Bulgaria at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Bulgaria at the; 1976 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BUL
NOC	Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Website	www.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
in Montreal
Competitors	158 (105 men and 53 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Aleksandar Tomov
Medals; Ranked 7th	Gold 6 Silver 9 Bronze 7 Total 22
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Bulgaria competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 158 competitors, 105 men and 53 women, took part in 108 events in 14 sports.^[1]

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Norair Nurikyan	Weightlifting	Men's bantamweight	19 July
Gold	Yordan Mitkov	Weightlifting	Men's middleweight	22 July
Gold	Svetla Otsetova, Zdravka Yordanova	Rowing	Women's double sculls	24 July
Gold	Siyka Kelbecheva, Stoyanka Gruycheva	Rowing	Women's coxless pair	24 July
Gold	Ivanka Khristova	Athletics	Women's shot put	31 July
Gold	Hasan Isaev	Wrestling	Men's freestyle light flyweight	31 July
Silver	Georgi Todorov	Weightlifting	Men's featherweight	20 July
Silver	Kapka Georgieva-Panayotova, Ginka Gyurova, Mariyka Modeva and Reni Yordanova	Rowing	Women's coxed fours	24 July
Silver	Trendafil Stoychev	Weightlifting	Men's light heavyweight	24 July
Silver	Aleksandar Tomov	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight	24 July
Silver	Kamen Goranov	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight	24 July
Silver	Stoyan Nikolov	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight	24 July
Silver	Nikolina Shtereva	Athletics	Women's 800 metres	26 July
Silver	Krastyu Semerdzhiev	Weightlifting	Men's heavyweight	26 July
Silver	Mariya Vergova	Athletics	Women's discus throw	29 July
Bronze	Stefan Angelov	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman light flyweight	24 July
Bronze	Ivan Kolev	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman middleweight	24 July
Bronze	Atanas Shopov	Weightlifting	Men's middle heavyweight	25 July
Bronze	Krasimira Bogdanova, Diana Dilova-Braynova, Nadka Golcheva, Krasimira Gyurova, Petkana Makaveeva, Penka Metodieva, Snezhana Mikhaylova, Margarita Shtarkelova, Girgina Skerlatova, Mariya Stoyanova, Penka Stoyanova, and Todorka Yordanova	Basketball	Basketball, Women's Team Competition	26 July
Bronze	Yordanka Blagoeva	Athletics	Women's high jump	28 July
Bronze	Vladimir Kolev	Boxing	Men's light welterweight	29 July
Bronze	Dimo Kostov	Wrestling	Men's freestyle heavyweight	31 July

Team	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	1st Tie
Soviet Union	5	0	504	346	+158	10
United States	3	2	415	417	−2	8	1W–0L
Bulgaria	3	2	365	377	−12	8	0W–1L
Czechoslovakia	2	3	351	359	−8	7	1W–0L
Japan	2	3	405	400	+5	7	0W–1L
Canada	0	5	336	477	−141	5

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	3 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Beyhan Fuchedzhiev	Light Flyweight	Jorge Hernández (CUB) L RSC-3	Did not advance
Georgi Kostadinov	Flyweight	BYE	Jung Chul-Kim (KOR) W 5-0	Alfredo Pérez (VEN) L 0-5	Did not advance
Chacho Andreykovski	Bantamweight	BYE	Aldo Cosentino (FRA) W KO-3	Gu Yong-Ju (PRK) L 0-5	Did not advance
Rumen Peshev	Featherweight	BYE	Gustavo de la Cruz (DOM) L 0-5	Did not advance
Tsvetan Tsvetkov	Lightweight	BYE	Khaidav Altanhuiag (MGL) W 5-0	Parviz Bahmani (IRN) W 5-0	Howard Davis (USA) L RSC-3	Did not advance
Vladimir Kolev	Light Welterweight	BYE	Tai Shik-Park (KOR) W 5-0	Ernst Müller (FRG) W 5-0	Calistrat Cuțov (ROM) W 5-0	Andrés Aldama (CUB) L KO-1	Did not advance
Plamen Yankov	Welterweight	BYE	Emilio Correa (CUB) L RSC-2	Did not advance
Nayden Stanchev	Light Middleweight	Steven Moi (KEN) W WO	Vasile Didea (ROM) L 0-5	Did not advance
Ryszard Pasiewicz	Middleweight	Musa Gariba (GHA) W WO	Rufat Riskiyev (URS) L 0-5	Did not advance
Georgi Stoymenov	Light Heavyweight	Ernesto Sanchez (VEN) W 5-0	Janusz Gortat (POL) L AB-3	Did not advance
Atanas Suvandzhiev	Heavyweight	Mahmoud Ahmed Ali (EGY) W WO	Viktor Ivanov (URS) W 4-1	—	Mircea Şimon (ROM) L 1-4	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechages		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Borislav Ananiev	C-1 500 m	2:12.16	3 Q	BYE		2:11.23	3 Q	1:59.92	4
Borislav Ananiev	C-1 1000 m	4:28.18	3 Q	BYE		4:13.39	1 Q	4:14.41	4
Ivan Burchin Krasimir Khristov	C-2 500 m	1:58.84	2 Q	BYE		1:51.63	2 Q	1:50.43	6
Ivan Burchin Krasimir Khristov	C-2 1000 m	3:57.13	4 Q	3:52.00	2 Q	3:58.74	3 Q	4:02.44	7
Ivan Manev	K-1 500 m	1:57.30	3 Q	BYE		1:57.30	4	Did not advance
Lazar Khristov Borislav Borisov	K-2 500 m	1:46.02	3 Q	BYE		1:42.21	4	Did not advance
Lazar Khristov Borislav Borisov	K-2 1000 m	3:35.94	3 Q	BYE		3:26.76	1 Q	3:37.30	9
Ivan Manev Bozhidar Milenkov Nikolai Nachev Vasil Chilingirov	K-4 1000 m	3:11.39	3 Q	BYE		3:14.35	3 Q	3:12.94	7

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechages		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Rosa Georgieva	K-1 500 m	2:14.23	4 Q	2:10.57	2 Q	2:10.51	3 Q	2:08.54	9
Mariya Mincheva Natasha Petrova	K-2 500 m	2:00.52	7 Q	1:56.60	2 Q	1:53.29	2 Q	1:55.95	7

Bulgaria at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Athlete	Event	Round 1	Repechage 1	Round 2	Repechage 2	Repechage Finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Rank
Dimo Angelov Tonchev	Men's sprint	Singleton (CAN) L	Kountras (GRE) W 11.50	Tormen Mendez (CHI) Rossi (ITA) L	Vaarten (BEL) Echeverry (COL) L	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Georgi Georgiev Valentin Stoev	Coxless pair	6:58.96	2 Q	BYE		6:33.23	3 Q	7:37.42	5
Tsvetan Petkov Rumen Khristov Todor Kishev	Coxed pair	7:24.44	1 Q	BYE		7:01.10	1 Q	8:11.27	4
Mincho Nikolov Eftim Gerzilov Yordan Valchev Khristo Zelev	Quadruple sculls	5:57.19	3 R	5:49.38	2 Q	—		6:32.04	5
Rumian Khristov Todor Mrankov Dimitar Valov Dimitar Yanakiev	Coxless four	6:20.71	3 Q	BYE		6:06.58	5 FB	6:41.36	7
Lachesar Boichev Ivan Botev Nacho Minchev Kiril Kirchev Nenko Dobrev	Coxed Four	6:43.69	4 R	6:23.47	2 Q	6:13.26	2 Q	6:52.88	5

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Norair Nurikyan	−56 kg	117.5	1	145	1	262.5
Georghi Todorov	−60 kg	122.5	3	157.5	2	280
Todor Todorov	−60 kg	0	NVL	0	DNS	0	AC
Yordan Mitkov	−75 kg	145	1	190	1	335
Blagoy Blagoev	−82,5 kg	162.5	AC	200	AC	362.5	DSQ
Trendafil Stoitchev	−82,5 kg	162.5	2	197.5	2	360
Atanas Shopov	−90 kg	155	6	205	2	360
Valentin Khristov	−110 kg	170	AC	225	AC	395	DSQ
Krastiu Semerdzhiev	−110 kg	170	1	215	3	385