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Sporting event delegation
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.
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.
Medals by Summer Games [ edit ] Medals by Winter Games [ edit ]
Medals by summer sport [ edit ]
Medals by winter sport [ edit ]
Multiple medal winners [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Games
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1980 Moscow 0
1
0
1
Total
0
1
0
1
Games
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
2020 Tokyo 1
0
0
1
Total
1
0
0
1
Games
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1988 Seoul 1
1
1
3
Total
1
1
1
3
Games
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
2024 Paris 0
0
1
1
Total
0
0
1
1
Games
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1988 Seoul 0
0
1
1
Total
0
0
1
1
Games
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1980 Moscow 0
1
1
2
Total
0
1
1
2
Cross-country skiing [ edit ] Short track speed skating [ edit ] Bulgarian Olympic Flag Bearers [ edit ]
Bulgaria did not participate in 1984 due to a boycott .
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Name
Bronze
Cross-country skiing
Gold
Biathlon
Silver
Short track speed skating
1972 Munich
1976 Montreal
1980 Moscow
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2016 Rio de Janeiro
1952 Helsinki
1964 Tokyo
1968 Mexico City
2004 Athens
2012 London
2024 Paris
1960 Rome
2008 Beijing