Bulgaria at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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]

Bulgaria at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBUL
NOCBulgarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
in Atlanta
Competitors110 (74 men and 36 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer Dimo Tonev
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
3
Silver
7
Bronze
5
Total
15
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Gold

Silver

  • Serafim Todorov — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
  • Tontcho Tontchev — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
  • Krasimir Dunev — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
  • Emil Milev — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol
  • Diana Iorgova — Shooting, Women's Sport Pistol
  • Yoto Yotov — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight (76 kg)
  • Maia Tabakova, Ivelina Taleva, Vjara Vatachka, Ina Deltcheva, Valentina Kevlian, and Maria Koleva — Gymnastics, Women's Rhythmic Group Competition

Bronze

  • Tanyu Kiryakov — Shooting, Men's Air Pistol
  • Mariya Grozdeva — Shooting, Women's Air Pistol
  • Sevdalin Minchev — Weightlifting, Men's Flyweight (54 kg)
  • Nikolay Peshalov — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight (59 kg)
  • Andrian Dushev and Milko Kazanov — Canoeing, Men's K2 1,000 metres Kayak Pairs

Archery

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
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

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

Boxing

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

Diving

Women's 10m Platform

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

Fencing

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

Men's épée
  • Iliya Mechkov
Women's foil
  • Anna Angelova
  • Ivana Georgieva

Gymnastics

Judo

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Shooting

Swimming

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

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

Men's Indoor Team Competition

  • 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

Men's Light-Heavyweight

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

Wrestling

References

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