1980 Summer Olympics / Participant (Bulgaria)

BUL

8th	16	17th

Bulgaria took part in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow with a delegation of 271 athletes (183 men and 88 women) in 151 competitions in 20 sports.

The Bulgarian athletes won 8 gold, 16 silver and 17 bronze medals, with Bulgaria taking third place in the medal table. Olympic champions were the boxer Petar Lessow in the flyweight, the canoeist Ljubomir Ljubenow in the single-canoe over 1000 meters, the gymnast Stojan Deltschew on the horizontal bar, the weightlifter Janko Russew in the lightweight and Assen Slatew in the middleweight and the wrestler Georgi Rajkow in the heavyweight of the Greco-Roman Stils, Valentin Rajchev in the freestyle welterweight and Ismail Abilow in the freestyle middleweight. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the wrestler Alexandar Tomow .

Participants by sport

basketball

Women

• silver

  Nadka Goltschewa

  Penka Metodieva

  Petkana Makaweewa

  Snezhana Michajlowa

  Vanya Dermendieva

  Krassimira Bogdanova

  Angelina Michajlowa

  Diana Dilowa-Brajnowa

  Evladia Slavcheva

  Kostadinka Radkowa

  Silwija Germanowa

  Penka Stoyanova

Archery

Men

• Petko Kitschew

  Singles: 30th place

Women

• Tsvetanka Stoycheva

  Individual: 27th place

Boxing

Men

• Ivajlo Mustafov

  Light flyweight: bronze

• Petar Lessow

  Flyweight: gold

• Alexandar Radew

  Bantamweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Zatscho Andrejkowski

  Featherweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals

• Jordan Lessow

  Lightweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals

• Margarit Atanasov

  Light welterweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Plamen Jankow

  Welterweight: Eliminated in the quarterfinals

• Scheljo Stefanov

  Light middleweight: eliminated in the last sixteen

• Kostadin Folew

  Middleweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Boschidar Ivanov

  Light heavyweight: eliminated in the last sixteen

• Petar Stoimenov

  Heavyweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals

fencing

Men

• Wassil Etropolski

  Saber: 4th place

  Saber team: 8th place

• Christo Etropolski

  Saber: 5th place

  Saber team: 8th place

• Georgi Chomakov

  Saber: 13th place

  Saber team: 8th place

• Nikolay Marintschewski

  Saber team: 8th place

• Marin Ivanov

  Saber team: 8th place

Weightlifting

• Stefan Dimitrov

  Featherweight: silver

• Yanko Russew

  Lightweight: gold

• Mintscho Paschow

  Lightweight: bronze

• Assen Slatew

  Middleweight: gold

• Nedeltscho Kolew

  Middleweight: bronze

• Blagoy Blagoev

  Light Heavyweight: Silver

• Krassimir Drandarov

  Light heavyweight: 5th place

• Rumen Alexandrov

  Middle heavyweight: silver

• Plamen Asparukhov

  1. Heavyweight: competition not finished

• Valentin Christow

  2. Heavyweight: silver

Judo

• Ilijan Nedkow

  Lightweight: bronze

• Georgi Petrov

  Light middleweight: 7th place

• Zancho Atanasov

  Light heavyweight: 19th place

• Dimitar Sapryanov

  Heavyweight: silver

  Open class: 8th place

canoe

Men

• Ivan Manev

  Quad kayak 1000 m: bronze

• Lasar Christow

  Quad kayak 1000 m: bronze

• Borislav Borisov

  Quad kayak 1000 m: bronze

• Boschidar Milenkov

  Quad kayak 1000 m: bronze

• Lyubomir Lyubenow

  Single canoe 500 m: silver

  Single Canoe 1000 m: gold

• Borislav Ananiev

  Two-man canoe 500 m: bronze

• Nikolai Ilkov

  Two-man canoe 500 m: bronze

• Rajcho Karmajiev

  Two-man canoe 1000 m: 7th place

• Came Kuzew

  Two-man canoe 1000 m: 7th place

Women

• Vanya Geschewa

  Single kayak 500 m: silver

• Maria Mintschewa

  Two-person kayak 500 m: 9th place

• Natascha Petrowa-Janakieva

  Two-person kayak 500 m: 9th place

athletics

Men

• Petar Petrov

  100 m: bronze

  200 m: eliminated in the quarterfinals

  4 x 100 meter relay: 6th place

• Ivajlo Karanyotov

  100 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 100 meter relay: 6th place

• Vladimir Ivanov

  200 m: eliminated in the quarterfinals

  4 x 100 meter relay: 6th place

• Pavel Pavlov

  200 m: eliminated in the quarterfinals

  4 x 100 meter relay: 6th place

• Binko Kolew

  800 m: eliminated in the semi-finals

• Plamen Krastew

  110 m hurdles: eliminated in the semifinals

• Janko Bratanow

  400 m hurdles: 8th place

• Stanimir Nenov

  3000 m obstacle: eliminated in the semifinals

• Atanas Mladenow

  High jump: 24th place

• Atanas Tarew

  Pole vault: 13th place

• Iwo Yanchev

  Pole vault: without a valid attempt

• Jordan Janew

  Long jump: 8th place

• Ivan Tuparov

  Long jump: 22nd place

• Atanas Chochev

  Triple jump: 6th place

• Nikola Christow

  Shot put: 13th place

• Waltscho Stoew

  Shot put: no valid attempt

• Emil Vladimirov

  Discus throw: 7th place

• Welko Welew

  Discus throw: 8th place

• Emanuil Djulgerov

  Hammer throw: 6th place

• Stefan Stojkov

  Javelin throw: 11th place

• Atanas Andonow

  Decathlon: 7th place

• Raswigor Jankow

  Decathlon: 14th place

Women

• Maria Shishkova

  100 m: eliminated in the semi-finals

  4 x 100 meter relay: 4th place

• Sofka Popova

  100 m: eliminated in the semi-finals

  4 x 100 meter relay: 4th place

• Liljana Panayotova-Ivanova

  200 m: eliminated in the semi-finals

  4 x 100 meter relay: 4th place

• Galina Penkova

  200 m: eliminated in the semi-finals

  4 x 100 meter relay: 4th place

• Rossiza Stamenova

  400 m: eliminated in the semi-finals

  4 x 400 meter relay: race not finished

• Svobodka Damjanowa

  400 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 400 meter relay: race not finished

• Malena Andonova

  400 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 400 meter relay: race not finished

• Nikolina Shtereva

  800 m: 7th place

  1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Wessela Jazinska

  800 m: eliminated in the semi-finals

  1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Totka Petrova

  800 m: eliminated in the semi-finals

  1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Jordanka Donkova

  100 m hurdles: eliminated in the semifinals

• Daniela Walkowa

  100 m hurdles: eliminated in the semifinals

• Bonka Dimowa

  4 x 400 meter relay: race not finished

• Jordanka Blagoewa

  High jump: 16th place

• Lidija Gusheva

  Long jump: 12th place

• Ekaterina Nedewa

  Long jump: 17th place

• Verschinija Veselinova

  Shot put: 5th place

• Elena Stoyanova

  Shot put: 6th place

• Ivanka Petrova

  Shot put: 11th place

• Maria Petkova

  Discus throw: silver

• Svetlana Boschkowa

  Discus throw: 8th place

• Ivanka Wantschewa

  Javelin throw: 5th place

• Antoaneta Todorowa-Selenska

  Javelin throw: 10th place

• Valentina Dimitrova

  Pentathlon: 7th place

• Emilija Kunova

  Pentathlon: 8th place

Modern pentathlon

• Simeon Monew

  Singles: 28th place

  Team: 10th place

• Nikolay Nikolov

  Singles: 30th place

  Team: 10th place

• Borislav Batikov

  Singles: 34th place

  Team: 10th place

Cycling

• Borislav Asenov

  Road Race: Race not finished

  Team time trial: 6th place

• Jordan Pechev

  Road Race: Race not finished

  Team time trial: 6th place

• Andon Petrov

  Road Race: Race not finished

• Nencho Stajkov

  Road Race: Race not finished

  Team time trial: 6th place

• Wenelin Chubenow

  Team time trial: 6th place

• Stoyan Petrov

  Track 1000 m time trial: 12th place

horse riding

• Georgi Gadschew

  Dressage: 7th place

  Dressage team: silver

• Svetoslav Ivanov

  Dressage: 8th place

  Dressage team: silver

• Petar Mandajiev

  Dressage: 9th place

  Dressage team: silver

• Boris Pavlov

  Show jumping: 10th place

  Show jumping team: 6th place

• Nikola Dimitrov

  Show jumping: 13th place

  Show jumping team: 6th place

• Dimitar Genow

  Show jumping: eliminated

  Show jumping team: 6th place

• Christo Kachev

  Show jumping team: 6th place

• Tsvetan Donchev

  Versatility: 5th place

  Versatility team: eliminated

• Dimo Christow

  Versatility: Eliminated

  Versatility team: eliminated

• Jenenko Sabev

  Versatility: Eliminated

  Versatility team: eliminated

• Trifon Dazinski

  Versatility: Eliminated

  Versatility team: eliminated

Wrestling

• Pavel Christov

  Paper weight, Greco-Roman: 4th place

• Mladen Mladenow

  Flyweight, Greco-Roman: bronze

• Georgi Donew

  Bantamweight, Greco-Roman: 8th place

• Panaiot Kirov

  Featherweight, Greco-Roman: 5th place

• Ivan Atanasov

  Lightweight, Greco-Roman: 6th place

• Janko Schopow

  Greterweight, Greco-Roman: 4th place

• Pavel Pavlov

  Middleweight, Greco-Roman: bronze

• Stoyan Nikolov

  Light heavyweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 3rd round

• Georgi Rajkov

  Heavyweight, Greco-Roman: gold

• Alexandar Tomov

  Super heavyweight, Greco-Roman: silver

• Rumen Jordanow

  Paper weight, freestyle: 7th place

• Nermedin Selimov

  Flyweight, freestyle: gold

• Ivan Zochev

  Bantamweight, freestyle: 4th place

• Micho Dukow

  Featherweight, freestyle: silver

• Ivan Jankov

  Lightweight, freestyle: silver

• Valentin Rajchev

  Welterweight, freestyle: gold

• Ismail Abilov

  Middleweight, Freestyle: Gold

• Ivan Ginov

  Light heavyweight, freestyle: 4th place

• Slavcho Chervenkov

  Heavyweight, freestyle: bronze

• Petar Ivanov

  Super heavyweight, freestyle: 7th place

rowing

Men

• Chavdar Radev

  One: 10th place

• Dimitar Petrov

  Doubles-twos: 9th place

• Stoyko Chadilev

  Doubles-twos: 9th place

• Rumen Christow

  Two with a helmsman: 5th place

• Tsvetan Petkov

  Two with a helmsman: 5th place

• Todor Kishev

  Two with a helmsman: 5th place

• Mintscho Nikolov

  Double fours: bronze

• Lyubomir Petrov

  Double fours: bronze

• Bogdan Dobrew

  Double fours: bronze

• Iwo Russew

  Double fours: bronze

• Valentin Stoew

  Four without a helmsman: 9th place

• Georgi Georgiev

  Four without a helmsman: 9th place

• Kiril Kirtschew

  Four without a helmsman: 9th place

• Lachesar Boychev

  Four without a helmsman: 9th place

• Christo Alexandrov

  Four with helmsman: 5th place

• Wilchelm Germanow

  Four with helmsman: 5th place

• Georgi Petkov

  Four with helmsman: 5th place

• Stoyan Stoyanov

  Four with helmsman: 5th place

• Nenko Dobrew

  Four with helmsman: 5th place

• Boschidar Rangelow

  Eighth with helmsman: 6th place

• Jani Ignatow

  Eighth with helmsman: 6th place

• Petar Pazew

  Eighth with helmsman: 6th place

• Mikhail Petrov

  Eighth with helmsman: 6th place

• Wesselin Schterew

  Eighth with helmsman: 6th place

• Wenceslav Kanchev

  Eighth with helmsman: 6th place

• Teodor Mrankow

  Eighth with helmsman: 6th place

• Dimitar Janakiev

  Eighth with helmsman: 6th place

• Ivan Botev

  Eighth with helmsman: 6th place

Women

• Rossitsa Spasova

  One: 4th place

• Svetla Ozetowa

  Double-twos: 4th place

• Sdrawka Jordanova

  Double-twos: 4th place

• Sika Barbulova

  Two without a helmsman: bronze

• Stojanka Kurbatova

  Two without a helmsman: bronze

• Ginka Gyurova

  Foursome with helmswoman: silver

• Nadia Filipova

  Foursome with helmswoman: silver

• Rita Todorova

  Foursome with helmswoman: silver

• Marijka Modewa

  Foursome with helmswoman: silver

• Iskra Velinova

  Foursome with helmswoman: silver

• Mariana Serbesova

  Double foursome with helmsman: bronze

• Rumeljana Stefanova

  Double foursome with helmsman: bronze

• Dolores Nakowa

  Double foursome with helmsman: bronze

• Anka Bakowa

  Double foursome with helmsman: bronze

• Anka Georgieva

  Double foursome with helmsman: bronze

• Daniela Stawrewa

  Eighth with helmsman: 4th place

• Stefka Kolewa

  Eighth with helmsman: 4th place

• Todorka Vasileva

  Eighth with helmsman: 4th place

• Sneschka Christewa

  Eighth with helmsman: 4th place

• Rumiana Kostova

  Eighth with helmsman: 4th place

• Weneta Karamanschukova

  Eighth with helmsman: 4th place

• Marijana Mintschewa

  Eighth with helmsman: 4th place

• Valentina Alexandrowa

  Eighth with helmsman: 4th place

• Stanka Georgieva

  Eighth with helmsman: 4th place

shoot

• Ivan Mandov

  Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 12th place

• Todor Stoimenov

  Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 16th place

• Lyubcho Djakov

  Free pistol 50 m: bronze

• Lyuben Popov

  Free pistol 50 m: 11th place

• Nonka Matowa

  Small bore rifle, three-position fight 50 m: 6th place

  Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 7th place

• Emilijan Jankow

  Small-bore rifle three-position fight 50 m: 22nd place

• Petar Sapryanov

  Small caliber rifle lying 50 m: bronze

• Pentscho Witschew

  Trap: 14th place

• Stajko Nenow

  Trap: 18th place

• Anton Manolow

  Skeet: 19th place

• Kiril Getschewski

  Skeet: 37th place

swim

Men

• Yulian Vasilev

  100 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  100 m butterfly: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 100 meter medley relay: eliminated in the run-up

• Tsvetan Golomeev

  100 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  200 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 200 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 100 meter medley relay: eliminated in the run-up

• Petar Kochanov

  200 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  400 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 200 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Krassimir Tumanov

  4 x 200 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Petar Stoyanov

  4 x 200 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Branimir Popov

  100 m back: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 100 meter medley relay: eliminated in the run-up

• Plamen Alexandrov

  100 m chest: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 100 meter medley relay: eliminated in the run-up

Women

• Dobrinka Mintschewa

  200 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 100 meter freestyle relay: 7th place

  4 x 100 meter medley relay: 8th place

• Sonja Dangalakowa

  200 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  400 m individual medley: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 100 meter freestyle relay: 7th place

  4 x 100 meter medley relay: 8th place

• Rumjana Dobrewa

  4 x 100 meter freestyle relay: 7th place

• Ani Kostova

  4 x 100 meter freestyle relay: 7th place

• Tanja Bogomilowa-Dangalakowa

  100 m chest: eliminated in the preliminary run

  200 m chest: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 100 meter medley relay: 8th place

• Ani Monewa

  4 x 100 meter medley relay: 8th place

sailing

• Nikolay Vasilev

  Finn dinghy: 18th place

• Krassimir Krastew

  Tornado: 10th place

• Tsvetan Pechev

  Tornado: 10th place

• Dimitar Georgiev

  Flying Dutchman: 14th place

• Mitko Kabakov

  Flying Dutchman: 14th place

do gymnastics

Men

• Stoyan Delchev

  Individual all-around: bronze

  Floor: 12th place

  Horse jump: 5th place

  Bars: 5th place

  Horizontal bar: gold

  Rings: 5th place

  Pommel horse: 10th place

  Team all-around competition: 5th place

• Dancho Jordanov

  Individual all-around: 13th place

  Floor: 30th place

  Horse jump: 57th place

  Bars: 14th place

  Horizontal bar: 11th place

  Rings: 23rd place

  Pommel horse: 29th place

  Team all-around competition: 5th place

• Plamen Petkow

  Individual all-around: 15th place

  Floor: 15th place

  Horse jump: 49th place

  Bars: 18th place

  Horizontal bar: 49th place

  Rings: 21st place

  Pommel horse: 25th place

  Team all-around competition: 5th place

• Rumen Petkov

  Individual all-around: 34th place

  Floor: 28th place

  Horse jump: 18th place

  Bars: 32nd place

  Horizontal bar: 46th place

  Rings: 34th place

  Pommel horse: 43rd place

  Team all-around competition: 5th place

• Ognjan Bangiew

  Individual all-around: 39th place

  Floor: 43rd place

  Horse jump: 40th place

  Bars: 28th place

  Horizontal bar: 26th place

  Rings: 39th place

  Pommel horse: 45th place

  Team all-around competition: 5th place

• Yanko Radanchev

  Individual all-around: 42nd place

  Floor: 28th place

  Horse jump: 30th place

  Bars: 53rd place

  Horizontal bar: 34th place

  Rings: 42nd place

  Pommel horse: 49th place

  Team all-around competition: 5th place

Women

• Silviia Topalova

  Individual all-around: 15th place

  Floor: 36th place

  Horse jump: 21st place

  Uneven bars: 24th place

  Balance beam: 12th place

  Team all-around competition: 6th place

• Krassimira Tonewa

  Individual all-around: 16th place

  Floor: 26th place

  Horse jump: 16th place

  Uneven bars: 27th place

  Balance beam: 44th place

  Team all-around competition: 6th place

• Galina Marinova

  Individual all-around: 21st place

  Floor: 19th place

  Horse jump: 23rd place

  Uneven bars: 36th place

  Balance beam: 27th place

  Team all-around competition: 6th place

• Kamelija Eftimowa

  Individual all-around: 34th place

  Floor: 32nd place

  Horse jump: 27th place

  Uneven bars: 33rd place

  Balance beam: 38th place

  Team all-around competition: 6th place

• Dimitrinka Filipova

  Individual all-around: 35th place

  Floor: 36th place

  Horse jump: 27th place

  Uneven bars: 38th place

  Balance beam: 31st place

  Team all-around competition: 6th place

• Antoaneta Rachneva

  Individual all-around: 40th place

  Floor: 42nd place

  Horse jump: 40th place

  Uneven bars: 38th place

  Balance beam: 41st place

  Team all-around competition: 6th place

volleyball

Men

• silver

  Stoyan Guntchev

  Dimitar Slatanov

  Christo Stoyanov

  Dimitar Dimitrov

  Zano Zanow

  Stefan Dimitrov

  Petko Petkov

  Mitko Todorow

  Kaspar Simeonov

  Emil Waltschew

  Christo Iliev

  Jordan Angelow

Women

• bronze

  Tanja Dimitrova

  Valentina Ilieva

  Silwija Petrunova

  Anka Christolowa

  Werka Borisova

  Rumjana Kaischewa

  Maya Georgieva

  Tanja Gogowa

  Zwetana Boschurina

  Rossiza Michajlowa

Water polo

• 12th place

  Volodya Sirakov

  Andrei Andreev

  Kiril Kirjakov

  Assen Dentschew

  Wassil Nanow

  Antoni Partalew

  Petar Kostadinov

  Nikola Stamatov

  Bisser Georgiev

  Matej Popov

  Georgi Gospodinov

Diving

Men

• Petar Georgiev

  3 m jumping: 13th place

  10 m high diving: 18th place

• Radoslaw Radew

  10 m high diving: 17th place

Web links

• Bulgarian Olympic team from 1980 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )