2000 Summer Olympics / Participant (Bulgaria)

BUL

5	6th	2

Bulgaria took part in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Australian metropolis of Sydney with 91 athletes, 39 women and 52 men, in 16 sports.

Since 1896 it was the 16th participation of the European state in the Summer Olympic Games .

Flag bearer

The rower Iwo Janakiev carried the flag of Bulgaria during the opening ceremony at Stadium Australia .

Medalist

With five gold, six silver and two bronze medals the Bulgarian team was ranked 16 in the medal count .

gold

Surname	sport	competition
Galabin Boyevsky	Weightlifting	lightweight
Maria Grosdeva	shoot	Women, sport pistol 25 m
Tanju Kirjakov	shoot	Free pistol 50 m
Teresa Marinova	athletics	Women, triple jump
Poor Nazarjan	Wrestling	Greco-Roman style (bantamweight)

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Petar Merkov	canoe	Single kayak 500 m
Petar Merkov	canoe	Single kayak 1000 m
Serafim Barzakov	Wrestling	Free style (featherweight)
Rumiana Nejkowa	rowing	Women, one
Georgi Markov	Weightlifting	lightweight
Alan Tsagayev	Weightlifting	Heavyweight

bronze

Surname	sport	competition
Jordan Jovchev	Apparatus gymnastics	ground
Jordan Jovchev	Apparatus gymnastics	Rings

Participants by sport

badminton

• Diana Koleva-Tsvetanova

  Women, doubles: 17th place

• Neli Nedyalkova-Boteva

  Women, singles: 17th place

  Women, doubles: 17th place

• Mikhail Popov

  Individual: 17th place

  Doubles: 17th place

• Svetoslav Stoyanov

  Singles: 9th place

  Doubles: 17th place

Boxing

• Emil Krastev

  Light heavyweight: 17th place

• Yuri Mladenov

  Featherweight: 9th place

• Dmitry Usagin

  Light middleweight: 17th place

Weightlifting

• Galabin Boyevsky

  Lightweight: gold

• Georgi Markov

  Lightweight: silver

• Alan Tsagayev

  Heavyweight: silver

• Izabela Dragneva

  Women, flyweight: AC

• Ivan Ivanov

  Bantamweight: AC

• Daniela Kerkelova

  Women, light heavyweight: 5th place

• Sevdalin Minchev

  Featherweight: AC

• Donka Mincheva

  Women, flyweight: AC

• Milena Trendafilova

  Women, light heavyweight: 4th place

Judo

• Tsvetana Bozhilova

  Women, heavyweight: AC

• Georgi Georgiev

  Half light weight: 13th place

canoe

• Petar Merkov

  Single kayak, 500 meters: silver

  Single kayak, 1000 meters: silver

• Nikolay Bukhalov

  Single kayak, 500 meters: 9th place

  Single kayak, 1000 meters: 8th place

• Marian Dimitrov / Dimitar Ivanov

  Two-person kayak, 1000 meters: 8th place

• Milko Kazanov / Petar Sibinkich

  Two-person kayak, 500 meters: 8th place

• Petar Merkov / Milko Kazanov / Petar Sibinkich / Yordan Yordanov

  Quad kayak, 1000 meters: 5th place

athletics

• Teresa Marinova

  Women, triple jump: gold

• Nikolay Atanasov

  Long jump: 30th place in qualification

• Petar Dachev

  Long jump: 11th place

• Rostislav Dimitrov

  Triple jump: 9th place

• Mariya Dimitrova

  Women, triple jump: 16th place in qualification

• Svetla Dimitrova

  Women, 100 meter hurdles: 6th place

• Iliya Dzhivondov

  400 meters: 8th place

  400 meter hurdles: 8th place

• Ilian Efremov

  Pole vault: 22nd place in qualification

• Monika Gachevska

  Women, 200 meters: 8th place

• Daniela Georgieva

  Women, 400 meters: 6th place

• Khristina Georgieva

  Women, javelin: 28th place in qualification

• Khristina Kalcheva

  Women, high jump: AC in qualification

• Tanya Koleva-Stefanova

  Women, pole vault: AC in qualification

• Eleonora Milusheva

  Women, high jump: 13th place

• Petya Pendareva

  Women, 100 meters: 4th place

• Ivaylo Rusenov

  Triple jump: 22nd place in qualification

• Petko Stefanov

  Marathon: 60th place

• Venelina Veneva-Mateeva

  Women, high jump: 9th place

• Zhivko Videnov

  110 meter hurdles: AC

• Petko Yankov

  100 meters: 7th place

• Daniela Yordanova

  Women 5000 meters: 10th place

• Anelija Jordanowa-Kumanowa

  Hammer throw: 26th place in qualification

Modern pentathlon

• Tsanko Khantov

  Individual: 23rd place

horse riding

• Samantha McIntosh

  Show jumping, singles: AC

  Show jumping, team: 13th place

• Günter Orschel

  Show jumping, singles: 57th place in qualification

  Show jumping, team: 13th place

• Rosen Raychev

  Show jumping, singles: 20th place

  Show jumping, team: 13th place

Rhythmic sports gymnastics

• Gabriela Atanasova / Zhaneta Ilieva / Proletina Kalcheva / Eleonora Kezhova / Galina Marinova / Kristina Rangelova

  Women, team: 7th place

• Iva Tepeshanova

  Women, singles: 15th place in qualification

Wrestling

• Poor Nazarjan

  Bantamweight, Greco-Roman style: gold

• Serafim Barzakov

  Featherweight, freestyle: silver

• Petar Kasabov

  Welterweight, freestyle: 15th place

• Krasimir Kochev

  Super heavyweight, freestyle: 12th place

• Ali Mollow

  Heavyweight, Greco-Roman style: 19th place

• Sergei Mureico

  Super heavyweight, Greco-Roman style: 19th place

• Plamen Paskalev

  Middleweight, freestyle: 16th place

• Ivan Tsonov

  Bantamweight, freestyle: 19th place

rowing

• Rumiana Nejkowa

  Women, one: silver

• Viktoriya Dimitrova / Margarita Petrova

  Women, lightweight double sculls: 12th place

• Ivo Yanakiev

  One: 5th place

shoot

• Maria Grosdeva

  Women, air pistol 10 meters: 38th place

  Women, sport pistol 25 meters: gold

• Tanju Kirjakov

  Air pistol 10 meters: 8th place

  Free pistol 50 meters: gold

• Wessela Letschewa

  Women, air rifle 10 meters: 20th place

  Women, sport rifle three-position fight: 11th place

• Nonka Matowa

  Women, air rifle 10 meters: 36th place

  Women, sport rifle, three-position fight: 14th place

• Emil Milew

  Rapid fire pistol 25 meters: 4th place

• Diana Jorgowa

  Women, air pistol 10 meters: 42nd place

  Women, sport pistol 25 meters: 28th place

swim

• Ivan Angelov

  100 meters back: 39th place

  200 meters back: 40th place

• Simeon Makedonski

  100 meter butterfly: 38th place

• Georgi Palazov

  200 meter butterfly: 40th place

  400 meter medley: 40th place

• Petar Stoychev

  400 meters freestyle: 34th place

  1500 meters freestyle: 30th place

• Krasimir Zakhov

  100 meters chest: 58th place

• Ivanka Moralieva

  Women, 200 meters freestyle: 34th place

  Women, 400 meters freestyle: 30th place

  Women, 800 meters freestyle: 20th place

sailing

• Irina Konstantinova

  Women, windsurfing: 24th place

do gymnastics

• Jordan Jovchev

  Individual all-around: 8th place

  Team all-around: 12th place in qualification

  Bottom: bronze

  Horse jump: 39th place in qualification

  Bars: 15th place in qualification

  Horizontal bar: 29th place in qualification

  Rings: bronze

  Pommel horse: 33rd place in qualification

• Khristian Ivanov

  Individual all-around: 76th place in qualification

  Team all-around: 12th place in qualification

  Horse jump: 76th place in qualification

  Bars: 43rd place in qualification

  Horizontal bar: 18th place in qualification

  Rings: 55th place in qualification

• Dimitar Lunchev

  Individual all-around: 24th place

  Team all-around: 12th place in qualification

  Floor: 51st place in qualification

  Horse jump: 45th place in qualification

  Bars: 43rd place in qualification

  Horizontal bar: 50th place in qualification

  Rings: 64th place in qualification

  Pommel horse: 71st place in qualification

• Mladen Stefanov

  Individual all-around: 79th place in qualification

  Team all-around: 12th place in qualification

  Floor: 48th place in qualification

  Horse jump: 37th place in qualification

  Rings: 68th place in qualification

  Pommel horse: 65th place in qualification

• Vasil Vetsev

  Individual all-around: 64th place in qualification

  Team all-around: 12th place in qualification

  Floor: 68th place in qualification

  Bars: 58th place in qualification

  Horizontal bar: 73rd place in qualification

  Rings: 73rd place in qualification

  Pommel horse: 67th place in qualification

• Deyan Yordanov

  Individual all-around: 62nd place in qualification

  Team all-around: 12th place in qualification

  Floor: 72nd place in qualification

  Horse jump: 74th place in qualification

  Bars: 51st place in qualification

  Horizontal bar: 74th place in qualification

  Pommel horse: 56th place in qualification

Volleyball (beach)

• Zwetelina Yantschulowa

  Women's competition: 17th place

• Petya Yantschulowa

  Women's competition: 17th place

Web links

• Bulgarian Olympic team from 2000 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )