1972 Summer Olympics / Participant (Bulgaria)

BUL

6th	10	5

Bulgaria took part in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich with a delegation of 130 athletes (106 men and 24 women) in 92 competitions in 15 sports. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the volleyball player Dimitar Slatanov .

Participants by sport

Boxing

• Angel Angelow

  Silver welterweight

• Vladimir Kolev
• Georgi Kostadinov

  Gold flyweight

• Kuncho Kunchew
• Ivan Mikhailov
• Asen Nikolov
• Atanas Suwandschiev
• Najden Stanchew
• Georgi Stankow

fencing

• Christo Christow
• Stoyko Lipchev
• Anani Mikhailov
• Valentin Nikolov
• Boris Stawrew

Weightlifting

• Jordan Bikow

  Gold middleweight

• Atanas Kirov
• Alexandar Krajchev

  Silver heavyweight

• Mladen Kuchev

  Silver lightweight

• Andon Nikolov

  Gold middle heavyweight

• Norair Nurikjan

  Gold featherweight

• Stantscho Penchev
• Atanas Shopov

  Silver middle heavyweight

• Georgi Todorov

canoe

Men Ivan Burchin Bronze canoe two-man 1000 m Wassil Tchilingirow Fedia Damianov Bronze canoe two-man 1000 m Alexandar Donkov Boris Lyubenov

Women Petrana Kolewa Natasha Petrova

athletics

Men Petar Bogdanov Todor Manolow Mikhail Shelev

Women Wasilena Amzina Nedjalka Angelova Jordanka Blagoewa Silver high jump Svetla Boschkowa Ivanka Christowa Bronze shot put Lyutvian Mollowa Tonka Petrova Wassilka Stoewa Bronze discus throw Elena Stoyanova Iwanka Walkowa Radostina Vasekowa Ivanka Venkova Jordanka Jankowa Diana Jorgowa Silver long jump Svetla Slateva

Modern pentathlon

• Welko Bratanow
• Angel Pepeliankow
• Georgi Stoyanov

Cycling

• Dimo Angelow
• Nikifor Petrov
• Ivan Stanoev
• Plamen Tintchew

horse riding

• Nikola Dimitrov
• Jordan Ivanov
• Gotscho Milew
• Boris Stefanov

Wrestling

• Stefan Angelow

  Bronze light-flyweight Greco-Roman

• Stoyan Apostolov

  Silver lightweight Greco-Roman

• Baju Baew
• Kiril Dimitrov
• Osman Duraliew

  Silver super heavyweight freestyle

• Christo Ignatow
• Ivan Iliev
• Petar Kirov

  Gold flyweight Greco-Roman

• Ivan Kolew
• Ivan Krastew

  Bronze featherweight freestyle

• Georgi Markov

  Gold featherweight Greco-Roman

• Ognyan Nikolov

  Silver light flyweight freestyle

• Stoyan Nikolov
• Jancho Pavlov
• Rusi Petrov
• Ivan Shavov
• Vasil Todorov
• Alexandar Tomov

  Silver super heavyweight Greco-Roman

• Christo Traikow
• Ismail Juszeinow

rowing

• Biser Boyajiev
• Nenko Dobrew
• Metodi Chalwajiski
• Nikolay Kolew
• Jordan Waltschew
• Dimitar Walow
• Borislav Vasilev
• Dimitar Janakiev

shoot

• Dentscho Denew
• Ivan Mandov
• Anton Manolow
• Stefan Wasilew
• Emilijan Wergow

swim

Men Angel Chakarov Wasil Dobrew

Women Chriska Pejchewa

do gymnastics

Men Dimitar Dimitrov Boschidar Iliev Ivan Kondew Dimitar Kojchev Geno Radew Stefan Zoew

Women Maja Blagoewa Elena Georgieva Marieta Iliewa Irina Khitrova Evdokiya Pandesova Reneta Zwetkowa

volleyball

Men

• 4th Place

• Ivan Dimitrov
• Brunko Iliew
• Ivan Ivanov
• Dimitar Karow
• Strawko Simeonov
• Kiril Slavov
• Lachezar Stoyanov
• Alexandar Trenew
• Emil Trenew
• Zano Zanow
• Emil Waltschew
• Dimitar Slatanov

Water polo

• 11th place

• Plamen Brankow
• Mladen Christow
• Andrei Konstantinov
• Ivan Kovachev
• Biser Naumow
• Matej Popov
• Lyubomir Runtow
• Alexandar Schinzer
• Toma Tomow
• Wasil Tomow
• Nedelcho Jordanow

Web links

• Bulgarian Olympic team from 1972 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )