 6–1, 6–0
Flag of Italy.svg  Raffaella Reggi  (ITA)
W 6–3, 6–4
Flag of Argentina.svg  Gabriela Sabatini  (ARG)
L 1–6, 1–6
did not advance Bronze medal.svg
Manuela Maleeva
Katerina Maleeva
Doubles Flag of Australia.svg  Elizabeth Smylie
Wendy Turnbull  (AUS)
W 2–6, 6–3, 0–6
did not advance

Volleyball

Preliminary round

Pool A
PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 54191443.5002481901.305 Semifinals
2Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 54191472.0002962251.316
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 52379110.8182202620.840 5th–8th semifinals
4Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 5237790.7781901940.979
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 52377110.6362032220.914 9th–12th semifinals
6Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 51465140.3572002640.758
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
18 Sep Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–0Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 15–715–915–8  45–24
19 Sep Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg3–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 15–715–815–6  45–21
22 Sep Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg3–1Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 13–1515–615–1215–12 58–45
24 Sep Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 15–715–1015–8  45–25
26 Sep Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–0Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 15–1115–1215–8  45–31

5th–8th semifinals

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
28 Sep Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg3–0Flag of France.svg  France 15–815–1215–11  45–31

5th place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
01 Oct Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–0Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 15–615–815–10  45–24

Team Roster

Head coach: Todor Piperkov

Weightlifting

Men
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Sevdalin Marinov −52 kg 12011501270 OR Gold medal.svg
Mitko Grablev −56 kg 1301167.51297.5 DQ
Stefan Topurov −60 kg 137.521752312.5 Silver medal.svg
Angel Guenchev −67,5 kg 1601202.51362.5 DQ
Borislav Gidikov −75 kg 167.5 OR1207.5 OR1375 Gold medal.svg
Aleksandar Varbanov 157.532002357.5 Bronze medal.svg

Wrestling

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventElimination PoolFinal round
Round 1
Result
Round 2
Result
Round 3
Result
Round 4
Result
Round 5
Result
Round 6
Result
Round 7
Result
RankFinal round
Result
Rank
Ivan Tzonov −48 kg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Karamchakov  (URS)
L 1–3
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hour Jiunn-Yih  (TPE)
W 4–0
Mohammad Razigul (AFG)
W 3–1
Flag of India.svg Rajesh Kumar (IND)
W 3–1
BYEFlag of Germany.svg  Reiner Heugabel  (FRG)
W 3–0
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Takashi Kobayashi  (JPN)
L 0–3
Silver medal.svg
Valentin Yordanov −52 kg Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Carlos Negron  (PUR)
W 4–0
Flag of Guinea.svg  Oushane Diallo  (GUI)
W 4–0
Flag of the United States.svg  Kenneth Chertow  (USA)
W 3–0
BYEFlag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Šaban Trstena  (YUG)
L 1–3
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Toguzov  (URS)
L 0–3
4Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Tserenbaataryn Enkhbayar  (MGL)
L 0–4
8
Valentin Ivanov −57 kg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Yongliang  (CHN)
W 4–0
Flag of Panama.svg  Ramón Meña  (PAN)
W 4–0
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Mourad Zelfani  (TUN)
W 4–0
BYEFlag of Iran.svg  Askari Mohammadian  (IRN)
L 1–3
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Noh Kyung-Sun  (KOR)
L 1–3
3Flag of Hungary.svg Béla Nagy (HUN)
W 3–1
5
Simeon Shterev −62 kg Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kazuhito Sakae  (JPN)
W 3–1
Flag of the United States.svg  John Smith  (USA)
L 1–3
Flag of Australia.svg  Daniel Cumming  (AUS)
W 4–0
Flag of Poland.svg  Marian Skubacz  (POL)
W 3–0
Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Avirmediin Enkhee  (MGL)
W 3–0
BYE2Flag of Iran.svg  Akbar Fallah  (IRN)
W 3–1
Bronze medal.svg
Angel Yassenov −68 kg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Arsen Fadzayev  (URS)
L 1–3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ho Bisgaltu  (CHN)
W 3–1
Flag of Greece.svg  Georgios Athanassiadis  (GRE)
W 3–1
Flag of Panama.svg  Herminio Hidalgo  (PAN)
W 4–0
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kosei Akaishi  (JPN)
L 1–3
4Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Leipold  (FRG)
L 1–3
8
Rahmat Sofiadi −74 kg Flag of Cameroon.svg  Jean Manga  (CMR)
W 4–0
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Monday Eguabor  (NGR)
W 4–0
BYEFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yoshihiko Hara  (JPN)
W 3–1
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Claudiu Tămăduianu  (ROU)
W 3–0
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Adlan Varayev  (URS)
L 1–3
Flag of Iran.svg  Ayat Vagozari  (IRN)
W 4–0
2Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Lodoyn Enkhbayar  (MGL)
W 3–1
Bronze medal.svg
Alexander Nanev −82 kg Flag of the United States.svg  Mark Schultz  (USA)
L 0–3
Flag of Poland.svg  Andrzej Radomski  (POL)
L 1–3
11did not advance
Rumen Alabakov −90 kg Flag of Poland.svg  Jerzy Nieć  (POL)
W 3–1
Flag of Iran.svg  Mohammad Reza Toupchi  (IRN)
W 3–1
Flag of Germany.svg  Bodo Lukowski  (FRG)
W 3–1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Hubert Bindels  (BEL)
W 3–0
Flag of Austria.svg  Edwin Lins  (AUT)
W 4–0
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Kim Tae-woo  (KOR)
L 1–3
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Makharbek Khadartsev  (URS)
L 0–4
3Flag of the United States.svg  Jim Scherr  (USA)
L 1–3
6
Georgi Karaduchev −100 kg Flag of Germany.svg  Wilfried Colling  (FRG)
W 3–0
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Július Strnisko  (TCH)
W 3–1
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Vasile Puşcaşu  (ROU)
L 1–3
Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Babacar Sar  (MTN)
W 4–0
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Noel Loban  (GBR)
W 3–1
Flag of the United States.svg  William Scherr  (USA)
L 1–3
3Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Boldyn Javkhlantögs  (MGL)
W 4–0
5
Atanas Atanassov −130 kg BYEFlag of Hungary.svg  László Klauz  (HUN)
L 0–3
Flag of Syria.svg  Dennis Atiyeh  (SYR)
W 4–0
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  David Gobezhishvili  (URS)
L 1–3
BYE3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Dan Payne  (CAN)
W 3–1
5
Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventElimination PoolFinal round
Round 1
Result
Round 2
Result
Round 3
Result
Round 4
Result
Round 5
Result
Round 6
Result
Round 7
Result
RankFinal round
Result
Rank
Bratan Tsenov −48 kg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yang Zhizhong  (CHN)
W 3–0
Flag of Germany.svg  Markus Scherer  (FRG)
W 3–0
Flag of Norway.svg  Lars Rønningen  (NOR)
W 3–0
BYEFlag of Italy.svg  Vincenzo Maenza  (ITA)
L 1–3
BYE2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mahaddin Allahverdiyev  (URS)
W 3–0
Bronze medal.svg
Hristo Fliev −52 kg Flag of Jordan.svg  Jihad Sharif  (JOR)
W 3–0
Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Florentino Tirante  (PHI)
W 4–0
Flag of Turkey.svg  Erol Kemah  (TUR)
W 4–0
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Alexander Ignatenko  (URS)
L 0–3
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Atsuji Miyahara  (JPN)
L 1–3
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Peter Stjernberg  (SWE)
W 3–1
7
Stoyan Balov −57 kg Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Zoran Galović  (YUG)
W 4–0
BYEFlag of Morocco.svg  Kacem Bouallouche  (MAR)
W 4–0
Flag of Finland.svg  Keijo Pehkonen  (FIN)
W 3–1
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Huh Byung-Ho  (KOR)
W 3–1
Flag of Greece.svg  Haralambos Holidis  (GRE)
W 3–0
1Flag of Hungary.svg  András Sike  (HUN)
L 0–4
Silver medal.svg
Zhivko Vangelov −62 kg Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Jenő Bódi  (BUL)
W 3–0
Flag of Finland.svg  Jukka Loikas  (FIN)
W 3–1
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shigeki Nishiguchi  (JPN)
W 4–0
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Hugo Dietsche  (SUI)
W 4–0
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Kamandar Madzhidov  (URS)
L 1–3
Silver medal.svg
Georgi Karamanliev −68 kg Flag of Kenya.svg  Kiptoo Salbei  (KEN)
W 4–0
BYEFlag of Hungary.svg  Attila Repka  (HUN)
L 0–3
Flag of Poland.svg  Jerzy Kopański  (POL)
L 0–3
8did not advance
Borislav Velichkov −74 kg Flag of Cameroon.svg  Jean Manga  (CMR)
W 4–0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wei Qingkun  (CHN)
W 3–0
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Kim Young-Nam  (KOR)
L 1–3
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Franc Podlesek  (YUG)
W 3–0
BYEFlag of Poland.svg  Józef Tracz  (POL)
L 1–3
3Flag of France.svg  Martial Mischler  (FRA)
L 1–3
6
Angel Stoykov −82 kg Flag of Iran.svg  Mehdi Moradi Ganji  (IRN)
W 3–0
Flag of Egypt.svg  Moustafa Ramadan Hussein  (EGY)
W 3–0
Flag of the United States.svg John Morgan (USA)
DQ 0–0
Flag of Hungary.svg  Tibor Komáromi  (HUN)
L 1–3
6did not advance
Atanas Komchev −90 kg Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yasutoshi Moriyama  (JPN)
W 3–0
Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Samba Adama  (MTN)
W 4–0
Flag of Austria.svg  Franz Pitschmann  (AUT)
W 3–1
Flag of Sweden.svg  Christer Gulldén  (SWE)
W 3–0
Flag of Greece.svg  Georgios Pikilidis  (GRE)
W 3–1
1Flag of Finland.svg  Harri Koskela  (FIN)
W 3–0
Gold medal.svg
Ilia Georgiev −100 kg Flag of Senegal.svg  Ambroise Sarr  (SEN)
W 4–0
Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Gáspár  (HUN)
L 1–3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sören Claeson  (SWE)
W 3–0
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Yoo Young-Tae  (KOR)
W 4–0
BYEFlag of Germany.svg  Gerhard Himmel  (FRG)
L 1–3
2Flag of the United States.svg  Dennis Koslowski  (USA)
L 0–3
4
Rangel Gerovski −130 kg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Daniel Payne  (CAN)
W 3–0
Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Valguarnera  (ITA)
W 3–0
Flag of Poland.svg  Roman Wrocławski  (POL)
W 3–0
Flag of Egypt.svg  Hassan El-Hadad  (EGY)
W 3–0
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kazuya Deguchi  (JPN)
W 3–0
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Karelin  (URS)
L 1–3
Silver medal.svg

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