1996 Summer Olympics / Participant (Bulgaria)

BUL

3	7th	5

Bulgaria took part in the 1996 Summer Olympics in the US metropolis of Atlanta with 110 athletes, 36 women and 74 men, in 89 competitions in 17 sports.

It was Bulgaria's fifteenth participation in the Summer Olympics since 1896 .

Flag bearer

Volleyball player Dimo Tonew carried the flag of Bulgaria during the opening ceremony on July 19 at the Centennial Olympic Stadium .

Medalist

With three won gold, seven silver and five bronze medals the Bulgarian team was ranked 22 in the medal count .

gold

Surname	sport	competition
Stefka Kostadinova	athletics	high jump
Daniel Petrov	Boxing	Lightweight and lightweight
Valentin Jordanow	Wrestling	Freestyle, flyweight (52 kg)

silver

Name / s	sport	competition
Serafim Todorov	Boxing	Featherweight
Tonscho Tonschew	Boxing	lightweight
Krassimir Dunew	do gymnastics	Horizontal bar
Emil Milew	shoot	Rapid fire pistol
Diana Jorgowa	shoot	Sport pistol (25 m)
Joto Jotow	Weightlifting	Middle weight (76 kg)
Maja Tabakowa , Iwelina Talewa , Wjara Wataschka , Ina Deltschewa , Walentina Kewlijan and Marija Kolewa	do gymnastics	Rhythmic gymnastics, team

bronze

Surname	sport	competition
Tanju Kirjakov	shoot	Air pistol
Maria Grosdeva	shoot	Air pistol
Sewdalin Minchev	Weightlifting	Fly weight (54 kg)
Nikolai Peschalov	Weightlifting	Bantam weight (59 kg)
Andrian Showerev and Milko Kazanow	canoe	K2 1,000 m

Attendees

The youngest participant in Bulgaria was the gymnast Veselina Gencheva with 15 years and 57 days, the oldest was the shooter Nonka Matowa with 41 years and 278 days.

Surname	Age	gender	sport	Result (s)
Yordan Anev	22nd	male	Wrestling	6th place in the flyweight Greco-Roman
Anna Angelova	25th	Female	fencing	24th place in the foil individual
Atanaska Angelova	23	Female	athletics	17th place in the discus qualification
Kaloyan Baev	23	male	Wrestling	13th place in the light-heavyweight freestyle
Sarafim Barzakov	20th	male	Wrestling	12th place in the lightweight freestyle
Daniel Bozhinov	24	male	Boxing	Lightweight gold
Plamen Bratoychev	29	male	Weightlifting	8th place in the light heavyweight division
Nikolai Bukhalov	29	male	Canoe racing	9th place in the C1 over 1000 meters disqualified in the final with the C1 over 500 meters
Sabin Chaushev	25th	male	shoot	16th place with the rapid fire pistol
Georgi Choykov	22nd	male	Canoe racing	8th place in the K4 over 1000 meters
Aleksandar Christov	31	male	Boxing	17th place in bantamweight
Ina Deltschewa	19th	Female	Rhythmic sports gymnastics	Silver with the team
Khristo Dimitrov	27	male	Wrestling	15th place in the light heavyweight Greco-Roman
Dessislawa Dimitrova	24	Female	athletics	3rd place in the third preliminary run with the 100 meter relay
Svetla Dimitrova	26th	Female	athletics	Second semi-final over 100 meter hurdles
Krassimir Dunew	23	male	do gymnastics	6th place with the all-around team 21st place in the all-around event 47th place in the floor qualification 12th place in the horse jump 29th place in the parallel bars qualification silver on the horizontal bar 22nd place in the ring qualification 54th place in the pommel horse qualification
Andrian Showerew	26th	male	Canoe racing	Bronze in K2 over 1000 meters Place 8 in K2 over 500 meters
Rumyana Dzhadzharova-Neykova	23	Female	rowing	8th place in the one
Monika Gachevska	22nd	Female	athletics	6th place in the first intermediate run over 200 meters, 3rd place in the third preliminary run with the 100-meter relay
Lyubomir Ganev	30th	male	volleyball	7th place with the team
Ivaylo Gavrilov	25th	male	volleyball	7th place with the team
Veselina Gencheva	15th	Female	do gymnastics	69th place in the all- around qualification 90th place in the balance beam qualification 51st place in the uneven bars qualification 60th place in the horse jumping qualification 87th place in the floor qualification
Bisser Georgiev	22nd	male	Wrestling	5th place in the lightweight Greco-Roman
Galin Georgiev	26th	male	athletics	7th place in the triple jump
Ivana Georgieva	24	Female	fencing	31st place in the foil individual
Radoslava Georgieva	20th	Female	Diving	16th place from the tower
Zlatka Georgieva	27	Female	athletics	8th place in the fourth intermediate run over 100 meters, 7th place in the first heat over 100 meters, 3rd place in the third heat with the 100-meter relay
Maria Grosdeva	24	Female	shoot	Bronze with the air pistol Place 21 with the sport pistol
Ivan Gulev	38	male	shoot	Place 37 in the trap
Ilian Iliev	23	male	Weightlifting	6th place in featherweight
Anton Ivanov	25th	male	athletics	6th place in the second run over 200 meters
Evgeni Ivanov	22nd	male	volleyball	7th place with the team
Ivan Ivanov	21st	male	do gymnastics	6th place with the all -around team 89th place in the all-around qualification 4th place on the ground 4th place in the horse jump 35th place in the parallel bars qualification 97th place in the high bar qualification 23rd place in the ring qualification
Ivan Ivanov	24	male	Weightlifting	6th place in flyweight
Ivan Ivanov	27	male	Wrestling	5th place in the Greco-Roman featherweight
Nikolay Ivanov	24	male	volleyball	7th place with the team
Valentin Jordanow	36	male	Wrestling	Gold in the flyweight freestyle
Joto Jotow	28	male	Weightlifting	Middleweight silver
Jordan Jovchev	23	male	do gymnastics	Square 6 in the crew-around position 17 in the all-around space 13 in the bottom qualifier space 20 in the Perdsprung qualifier space 29 in the ingot qualifier space 16 in the stretch-qualification space 4 to the rings space 29 in the pommel horse qualifier
Denislav Kalchev	23	male	swim	26th place in the 100-meter butterfly . 30th place in the 200-meter medley
Galina Kamenova	25th	Female	rowing	10th place in the double scull
Petar Karadzhov	21st	male	Canoe racing	8th place in the K4 over 1000 meters
Milko Kazakov	26th	male	Canoe racing	Bronze in K2 over 1000 meters Place 8 in K2 over 500 meters
Valentina Kewlijan	18th	Female	Rhythmic sports gymnastics	Silver with the team
Plamen Khristov	31	male	volleyball	7th place with the team
Kalofer Khristozov	27	male	do gymnastics	6th place with the all -around team 40th place in the all-around qualification 66th place in the floor qualification 63rd place in the horse jumping qualification 73rd place in the parallel bars qualification 71st place in the horizontal bar qualification 41st place in the ring qualification 50th place in the pommel horse qualification
Tanju Kirjakov	33	male	shoot	Bronze with the air pistol Place 20 with the free pistol
Nikolay Kolev II	23	male	rowing	9th place in two without a helmsman
Maria Kolewa	18th	Female	Rhythmic sports gymnastics	Silver with the team
Diana Kolewa-Tsvetanova	36	Female	badminton	17th place in doubles
Plamen Konstantinov	23	male	volleyball	7th place with the team
Stefka Kostadinova	31	Female	athletics	Gold in the high jump
Wessela Letschewa	32	Female	shoot	13th place with the air rifle 12th place in the small bore three-position fight
Dimitar Lunchev	19th	male	do gymnastics	No. 6 with the team competition space 32 in the all-around space 64 in the bottom-Qualiikation space 42 in the horse jump qualifying space 64 in the ingot qualifier space 21 in the stretch-qualification space 74 in the rings qualifying space 42 in the Seitperd- qualification
Katerina Maleewa	27	Female	tennis	17th place in doubles
Magdalena Maleewa	21st	Female	tennis	9th place in singles 17th place in doubles
Todor Manov	27	male	Wrestling	8th place in the Greco-Roman heavyweight division
Martin Marinov	28	male	Canoe racing	5th place in C2 over 500 meters 4th place in C2 over 1000 meters
Nonka Matowa	41	Female	shoot	5th place in the small caliber three-position fight 20th place with the air rifle
Iliya Mechkov	26th	male	fencing	44th place in the epee singles
Petar Merkov	19th	male	Canoe racing	9th place in the second semifinals in K1 over 500 meters / 8th place in K4 over 1000 meters
Emil Milew	32	male	shoot	Silver with the rapid fire pistol
Krastyu Milev	26th	male	Weightlifting	8th place in the light heavyweight division
Sewdalin Minchev	21st	male	Weightlifting	Flyweight bronze
Svetla Mitkowa	32	Female	athletics	18th place in the shot put qualification
Ivajlo Mladenov	22nd	male	athletics	Long jump qualification
Stefan Mlyakov	24	male	Archery	45th place in the individual
Lyudmil Naydenov	25th	male	volleyball	7th place with the team
Nayden Naydenov	29	male	volleyball	7th place with the team
Neli Nedjalkowa-Botewa	22nd	Female	badminton	17th place in mixed 17th place in doubles 33rd place in singles
Ivan Netov	27	male	Judo	7th place in the semi-lightweight
Orlin Ninov	26th	male	rowing	9th place in two without a helmsman
Daniela Oronova	31	Female	rowing	10th place in the double scull
Plamen Paskalev	20th	male	Wrestling	4th place in the welterweight freestyle
Petya Pendareva	25th	Female	athletics	5th place in the fourth run over 100 meters, 3rd place in the third run with the 100 meter relay
Plamen Penev	20th	male	Wrestling	12th place in the middleweight freestyle
Nikolai Peschalov	26th	male	Weightlifting	Bantamweight bronze
Petar Petrov	21st	male	Weightlifting	9th place in featherweight
Mariya Petrova	20th	Female	Rhythmic sports gymnastics	5th place in the individual
Bonka Pincheva	25th	Female	Canoe racing	6th place in the second semi-final in K2 over 500 meters
Diana Popova	19th	Female	Rhythmic sports gymnastics	11th place in the second round in the individual
Iwa Prandschewa	24	Female	athletics	Long jump triple jump
Khristo Stefanov	25th	male	athletics	30th place in the marathon
Petko Stefanov	24	male	athletics	80th place in the marathon
Martin Stoev	24	male	volleyball	7th place with the team
Blagowest Stoyanov	28	male	Canoe racing	5th place in C2 over 500 meters 4th place in C2 over 1000 meters
Stoyan Stoyanov	27	male	Wrestling	Greterweight Greco-Roman
Petya Strashilova	31	Female	athletics	5th place in the fourth heat over 800 meters . 11th place in the second heat over 1500 meters
Yuliyan Strogov	24	male	Boxing	17th place in flyweight
Radoslav Suslekov	22nd	male	Boxing	17th place in the light welterweight division
Maja Tabakowa	18th	female	Rhythmic sports gymnastics	Silver with the team
Iwelina Talewa	19th	Female	Rhythmic sports gymnastics	Silver with the team
Serafim Todorov	27	male	Boxing	Featherweight silver
Tonscho Tonschew	23	male	Boxing	Lightweight silver
Dimo Tonev	31	male	volleyball	7th place with the team
Bratan Zenow	32	male	Wrestling	10th place in the light flyweight Greco-Roman
Stoyko Tsonov	27	male	athletics	29th place in the triple jump qualification
Petar Uzunov	25th	male	volleyball	7th place with the team
Zlatan Vasilev	23	male	Weightlifting	9th place in the lightweight category
Vyara Watashka	16	Female	Rhythmic sports gymnastics	Silver with the team
Todor Welkow	19th	male	badminton	17th place in mixed place 33th in singles
Wenelina Wenewa	22nd	Female	athletics	29th place in the high jump qualification
Vasil Vetsev	22nd	male	do gymnastics	6th place with the all-around team 111th place in the all-around qualification 103rd place in the high bar qualification 25th place in the pommel horse qualification
Nikolay Yordanov	26th	male	Canoe racing	8th place in the K4 over 1000 meters
Diana Jorgowa	25th	Female	shoot	Silver with the sports pistol Place 10 with the air pistol
Neli Zafirova	19th	Female	Canoe racing	6th place in the second semi-final in K2 over 500 meters
Kolyo Zakhariev	28	male	shoot	19th place with the free pistol 47th place with the air pistol
Nikola Zhelyazkov	26th	male	volleyball	7th place with the team
Plamen Zhelyazkov	24	male	Weightlifting	4th place in lightweight

literature

• Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 .
• Official report on the 1996 Summer Olympics. Part three. ( PDF file; 26.90 MB )

Web links

• Bulgaria at the 1996 Summer Olympics on sports-reference.com