Bulgaria at the Olympics

Bulgaria first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, with a single gymnast. However, since Charles Champaud was a Swiss national living in Sofia, some sources credit his appearance to Switzerland instead.

Bulgaria at the
Olympics
IOC codeBUL
NOCBulgarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
Medals
Ranked 26th
Gold
58
Silver
91
Bronze
88
Total
237
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

The Bulgarian Olympic Committee was created in 1923 and first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1924. The nation has participated in every Summer Games since then, except for 1932 (during the Great Depression), 1948 (Bulgaria's role in World War II) and 1984 (part of the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics). Bulgaria first participated in the Winter Olympic Games in 1936 and has attended every Winter Games since then.

Bulgarian athletes have won a total of 237 medals, with wrestling and weightlifting as the top medal-producing sports. After the fall of the communist regime in 1989–90, in Bulgaria's turbulent transition to free-market democracy, top-notch state support for Bulgarian Olympians disintegrated. Diminishing and marginalized medal returns were evident from the 2012 Summer Olympics, where Bulgaria, a former top-10 Olympic powerhouse in the late 1980s, fell out of its former high stature. Bulgaria's best performance to date has come in the 1980 Summer Olympics, where they finished third in the medal table. In the 1988 Summer Olympics, Bulgaria ranked 7th but won the nation's largest total of gold medals. Bulgaria's most successful Winter Olympics occurred in 1998 when the country ranked 15th in the medal table.

Medal tables

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Medals by Summer Games

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Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
  1896 Athens 1 0 0 0 0
1900–1920 did not participate
  1924 Paris 24 0 0 0 0
  1928 Amsterdam 5 0 0 0 0
  1932 Los Angeles did not participate
  1936 Berlin 26 0 0 0 0
  1948 London did not participate
  1952 Helsinki 63 0 0 1 1 40
  1956 Melbourne 43 1 3 1 5 19
  1960 Rome 98 1 3 3 7 15
  1964 Tokyo 63 3 5 2 10 11
  1968 Mexico City 112 2 4 3 9 18
  1972 Munich 130 6 10 5 21 9
  1976 Montreal 158 6 9 7 22 7
  1980 Moscow 270 8 16 17 41 3
  1984 Los Angeles did not participate
  1988 Seoul 171 10 12 13 35 7
  1992 Barcelona 138 3 7 6 16 18
  1996 Atlanta 110 3 7 5 15 22
  2000 Sydney 91 5 6 2 13 16
  2004 Athens 95 2 1 9 12 33
  2008 Beijing 72 1 1 3 5 42
  2012 London 63 0 2 1 3 63
  2016 Rio de Janeiro 51 0 1 2 3 65
  2020 Tokyo 42 3 1 2 6 30
  2024 Paris 46 3 1 3 7 26
  2028 Los Angeles
  2032 Brisbane
Total 57 89 85 231 23

Medals by Winter Games

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Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
  1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 7 0 0 0 0
  1948 St. Moritz 4 0 0 0 0
  1952 Oslo 10 0 0 0 0
  1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 7 0 0 0 0
  1960 Squaw Valley 7 0 0 0 0
  1964 Innsbruck 7 0 0 0 0
  1968 Grenoble 6 0 0 0 0
  1972 Sapporo 4 0 0 0 0
  1976 Innsbruck 29 0 0 0 0
  1980 Lake Placid 8 0 0 1 1 17
  1984 Sarajevo 16 0 0 0 0
  1988 Calgary 26 0 0 0 0
  1992 Albertville 30 0 0 0 0
  1994 Lillehammer 17 0 0 0 0
  1998 Nagano 19 1 0 0 1 15
  2002 Salt Lake City 23 0 1 2 3 20
  2006 Turin 21 0 1 0 1 21
  2010 Vancouver 19 0 0 0 0
  2014 Sochi 18 0 0 0 0
  2018 Pyeongchang 21 0 0 0 0
  2022 Beijing 15 0 0 0 0
  2026 Milano Cortina future event
  2030 French Alps
  2034 Salt Lake City
Total 1 2 3 6 40

List of medalists

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Summer Olympics

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Medal   Name Games Sport Event
  Bronze Boris Nikolov 1952 Helsinki   Boxing Middleweight (-75kg)
  Gold Nikola Stanchev 1956 Melbourne   Wrestling Freestyle 79 kg
  Silver Dimitar Dobrev 1956 Melbourne   Wrestling Greco-Roman middleweight
  Silver Petko Sirakov 1956 Melbourne   Wrestling Greco-Roman light heavyweight
  Silver Husein Mehmedov 1956 Melbourne   Wrestling Freestyle +87 kg
  Bronze 1956 Melbourne   Association Football Men's team competition
  Gold Dimitar Dobrev 1960 Rome   Wrestling Greco-Roman 79 kg
  Silver Krali Bimbalov 1960 Rome   Wrestling Greco-Roman 87 kg
  Silver Nezhdet Zalev 1960 Rome   Wrestling Freestyle 57 kg
  Silver Stancho Kolev 1960 Rome   Wrestling Freestyle 62 kg
  Bronze Velik Kapsazov 1960 Rome   Gymnastics Rings
  Bronze Dinko Petrov 1960 Rome   Wrestling Greco-Roman 57 kg
  Bronze Enyu Valchev 1960 Rome   Wrestling Freestyle 67 kg
  Gold Boyan Radev 1964 Tokyo   Wrestling Greco-Roman 97 kg
  Gold Enyu Valchev 1964 Tokyo   Wrestling Freestyle 70 kg
  Gold Prodan Gardzhev 1964 Tokyo   Wrestling Freestyle 87 kg
  Silver Velichko Velichkov 1964 Tokyo   Shooting 50 metre rifle, three positions
  Silver Angel Kerezov 1964 Tokyo   Wrestling Greco-Roman 52 kg
  Silver Kiril Petkov 1964 Tokyo   Wrestling Greco-Roman 78 kg
  Silver Stancho Kolev 1964 Tokyo   Wrestling Freestyle 63 kg
  Silver Lyutvi Ahmedov 1964 Tokyo   Wrestling Freestyle +97 kg
  Bronze Alexander Nikolov 1964 Tokyo   Boxing Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
  Bronze Said Mustafov 1964 Tokyo   Wrestling Freestyle 97 kg
  Gold Petar Kirov 1968 Mexico City   Wrestling Greco-Roman 52 kg
  Gold Boyan Radev 1968 Mexico City   Wrestling Greco-Roman 97 kg
  Silver 1968 Mexico City   Football Men's team competition
  Silver Enyu Todorov 1968 Mexico City   Wrestling Freestyle 63 kg
  Silver Enyu Valchev 1968 Mexico City   Wrestling Freestyle 70 kg
  Silver Osman Duraliev 1968 Mexico City   Wrestling Freestyle +97 kg
  Bronze Ivan Mihailov 1968 Mexico City   Boxing Featherweight (– 57 kg)
  Bronze Georgi Stankov 1968 Mexico City   Boxing Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
  Bronze Prodan Gardzhev 1968 Mexico City   Wrestling Freestyle 87 kg
  Gold Georgi Kostadinov 1972 Munich   Boxing Flyweight (– 51 kg)
  Gold Norair Nurikyan 1972 Munich   Weightlifting 60 kg
  Gold Yordan Bikov 1972 Munich   Weightlifting 75 kg
  Gold Andon Nikolov 1972 Munich   Weightlifting 90 kg
  Gold Petar Kirov 1972 Munich   Wrestling Greco-Roman 52 kg
  Gold Georgi Markov (wrestler) 1972 Munich   Wrestling Greco-Roman 62 kg
  Silver Diana Yorgova 1972 Munich   Athletics Long jump
  Silver Yordanka Blagoeva 1972 Munich   Athletics High jump
  Silver Angel Angelov 1972 Munich   Boxing Light Welterweight(– 63.5 kg)
  Silver Mladen Kutchev 1972 Munich   Weightlifting 67.5 kg
  Silver Atanas Shopov 1972 Munich   Weightlifting 90 kg
  Silver Aleksandar Kraychev 1972 Munich   Weightlifting 110 kg
  Silver Ognyan Nikolov 1972 Munich   Wrestling Freestyle 48 kg
  Silver Osman Duraliev 1972 Munich   Wrestling Freestyle +100 kg
  Silver Stoyan Apostolov 1972 Munich   Wrestling Greco-Roman 68 kg
  Silver Aleksandar Tomov 1972 Munich   Wrestling Greco-Roman +100 kg
  Bronze Ivanka Khristova 1972 Munich   Athletics Shot put
  Bronze Vasilka Stoeva 1972 Munich   Athletics Discus throw
  Bronze Fedia Damianov
Ivan Burtchin
1972 Munich   Canoeing C-2 1000 metres
  Bronze Ivan Krastev 1972 Munich   Wrestling Freestyle 62 kg
  Bronze Stefan Angelov 1972 Munich   Wrestling Greco-Roman 48 kg
  Gold Ivanka Khristova 1976 Montreal   Athletics Shot put
  Gold Svetla Otsetova
Zdravka Yordanova
1976 Montreal   Rowing Double sculls
  Gold Siyka Kelbecheva
Stoyanka Kurbatova-Gruicheva
1976 Montreal   Rowing Coxless pairs
  Gold Norair Nurikyan 1976 Montreal   Weightlifting 56 kg
  Gold Yordan Mitkov 1976 Montreal   Weightlifting 75 kg
  Gold Hasan Isaev 1976 Montreal   Wrestling Freestyle 48 kg
  Silver Nikolina Shtereva 1976 Montreal   Athletics 800 metres
  Silver Mariya Petkova 1976 Montreal   Athletics Discus throw
  Silver Ginka Gyurova
Lilyana Vaseva
Reni Yordanova
Mariyka Modeva
Kapka Georgieva
1976 Montreal   Rowing Coxed fours
  Silver Georgi Todorov 1976 Montreal   Weightlifting 60 kg
  Silver Trendafil Stoychev 1976 Montreal   Weightlifting 82.5 kg
  Silver Krastyu Semerdzhiev 1976 Montreal   Weightlifting 110 kg
  Silver Stoyan Nikolov 1976 Montreal   Wrestling Greco-Roman 90 kg
  Silver Kamen Goranov 1976 Montreal   Wrestling Greco-Roman 100 kg
  Silver Aleksandar Tomov 1976 Montreal   Wrestling Greco-Roman +100 kg
  Bronze Yordanka Blagoeva 1976 Montreal   Athletics High jump
  Bronze 1976 Montreal   Basketball Women's team competition
  Bronze Vladimir Kolev 1976 Montreal   Boxing Light Welterweight(– 63.5 kg)
  Bronze Atanas Shopov 1976 Montreal   Weightlifting 90 kg
  Bronze Dimo Kostov 1976 Montreal   Wrestling Freestyle 100 kg
  Bronze Stefan Angelov 1976 Montreal   Wrestling Greco-Roman 48 kg
  Bronze Ivan Kolev 1976 Montreal   Wrestling Greco-Roman 82 kg
  Gold Petar Lesov 1980 Moscow   Boxing Flyweight (– 51 kg)
  Gold Lyubomir Lyubenov 1980 Moscow   Canoeing C-1 1000 meters
  Gold Stoyan Deltchev 1980 Moscow   Gymnastics Horizontal bar
  Gold Yanko Rusev 1980 Moscow   Weightlifting 67.5 kg
  Gold Asen Zlatev 1980 Moscow   Weightlifting 75 kg
  Gold Valentin Raychev 1980 Moscow   Wrestling Freestyle 74 kg
  Gold Ismail Abilov 1980 Moscow   Wrestling Freestyle 82 kg
  Gold Georgi Raykov 1980 Moscow   Wrestling Greco-Roman 100 kg
  Silver Mariya Petkova 1980 Moscow   Athletics Discus throw
  Silver 1980 Moscow   Basketball Women's team competition
  Silver Lyubomir Lyubenov 1980 Moscow   Canoeing C-1 500 meters
  Silver Vanja Gesheva 1980 Moscow   Canoeing K-1 500 meters
  Silver Petar Mandazhiev
Svetoslav Ivanov
Georgi Gadjev
1980 Moscow   Equestrian Team Dressage
  Silver Dimitar Zapryanov 1980 Moscow   Judo Heavyweight (+95 kg)
  Silver Ginka Gyurova
Mariyka Modeva
Rita Todorova
Iskra Velinova
Nadiya Filipova
1980 Moscow   Rowing Coxed fours
  Silver 1980 Moscow   Volleyball Men's team competition
  Silver Stefan Dimitrov 1980 Moscow   Weightlifting 60 kg
  Silver Blagoy Blagoev 1980 Moscow   Weightlifting 82.5 kg
  Silver Rumen Aleksandrov 1980 Moscow   Weightlifting 90 kg
  Silver Valentin Hristov 1980 Moscow   Weightlifting 110 kg
  Silver Miho Dukov 1980 Moscow   Wrestling Freestyle 62 kg
  Silver Ivan Yankov 1980 Moscow   Wrestling Freestyle 68 kg
  Silver Slavcho Chervenkov 1980 Moscow   Wrestling Freestyle 100 kg
  Silver Aleksandar Tomov 1980 Moscow   Wrestling Greco-Roman +100 kg
  Bronze Petar Petrov 1980 Moscow   Athletics 100 metres
  Bronze Ivailo Marinov 1980 Moscow   Boxing Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
  Bronze Borislav Ananiev
Nikolai Ilkov
1980 Moscow   Canoeing C-2 500 meters
  Bronze Borislav Borisov
Bozhidar Milenkov
Lazar Khristov
Ivan Manev
1980 Moscow   Canoeing K-4 1000 meters
  Bronze Stoyan Deltchev 1980 Moscow   Gymnastics Individual all-around
  Bronze Ilian Nedkov 1980 Moscow   Judo Half Lightweight (65 kg)
  Bronze Mincho Nikolov
Lyubomir Petrov
Ivo Rusev
Bogdan Dobrev
1980 Moscow   Rowing Quadruple sculls (coxless)
  Bronze Mariana Serbezova
Rumelyana Boncheva
Dolores Nakova
Anka Bakova
Anka Georgieva
1980 Moscow   Rowing Quadruple sculls (coxed)
  Bronze Siyka Kelbecheva
Stoyanka Kurbatova-Gruicheva
1980 Moscow   Rowing Coxless pairs
  Bronze Lyubcho Dyakov 1980 Moscow   Shooting 50 metre pistol
  Bronze Petar Zapryanov 1980 Moscow   Shooting 50 metre rifle prone
  Bronze 1980 Moscow   Volleyball Women's team competition
  Bronze Mincho Pashov 1980 Moscow   Weightlifting 67.5 kg
  Bronze Nedelcho Kolev 1980 Moscow   Weightlifting 75 kg
  Bronze Nermedin Selimov 1980 Moscow   Wrestling Freestyle 52 kg
  Bronze Mladen Mladenov 1980 Moscow   Wrestling Greco-Roman 52 kg
  Bronze Pavel Pavlov 1980 Moscow   Wrestling Greco-Roman 82 kg
  Gold Khristo Markov 1988 Seoul   Athletics Triple jump
  Gold Yordanka Donkova 1988 Seoul   Athletics 100 metres hurdles
  Gold Ivailo Marinov 1988 Seoul   Boxing Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
  Gold Vanja Gesheva 1988 Seoul   Canoeing K-1 500 metres
  Gold Lubomir Geraskov 1988 Seoul   Gymnastics Pommel horse
  Gold Tanyu Kiryakov 1988 Seoul   Shooting 10 metre air pistol
  Gold Tanya Dangalakova 1988 Seoul   Swimming 100 metre breaststroke
  Gold Sevdalin Marinov 1988 Seoul   Weightlifting 52 kg
  Gold Borislav Gidikov 1988 Seoul   Weightlifting 75 kg
  Gold Atanas Komchev 1988 Seoul   Wrestling Greco-Roman 90 kg
  Silver Stefka Kostadinova 1988 Seoul   Athletics High jump
  Silver Aleksandar Khristov 1988 Seoul   Boxing Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
  Silver Vanja Gesheva
Diana Paliiska
1988 Seoul   Canoeing K-2 500 metres
  Silver Adriana Dunavska 1988 Seoul   Gymnastics Individual all-around
  Silver Radka Stoyanova
Lalka Berberova
1988 Seoul   Rowing Coxless pairs
  Silver Vesela Letcheva 1988 Seoul   Shooting 50 metre rifle three positions
  Silver Antoaneta Frenkeva 1988 Seoul   Swimming 100 metre breaststroke
  Silver Stefan Topurov 1988 Seoul   Weightlifting 60 kg
  Silver Ivan Tsonov 1988 Seoul   Wrestling Freestyle 48 kg
  Silver Stoyan Balov 1988 Seoul   Wrestling Greco-Roman 57 kg
  Silver Zhivko Vangelov 1988 Seoul   Wrestling Greco-Roman 62 kg
  Silver Rangel Gerovski 1988 Seoul   Wrestling Greco-Roman 130 kg
  Bronze Tsvetanka Khristova 1988 Seoul   Athletics Discus throw
  Bronze Martin Marinov 1988 Seoul   Canoeing C-1 500 metres
  Bronze Nikolay Bukhalov 1988 Seoul   Canoeing C-1 1000 metres
  Bronze Vanja Gesheva
Diana Paliiska
Ogniana Petkova
Borislava Ivanova
1988 Seoul   Canoeing K-4 500 metres
  Bronze Diana Doudeva 1988 Seoul   Gymnastics Floor
  Bronze Magdalena Georgieva 1988 Seoul   Rowing Single sculls
  Bronze Violeta Ninova
Stefka Madina
1988 Seoul   Rowing Double sculls
  Bronze Antoaneta Frenkeva 1988 Seoul   Swimming 200 metre breaststroke
  Bronze Manuela Maleeva 1988 Seoul   Tennis Women's singles
  Bronze Aleksandar Varbanov 1988 Seoul   Weightlifting 75 kg
  Bronze Simeon Shterev 1988 Seoul   Wrestling Freestyle 62 kg
  Bronze Rahmat Sofiadi 1988 Seoul   Wrestling Freestyle 74 kg
  Bronze Bratan Tsenov 1988 Seoul   Wrestling Greco-Roman 48 kg
  Gold Nikolay Bukhalov 1992 Barcelona   Canoeing C-1 500 metres
  Gold Nikolay Bukhalov 1992 Barcelona   Canoeing C-1 1000 metres
  Gold Ivan Ivanov 1992 Barcelona   Weightlifting 52 kg
  Silver Tsvetanka Khristova 1992 Barcelona   Athletics Discus throw
  Silver Daniel Petrov 1992 Barcelona   Boxing Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
  Silver Vesela Letcheva 1992 Barcelona   Shooting 10 metre air rifle
  Silver Nonka Matova 1992 Barcelona   Shooting 50 metre rifle three positions
  Silver Nikolay Peshalov 1992 Barcelona   Weightlifting 60 kg
  Silver Yoto Yotov 1992 Barcelona   Weightlifting 67.5 kg
  Silver Valentin Getsov 1992 Barcelona   Wrestling Freestyle 68 kg
  Bronze Yordanka Donkova 1992 Barcelona   Athletics 100 metres hurdles
  Bronze Svilen Rusinov 1992 Barcelona   Boxing Super Heavyweight (+91 kg)
  Bronze Martin Marinov
Blagovest Stoyanov
1992 Barcelona   Canoeing C-2 500 metres
  Bronze Mariya Grozdeva 1992 Barcelona   Shooting 10 metre air pistol
  Bronze Stefan Botev 1992 Barcelona   Weightlifting 110 kg
  Bronze Valentin Yordanov 1992 Barcelona   Wrestling Freestyle 52 kg
  Gold Stefka Kostadinova 1996 Atlanta   Athletics High jump
  Gold Daniel Petrov 1996 Atlanta   Boxing Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
  Gold Valentin Yordanov 1996 Atlanta   Wrestling Freestyle 52 kg
  Silver Serafim Todorov 1996 Atlanta   Boxing Featherweight (– 57 kg)
  Silver Tontcho Tontchev 1996 Atlanta   Boxing Lightweight (– 60 kg)
  Silver Krasimir Dounev 1996 Atlanta   Gymnastics Horizontal bar
  Silver Ina Delcheva
Valentina Kevliyan
Maria Koleva
Maya Tabakova
Ivelina Taleva
Vjara Vatachka
1996 Atlanta   Gymnastics Group all-around
  Silver Emil Milev 1996 Atlanta   Shooting 25 metre rapid fire pistol
  Silver Diana Iorgova 1996 Atlanta   Shooting 25 metre pistol
  Silver Yoto Yotov 1996 Atlanta   Weightlifting 76 kg
  Bronze Andrian Dushev
Milko Kazanov
1996 Atlanta   Canoeing K-2 1000 metres
  Bronze Tanyu Kiryakov 1996 Atlanta   Shooting 10 metre air pistol
  Bronze Mariya Grozdeva 1996 Atlanta   Shooting 10 metre air pistol
  Bronze Sevdalin Minchev 1996 Atlanta   Weightlifting 54 kg
  Bronze Nikolay Peshalov 1996 Atlanta   Weightlifting 59 kg
  Gold Tereza Marinova 2000 Sydney   Athletics Triple jump
  Gold Tanyu Kiryakov 2000 Sydney   Shooting 50 metre pistol
  Gold Mariya Grozdeva 2000 Sydney   Shooting 25 metre pistol
  Gold Galabin Boevski 2000 Sydney   Weightlifting 69 kg
  Gold Armen Nazaryan 2000 Sydney   Wrestling Greco-Roman 58 kg
  Silver Petar Merkov 2000 Sydney   Canoeing K-1 500 metres
  Silver Petar Merkov 2000 Sydney   Canoeing K-1 1000 metres
  Silver Rumyana Neykova 2000 Sydney   Rowing Single sculls
  Silver Georgi Markov 2000 Sydney   Weightlifting 69 kg
  Silver Alan Tsagaev 2000 Sydney   Weightlifting 105 kg
  Silver Serafim Barzakov 2000 Sydney   Wrestling Freestyle 63 kg
  Bronze Yordan Yovchev 2000 Sydney   Gymnastics Floor
  Bronze Yordan Yovchev 2000 Sydney   Gymnastics Rings
  Gold Mariya Grozdeva 2004 Athens   Shooting 25 metre pistol
  Gold Milen Dobrev 2004 Athens   Weightlifting 94 kg
  Silver Yordan Yovchev 2004 Athens   Gymnastics Rings
  Bronze Boris Georgiev 2004 Athens   Boxing Light welterweight
  Bronze Yordan Yovchev 2004 Athens   Gymnastics Floor
  Bronze Zhaneta Ilieva
Eleonora Kezhova
Zornitsa Marinova
Kristina Rangelova
Galina Tancheva
Vladislava Tancheva
2004 Athens   Gymnastics Group all-around
  Bronze Georgi Georgiev 2004 Athens   Judo Half-lightweight (66 kg)
  Bronze Ivo Yanakiev 2004 Athens   Rowing Single sculls
  Bronze Rumyana Neykova 2004 Athens   Rowing Single sculls
  Bronze Mariya Grozdeva 2004 Athens   Shooting 10 metre air pistol
  Bronze Velichko Cholakov 2004 Athens   Weightlifting +105 kg
  Bronze Armen Nazaryan 2004 Athens   Wrestling Greco-Roman 60 kg
  Gold Rumyana Neykova 2008 Beijing   Rowing Single sculls
  Silver Stanka Zlateva 2008 Beijing   Wrestling Freestyle 72 kg
  Bronze Radoslav Velikov 2008 Beijing   Wrestling Freestyle 55 kg
  Bronze Kiril Terziev 2008 Beijing   Wrestling Freestyle 74 kg
  Bronze Yavor Yanakiev 2008 Beijing   Wrestling Greco-Roman 74 kg
  Silver Milka Maneva 2012 London   Weightlifting Women's 63 kg
  Silver Stanka Zlateva 2012 London   Wrestling Freestyle 72 kg
  Bronze Tervel Pulev 2012 London   Boxing Heavyweight
  Silver Mirela Demireva 2016 Rio de Janeiro   Athletics Women's high jump
  Bronze Elitsa Yankova 2016 Rio de Janeiro   Wrestling Women's freestyle 48 kg
  Bronze Lyubomira Kazanova
Reneta Kamberova
Mihaela Maevska
Hristiana Todorova
Tsvetelina Naydenova
2016 Rio de Janeiro   Gymnastics Group all-around
  Gold Ivet Goranova 2020 Tokyo   Karate Women's 55 kg
  Gold Stoyka Krasteva 2020 Tokyo   Boxing Women's flyweight
  Gold Simona Dyankova
Stefani Kiryakova
Madlen Radukanova
Laura Traets
Erika Zafirova
2020 Tokyo   Gymnastics Group all-around
  Silver Antoaneta Kostadinova 2020 Tokyo   Shooting Women's 10m air pistol
  Bronze Taybe Yusein 2020 Tokyo   Wrestling Women's freestyle 62 kg
  Bronze Evelina Nikolova 2020 Tokyo   Wrestling Women's freestyle 57 kg
  Gold Semen Novikov 2024 Paris   Wrestling Greco-Roman 87 kg
  Gold Magomed Ramazanov 2024 Paris   Wrestling Men's freestyle 86 kg
  Gold Karlos Nasar 2024 Paris   Weightlifting Men's 89 kg
  Silver Boryana Kaleyn 2024 Paris   Gymnastics Individual all-around
  Bronze Kimia Alizadeh 2024 Paris   Taekwondo Women's 57 kg
  Bronze Bozhidar Andreev 2024 Paris   Weightlifting Men's 73 kg
  Bronze Javier Ibáñez 2024 Paris   Boxing Men's featherweight

Winter Olympics

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Medal   Name Games Sport Event
  Bronze Ivan Lebanov 1980 Lake Placid   Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing 30 km
  Gold Ekaterina Dafovska 1998 Nagano   Biathlon Individual
  Silver Evgenia Radanova 2002 Salt Lake City   Short track speed skating 500 metres
  Bronze Irina Nikulchina 2002 Salt Lake City   Biathlon Pursuit
  Bronze Evgenia Radanova 2002 Salt Lake City   Short track speed skating 1500 metres
  Silver Evgenia Radanova 2006 Turin   Short track speed skating 500 metres

Multiple medal winners

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Athlete Sport Gender Years Games       Total
Maria Grozdeva   Shooting F 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2020 Summer 2 0 3 5
Nikolay Bukhalov   Canoeing M 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 Summer 2 0 1 3
Tanyu Kiryakov   Shooting M 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 Summer 2 0 1 3
Boyan Radev   Wrestling M 1964, 1968 Summer 2 0 0 2
Petar Kirov   Wrestling M 1968, 1972, 1976 Summer 2 0 0 2
Norair Nurikyan   Weightlifting M 1972, 1976 Summer 2 0 0 2
Vanja Gesheva   Kayaking F 1980, 1988 Summer 1 2 1 4
Enyu Valchev   Wrestling M 1960, 1964, 1968 Summer 1 1 1 3
Rumyana Neykova   Rowing F 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 Summer 1 1 1 3
Dimitar Dobrev   Wrestling M 1956, 1960 Summer 1 1 0 2
Lyubomir Lyubenov   Canoeing M 1980 Summer 1 1 0 2
Stefka Kostadinova   Athletics F 1988, 1992, 1996 Summer 1 1 0 2
Daniel Petrov   Boxing M 1992, 1996 Summer 1 1 0 2
Prodan Gardzhev   Wrestling M 1960, 1964, 1968 Summer 1 0 1 2
Ivanka Hristova   Athletics F 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976 Summer 1 0 1 2
Siyka Kelbecheva   Rowing F 1976, 1980 Summer 1 0 1 2
Stoyanka Kurbatova-Gruycheva   Rowing F 1976, 1980 Summer 1 0 1 2
Stoyan Deltchev   Gymnastics M 1976, 1980 Summer 1 0 1 2
Ivailo Marinov   Boxing M 1980, 1988 Summer 1 0 1 2
Yordanka Donkova   Athletics F 1980, 1988, 1992 Summer 1 0 1 2
Valentin Yordanov   Wrestling M 1988, 1992, 1996 Summer 1 0 1 2
Armen Nazaryan   Wrestling M 2000, 2004, 2008 Summer 1 0 1 2
Aleksandar Tomov   Wrestling M 1972, 1976, 1980 Summer 0 3 0 3
Evgenia Radanova   Short track speed skating F 1994, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010 Winter 0 2 1 3
Stancho Kolev   Wrestling M 1960, 1964 Summer 0 2 0 2
Osman Duraliev   Wrestling M 1968, 1972 Summer 0 2 0 2
Mariya Petkova   Athletics F 1976, 1980 Summer 0 2 0 2
Ginka Gyurova   Rowing F 1976, 1980 Summer 0 2 0 2
Mariyka Modeva   Rowing F 1976, 1980 Summer 0 2 0 2
Vesela Letcheva   Shooting F 1988, 1992 Summer 0 2 0 2
Yoto Yotov   Weightlifting M 1992, 1996 Summer 0 2 0 2
Petar Merkov   Canoeing M 2000 Summer 0 2 0 2
Stanka Zlateva   Wrestling F 2008, 2012 Summer 0 2 0 2
Yordan Yovchev   Gymnastics M 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 Summer 0 1 3 4
Yordanka Blagoeva   Athletics F 1972, 1976 Summer 0 1 1 2
Atanas Shopov   Weightlifting M 1972, 1976 Summer 0 1 1 2
Krasimira Bogdanova   Basketball F 1976, 1980 Summer 0 1 1 2
Diana Dilova-Braynova   Basketball F 1976, 1980 Summer 0 1 1 2
Penka Metodieva   Basketball F 1976, 1980 Summer 0 1 1 2
Snezhana Mikhaylova   Basketball F 1976, 1980 Summer 0 1 1 2
Petkana Makaveeva   Basketball F 1976, 1980 Summer 0 1 1 2
Nadka Golcheva   Basketball F 1976, 1980 Summer 0 1 1 2
Penka Stoyanova   Basketball F 1976, 1980 Summer 0 1 1 2
Diana Paliiska   Canoeing F 1988 Summer 0 1 1 2
Antoaneta Frenkeva   Swimming F 1988 Summer 0 1 1 2
Tsvetanka Khristova   Athletics F 1988, 1992 Summer 0 1 1 2
Nikolay Peshalov   Weightlifting M 1992, 1996 Summer 0 1 1 2
Stefan Angelov   Wrestling M 1972, 1976 Summer 0 0 2 2
Martin Marinov   Canoeing M 1988, 1992 Summer 0 0 2 2

Medals by sport and year

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Summer Olympics

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Athletics

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  1972 Munich 0 2 2 4
  1976 Montreal 1 2 1 4
  1980 Moscow 0 1 1 2
  1988 Seoul 2 1 1 4
  1992 Barcelona 0 1 1 2
  1996 Atlanta 1 0 0 1
  2000 Sydney 1 0 0 1
  2016 Rio de Janeiro 0 1 0 1
Total 5 8 6 19

Basketball

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  1976 Montreal 0 0 1 1
  1980 Moscow 0 1 0 1
Total 0 1 1 2

Boxing

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  1952 Helsinki 0 0 1 1
  1964 Tokyo 0 0 1 1
  1968 Mexico City 0 0 2 2
  1972 Munich 1 1 0 2
  1976 Montreal 0 0 1 1
  1980 Moscow 1 0 1 2
  1988 Seoul 1 1 0 2
  1992 Barcelona 0 1 1 2
  1996 Atlanta 1 2 0 3
  2004 Athens 0 0 1 1
  2012 London 0 0 1 1
  2020 Tokyo 1 0 0 1
  2024 Paris 0 0 1 1
Total 5 5 10 20

Canoeing

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  1972 Munich 0 0 1 1
  1980 Moscow 1 2 2 5
  1988 Seoul 1 1 3 5
  1992 Barcelona 2 0 1 3
  1996 Atlanta 0 0 1 1
  2000 Sydney 0 2 0 2
Total 4 5 8 17

Equestrian

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  1980 Moscow 0 1 0 1
Total 0 1 0 1

Football

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  1956 Melbourne 0 0 1 1
  1968 Mexico City 0 1 0 1
Total 0 1 1 2

Gymnastics

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  1960 Rome 0 0 1 1
  1980 Moscow 1 0 1 2
  1988 Seoul 1 1 1 3
  1996 Atlanta 0 2 0 2
  2000 Sydney 0 0 2 2
  2004 Athens 0 1 2 3
  2016 Rio de Janeiro 0 0 1 1
  2020 Tokyo 1 0 0 1
  2024 Paris 0 1 0 1
Total 3 5 8 16

Judo

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  1980 Moscow 0 1 1 2
  2004 Athens 0 0 1 1
Total 0 1 2 3

Karate

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  2020 Tokyo 1 0 0 1
Total 1 0 0 1

Rowing

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  1976 Montreal 2 1 0 3
  1980 Moscow 0 1 3 4
  1988 Seoul 0 1 2 3
  2000 Sydney 0 1 0 1
  2004 Athens 0 0 2 2
  2008 Beijing 1 0 0 0
Total 3 4 7 14

Shooting

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  1964 Tokyo 0 1 0 1
  1980 Moscow 0 0 2 2
  1988 Seoul 1 1 0 2
  1992 Barcelona 0 2 1 3
  1996 Atlanta 0 2 2 2
  2000 Sydney 2 0 0 2
  2004 Athens 1 0 1 2
  2020 Tokyo 0 1 0 1
Total 4 7 6 17

Swimming

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  1988 Seoul 1 1 1 3
Total 1 1 1 3

Taekwondo

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  2024 Paris 0 0 1 1
Total 0 0 1 1

Tennis

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  1988 Seoul 0 0 1 1
Total 0 0 1 1

Volleyball

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  1980 Moscow 0 1 1 2
Total 0 1 1 2

Weightlifting

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  1972 Munich 3 3 0 6
  1976 Montreal 2 3 1 6
  1980 Moscow 2 4 2 8
  1988 Seoul 2 1 1 4
  1992 Barcelona 1 2 1 4
  1996 Atlanta 0 1 2 3
  2000 Sydney 1 2 0 3
  2004 Athens 1 0 1 2
  2012 London 0 1 0 1
  2024 Paris 1 0 1 2
Total 13 17 9 39

Wrestling

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  1956 Melbourne 1 3 0 4
  1960 Rome 1 3 2 6
  1964 Tokyo 3 4 1 8
  1968 Mexico City 2 3 1 6
  1972 Munich 2 4 2 8
  1976 Montreal 1 3 3 7
  1980 Moscow 3 4 3 10
  1988 Seoul 1 4 3 8
  1992 Barcelona 0 1 1 2
  1996 Atlanta 1 0 0 1
  2000 Sydney 1 1 0 2
  2004 Athens 0 0 1 1
  2008 Beijing 0 1 3 4
  2012 London 0 1 0 1
  2016 Rio de Janeiro 0 0 1 1
  2020 Tokyo 0 0 2 2
  2024 Paris 2 0 0 2
Total 18 32 23 73

Winter Olympics

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Biathlon

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  1998 Nagano 1 0 0 1
  2002 Salt Lake City 0 0 1 1
Total 1 0 1 2

Cross-country skiing

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  1980 Lake Placid 0 0 1 1
Total 0 0 1 1

Short track speed skating

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
  2002 Salt Lake City 0 1 1 2
  2006 Turin 0 1 0 1
Total 0 2 1 3

Bulgarian Olympic Flag Bearers

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# Year Season   Flag Bearer Sport
34 2026 Winter
33 2024 Summer Stanimira Petrova
Lyubomir Epitropov
Boxing
Swimming
32 2022 Winter Maria Zdravkova
Radoslav Yankov
Biathlon
Snowboarding
31 2020 Summer Mariya Grozdeva
Josif Miladinov
Shooting
Swimming
30 2018 Winter Radoslav Yankov Snowboarding
29 2016 Summer Ivet Lalova Athletics
28 2014 Winter Maria Kirkova Alpine skiing
27 2012 Summer Yordan Yovchev Gymnastics
26 2010 Winter Aleksandra Zhekova Snowboarding
25 2008 Summer Petar Stoychev Swimming
24 2006 Winter Ekaterina Dafovska Biathlon
23 2004 Summer Mariya Grozdeva Shooting
22 2002 Winter Stefan Georgiev Alpine skiing
21 2000 Summer Ivo Yanakiev Rowing
20 1998 Winter Lyubomir Popov Alpine skiing
19 1996 Summer Dimo Tonev Volleyball
18 1994 Winter Nadezhda Aleksieva Biathlon
17 1992 Summer Ivaylo Yordanov Wrestling
16 1992 Winter Iva Karagiozova-Shkodreva Biathlon
15 1988 Summer Vasil Etropolski Fencing
14 1988 Winter Vladimir Velichkov Biathlon
13 1984 Winter Vladimir Velichkov Biathlon
12 1980 Summer Aleksandar Tomov Wrestling
11 1980 Winter Petar Popangelov Downhill skiing
10 1976 Summer Aleksandar Tomov Wrestling
9 1972 Summer Dimitar Zlatanov Volleyball
8 1968 Summer Prodan Gardzhev Wrestling
7 1964 Summer Enyu Valchev Wrestling
6 1960 Summer Georgi Panov Basketball
5 1956 Summer Georgi Panov Basketball
4 1952 Summer Boris Nikolov Boxing
3 1936 Summer Lyuben Doychev Athletics
2 1928 Summer Todor Semov Equestrian
1 1924 Summer Kiril Petrunov Athletics

See also

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  • "Bulgaria". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
  • "Bulgaria". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/BUL". olympanalyt.com.