1960 Summer Olympics / Participant (Bulgaria)

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Bulgaria took part in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome with a delegation of 98 athletes (89 men and 9 women) in 66 competitions in twelve sports.

The Bulgarian athletes won one gold and three silver and three bronze medals. Bulgaria took 15th place in the medal table . Olympic champion was the wrestler Dimitar Dobrew in the middleweight division of the Greco-Roman style. Basketball player Georgi Panow was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony .

Participants by sport

basketball

• 16th place

  Atanas Atanasov

  Emanuil Gyaurov

  Georgi Kanew

  Georgi Panov

  Ilija Mirtschew

  Christo Zwetkow

  Lyubomir Panov

  Nikolay Ilow

  Petko Lazarov

  Stefan Stojkov

  Zwetko Slawow

  Viktor Radev

Boxing

• Stoyan Petkov

  Bantamweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Dimitar Stoilow

  Lightweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Alexandar Mitzew

  Light welterweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Schischman Mizew

  Welterweight: Eliminated in the quarterfinals

• Wassil Paparisow

  Middleweight: eliminated in the last sixteen

• Petar Spasov

  Light Heavyweight: Eliminated in the quarterfinals

fencing

Men

• Boris Stawrew

  Foil: eliminated in the 1st round

  Saber: eliminated in the 2nd round

• Assen Djakovsky

  Foil: eliminated in the 1st round

  Saber: eliminated in the quarterfinals

Soccer

• Eliminated in the quarterfinals

  Georgi Spirov Najdenow

  Georgi Jordanow Najdenow

  Kiril Rakarov

  Stoyan Kitov

  Dimitar Largow

  Manol Manolow

  Nikola Kovachev

  Todor Diew

  Stefan Abadschiev

  Ivan Dimitrov

  Dimitar Yakimov

  Christo Iliev

  Ivan Kolew

  Nikola Zanew

  Spiro Debarski

Weightlifting

• Kiril Georgiev

  Featherweight: 9th place

• Ivan Jordanov

  Lightweight: competition not over

• Ivan Abajiev

  Middleweight: 12th place

• Mikhail Abajiev

  Middleweight: competition not finished

• Petar Tachev

  Light heavyweight: 6th place

• Vladimir Savov

  Middle heavyweight: 6th place

• Ivan Veselinov

  Heavyweight: competition not over

canoe

Men

• Ivan Simeonov

  Two-person kayak 1000 m: eliminated in the quarter-finals

• Lyubomir Oresharov

  Two-person kayak 1000 m: eliminated in the quarter-finals

• Bogdan Ivanov

  Single Canoe 1000 m: 8th place

• Marin Gopov

  Two-man canoe 1000 m: 8th place

• Toma Sokolov

  Two-man canoe 1000 m: 8th place

athletics

Men

• Mikhail Batschvarow

  100 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

  200 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Christo Christow

  Pole vault: 10th place

• Dimitar Khelbarov

  Pole vault: 11th place

• Dodju Patarinski

  Triple jump: 19th place

• Todor Artarski

  Discus throw: 20th place

Women

• Sneschana Kerkowa

  100 m: eliminated in the quarterfinals

  80 m hurdles: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Lidija Sharamovich

  Shot put: 13th place

• Tsvetanka Krasteva

  Shot put: 14th place

Cycling

• Stoyan Georgiev Demirev

  Road race: 52nd place

  Team time trial: 17th place

• Dimitar Kotew

  Road Race: Race not finished

  Team time trial: 17th place

• Bojan Kozew

  Road Race: Race not finished

  Team time trial: 17th place

• Ognyan Toshev

  Road Race: Race not finished

  Team time trial: 17th place

• Boncho Novakov

  Track 1000 m time trial: 18th place

horse riding

• Krum Lekarski

  Dressage: 16th place

• Genko Rashkov

  Versatility: 19th place

  Versatility team: eliminated

• Wassil Zolow

  Versatility: 31st place

  Versatility team: eliminated

• Konstantin Wenkow

  Versatility: Eliminated

  Versatility team: eliminated

• Mitko Milushev

  Versatility: Eliminated

  Versatility team: eliminated

Wrestling

• Georgi Moskov

  Flyweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 3rd round

• Dinko Petrov

  Bantamweight, Greco-Roman: bronze

• Penew spas

  Featherweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 4th round

• Dimitar Stoyanov

  Lightweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 5th round

• Kiril Petkov

  Welterweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 4th round

• Dimitar Dobrew

  Middleweight, Greco-Roman: gold

• Krali Bimbalow

  Light Heavyweight, Greco-Roman: Silver

• Radoslaw Kassabow

  Heavyweight, Greco-Roman: 6th place

• Nikola Dimitrov

  Flyweight, freestyle: 7th place

• Nejet Zalev

  Bantamweight, freestyle: silver

• Stancho Kolew

  Featherweight, freestyle: silver

• Enjo Waltschew

  Lightweight, freestyle: bronze

• Musa Kazanov

  Welterweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 3rd round

• Prodan Gardschew

  Middleweight, freestyle: 5th place

• Walko Kostow

  Light heavyweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 2nd round

• Lyutvi Djiber Akhmedov

  Heavyweight, freestyle: 5th place

shoot

• Dentscho Denew

  Free pistol 50 m: 24th place

• Todor Koslowski

  Free pistol 50 m: 25th place

• Welitschko Welitschkow

  Small bore rifle, three-position fight 50 m: 14th place

  Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 64th place

• Ivan Lazarov

  Small bore rifle, three-position fight, 50 m: 20th place

• Marzel Koen

  Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 8th place

do gymnastics

Men

• Velik Kapsasov

  Individual all-around: 20th place

  Floor: 46th place

  Horse jump: 58th place

  Bars: 31st place

  Horizontal bar: 26th place

  Rings: bronze

  Pommel horse: 42nd place

  Team all-around competition: 11th place

• Nikola Prodanov

  Individual all-around: 56th place

  Floor: 35th place

  Horse jump: 17th place

  Bars: 78th place

  Horizontal bar: 50th place

  Rings: 66th place

  Pommel horse: 80th place

  Team all-around competition: 11th place

• Stoyan Stoyanov

  Individual all-around: 64th place

  Floor: 79th place

  Horse jump: 28th place

  Bars: 19th place

  Horizontal bar: 26th place

  Rings: 25th place

  Pommel horse: 104th place

  Team all-around competition: 11th place

• Lyuben Christow

  Individual all-around: 65th place

  Floor: 92nd place

  Horse jump: 43rd place

  Bars: 60th place

  Horizontal bar: 38th place

  Rings: 59th place

  Pommel horse: 69th place

  Team all-around competition: 11th place

• Todor Batschvarow

  Individual all-around: 69th place

  Floor: 79th place

  Horse jump: 106th place

  Bars: 42nd place

  Horizontal bar: 59th place

  Rings: 49th place

  Pommel horse: 59th place

  Team all-around competition: 11th place

• Georgi Christow

  Individual all-around: 77th place

  Floor: 77th place

  Horse jump: 52nd place

  Bars: 74th place

  Horizontal bar: 78th place

  Rings: 25th place

  Pommel horse: 103rd place

  Team all-around competition: 11th place

Women

• Rajna Grigorova

  Individual all-around: 18th place

  Floor: 35th place

  Horse jump: 52nd place

  Uneven bars: 17th place

  Balance beam: 9th place

  Team all-around competition: 8th place

• Ivanka Dolzheva

  Individual all-around: 42nd place

  Floor: 54th place

  Horse jump: 43rd place

  Uneven bars: 35th place

  Balance beam: 51st place

  Team all-around competition: 8th place

• Saltirka Spassowa-Tarpowa

  Individual all-around: 45th place

  Floor: 54th place

  Horse jump: 65th place

  Uneven bars: 24th place

  Balance beam: 45th place

  Team all-around competition: 8th place

• Tsvetanka Rangelova

  Individual all-around: 49th place

  Floor: 46th place

  Horse jump: 19th place

  Uneven bars: 48th place

  Balance beam: 72nd place

  Team all-around competition: 8th place

• Elissaveta Milewa

  Individual all-around: 50th place

  Floor: 71st place

  Horse jump: 28th place

  Uneven bars: 61st place

  Balance beam: 44th place

  Team all-around competition: 8th place

• Stanka Pavlova

  Individual all-around: 54th place

  Floor: 52nd place

  Horse jump: 55th place

  Uneven bars: 69th place

  Balance beam: 36th place

  Team all-around competition: 8th place

Web links

• Bulgarian Olympic team from 1960 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )