Bulgaria at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 110 competitors, 74 men and 36 women, took part in 89 events in 17 sports.

Medalists

Archery

Bulgaria sent only one archer to Atlanta. He was defeated in the first round.

Athletics

Men's Long Jump

• Ivaylo Mladenov
• Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Khristo Stefanov — 2:18.29 (→ 30th place)
• Petko Stefanov — 2:29.06 (→ 80th place)

Women's High Jump

• Stefka Kostadinova
• Qualification — 1.93m
• Final — 2.05m (→ Gold Medal)
• Venelina Veneva
• Qualification — 1.80m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Sonya Radicheva
• Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

• Atanaska Angelova
• Qualification — 59.82m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

• Svetla Mitkova
• Qualification — 17.48m (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

• Iva Prandzheva
• Qualification — 6.62m
• Final — 6.82m (→ DSQ)

Women's Triple Jump

• Iva Prandzheva
• Qualification — 14.61m
• Final — 14.92m (→ DSQ)

Badminton

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (— 48 kg)

• Daniel Petrov → Gold Medal
• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Nshan Munchyan (Armenia), 11-5
• Quarter Finals — Defeated Somrot Kamsing (Thailand), 18-6
• Semi Finals — Defeated Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine), 17-8
• Final — Defeated Mansueto Velasco (Philippines), 19-6

Men's Flyweight (— 51 kg)

• Yuliyan Strogov
• First Round — Lost to Damaen Kelly (Ireland), 11-12

Men's Bantamweight (— 54 kg)

• Aleksandar Khristov
• First Round — Lost to Carlos Barreto (Venezuela), 3-9

Men's Featherweight (— 57 kg)

• Serafim Todorov → Silver Medal
• First Round — Defeated Yevheniy Shestakov (Ukraine), 11-4
• Second Round — Defeated Robert Peden (Australia), 20-8
• Quarter Finals — Defeated Falk Huste (Germany), 14-6
• Semi Finals — Defeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. (United States), 10-9
• Final — Lost to Kamsing Somluck (Thailand), 5-8

Men's Lightweight (— 60 kg)

• Tontcho Tontchev → Silver Medal
• First Round — Defeated Oktavian Taykou (Moldova), referee stopped contest in second round
• Second Round — Defeated Dennis Zimba (Zambia), 17-9
• Quarter Finals — Defeated Michael Strange (Canada), 16-10
• Semi Finals — Defeated Terrance Cauthen (United States), 15-12
• Final — Lost to Hocine Soltani (Algeria), 3-3 (referee decision)

Men's Light Welterweight (— 63,5 kg)

• Radoslav Suslekov
• First Round — Lost to Babak Moghimi (Iran), 3-11

Canoeing

Diving

Women's 10m Platform

• Radoslava Georgieva
• Semi Finals — 402.54 pt(→ 16th place)

Fencing

Three fencers, one man and two women, represented Bulgaria in 1996.

Men's épée

• Iliya Mechkov

Women's foil

• Anna Angelova
• Ivana Georgieva

Gymnastics

Judo

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Denislav Kalchev
• Heat — 54.81 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Denislav Kalchev
• Heat — 2:08.16 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Tennis

Volleyball

Men's Indoor Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Lost to Cuba (0-3)
• Defeated Brazil (3-0)
• Lost to Argentina (1-3)
• Defeated Poland (3-0)
• Defeated United States (3-2)
• Quarterfinals
• Lost to Netherlands (1-3)
• Classification Matches
• 5th/8th place: Lost to Cuba (1-3)
• 7th/8th place: Defeated Argentina (3-1) → 7th place
• Team Roster
• Lubomir Ganev
• Ivaylo Gavrilov
• Plamen Hristov
• Evgeni Ivanov
• Nikolay Ivanov
• Plamen Konstantinov
• Lyudmil Naydenov
• Nayden Naydenov
• Petar Ouzounov
• Martin Stoev
• Dimo Tonev (captain)
• Nikolay Jeliazkov

Weightlifting

Men's Light-Heavyweight

• Krastu Milev
• Final — 160.0 + 200.0 = 360.0 (→ 8th place)

Wrestling

References

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