Bulgaria at the 1976 Summer Olympics
# Bulgaria at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 158 competitors, 105 men and 53 women, took part in 108 events in 14 sports.

## Medalists

### Gold

* Ivanka Khristova — Athletics, Women's Shot Put
* Svetla Otsetova and Zdravka Yordanova — Rowing, Women's Double Sculls
* Siyka Kelbecheva and Stoyanka Kubatova-Gruicheva — Rowing, Women's Coxless Pairs
* Norair Nurikyan — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight
* Yordan Mitkov — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
* Hasan Isaev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Flyweight

### Silver

* Nikolina Shtereva — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
* Mariya Vergova — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
* Kapka Georgieva-Panayotova, Ginka Gyurova, Mariyka Modeva and Reni Yordanova — Rowing, Women's Coxed Fours
* Georgi Todorov — Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight
* Trendafil Stoychev — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
* Krastyu Semerdzhiev — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
* Stoyan Nikolov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
* Kamen Goranov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
* Aleksandar Tomov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight

### Bronze

* Yordanka Blagoeva — Athletics, Women's High Jump
* Vladimir Kolev — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
* Atanas Shopov — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight
* Stefan Angelov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Flyweight
* Ivan Kolev — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
* Dimo Kostov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
* Krasimira Bogdanova, Diana Braynova-Dilova, Nadka Golcheva, Krasimira Gyurova, Petkana Makaveeva, Penka Metodieva, Snezhana Mikhaylova, Margarita Shtarkelova, Girgina Skerlatova, Mariya Stoyanova, Penka Stoyanova, and Todorka Yordanova — Basketball, Women's Team Competition

## Athletics

Men's 100 metres

* Petar Petrov

Men's 400m Hurdles

* Yanko Bratanov
   * Heats — 51.84s
   * Semi Final — 50.11s
   * Final — 50.03s (→ 6th place)

Men's Discus Throw

* Velko Velev
   * Qualification — 63.54m
   * Final — 60.94m (→ 10th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

* Valentin Dzhonev

Women's 200 metres

* Liliyana Panayotova-Ivanova

Women's 800 metres

* Nikolina Shtereva
* Svetla Zlateva
* Liliyana Todorova

Women's 1,500 metres

* Nikolina Shtereva
* Vesela Yatsinska
* Rositsa Pekhlivanova

Women's 100 metres Hurdles

* Penka Sokolova

Women's 4×400 metres Relay

* Yordanka Ivanova, Svetla Zlateva, Ivanka Bonova, and Liliyana Todorova

Women's High Jump

* Yordanka Blagoeva

Women's Long Jump

* Liliyana Panayotova-Ivanova
* Ekaterina Nedeva

Women's Shot Put

* Ivanka Khristova
   * Final — 21.16 m (→ Gold Medal)
* Elena Stoyanova
   * Final — 18.89 m (→ 8th place)

Women's Discus Throw

* Mariya Vergova

Women's Javelin Throw

* Yordanka Peeva

Women's Pentathlon

* Penka Sokolova

## Basketball

### Women's tournament

| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | 1st Tie |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Soviet Union | 5 | 0 | 504 | 346 | +158 | 10 | |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 415 | 417 | −2 | 8 | 1W–0L |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 365 | 377 | −12 | 8 | 0W–1L |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 3 | 351 | 359 | −8 | 7 | 1W–0L |
| Japan | 2 | 3 | 405 | 400 | +5 | 7 | 0W–1L |
| Canada | 0 | 5 | 336 | 477 | −141 | 5 | |

* July 19

| Czechoslovakia | 66–67 | Bulgaria |
| - | - | - |

* Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal
* July 20

| United States | 95–79 | Bulgaria |
| - | - | - |

* Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal
* July 22

| Bulgaria | 68–91 | Soviet Union |
| - | - | - |

* Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal
* July 23

| Bulgaria | 66–63 | Japan |
| - | - | - |

* Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal
* July 25

| Canada | 62–85 | Bulgaria |
| - | - | - |

* Montreal Forum, Montreal

**Team Roster**

   * Nadka Golcheva
   * Penka Metodieva
   * Petkana Makaveyeva
   * Snezhana Mihailova
   * Krassima Gyurova
   * Krassimira Bogdanova
   * Todorka Yordanova
   * Diana Dilova
   * Margarita Shturkelova
   * Mania Stoyanova
   * Girgina Skerlatova
   * Penka Stoyanova
   * Head coach: Ivan Galabov

## Boxing

### Men

| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Beyhan Fuchedzhiev | Light Flyweight | Jorge Hernández (CUB) L RSC-3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Georgi Kostadinov | Flyweight | BYE | Jung Chul-Kim (KOR) W 5-0 | Alfredo Pérez (VEN) L 0-5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chacho Andreykovski | Bantamweight | BYE | Aldo Cosentino (FRA) W KO-3 | Gu Yong-Ju (PRK) L 0-5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rumen Peshev | Featherweight | BYE | Gustavo de la Cruz (DOM) L 0-5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tsvetan Tsvetkov | Lightweight | BYE | Khaidav Altanhuiag (MGL) W 5-0 | Parviz Bahmani (IRN) W 5-0 | Howard Davis (USA) L RSC-3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vladimir Kolev | Light Welterweight | BYE | Tai Shik-Park (KOR) W 5-0 | Ernst Müller (FRG) W 5-0 | Calistrat Cuțov (ROM) W 5-0 | Andrés Aldama (CUB) L KO-1 | Did not advance | |
| Plamen Yankov | Welterweight | BYE | Emilio Correa (CUB) L RSC-2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nayden Stanchev | Light Middleweight | Steven Moi (KEN) W WO | Vasile Didea (ROM) L 0-5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ryszard Pasiewicz | Middleweight | Musa Gariba (GHA) W WO | Rufat Riskiyev (URS) L 0-5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Georgi Stoymenov | Light Heavyweight | Ernesto Sanchez (VEN) W 5-0 | Janusz Gortat (POL) L AB-3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Atanas Suvandzhiev | Heavyweight | Mahmoud Ahmed Ali (EGY) W WO | Viktor Ivanov (URS) W 4-1 | — | Mircea Şimon (ROM) L 1-4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing

### Sprint

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechages | Repechages | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Borislav Ananiev | C-1 500 m | 2:12.16 | 3 Q | BYE | BYE | 2:11.23 | 3 Q | 1:59.92 | 4 |
| Borislav Ananiev | C-1 1000 m | 4:28.18 | 3 Q | BYE | BYE | 4:13.39 | 1 Q | 4:14.41 | 4 |
| Ivan Burchin Krasimir Khristov | C-2 500 m | 1:58.84 | 2 Q | BYE | BYE | 1:51.63 | 2 Q | 1:50.43 | 6 |
| Ivan Burchin Krasimir Khristov | C-2 1000 m | 3:57.13 | 4 Q | 3:52.00 | 2 Q | 3:58.74 | 3 Q | 4:02.44 | 7 |
| Ivan Manev | K-1 500 m | 1:57.30 | 3 Q | BYE | BYE | 1:57.30 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lazar Khristov Borislav Borisov | K-2 500 m | 1:46.02 | 3 Q | BYE | BYE | 1:42.21 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lazar Khristov Borislav Borisov | K-2 1000 m | 3:35.94 | 3 Q | BYE | BYE | 3:26.76 | 1 Q | 3:37.30 | 9 |
| Ivan Manev Bozhidar Milenkov Nikolai Nachev Vasil Chilingirov | K-4 1000 m | 3:11.39 | 3 Q | BYE | BYE | 3:14.35 | 3 Q | 3:12.94 | 7 |

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechages | Repechages | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Rosa Georgieva | K-1 500 m | 2:14.23 | 4 Q | 2:10.57 | 2 Q | 2:10.51 | 3 Q | 2:08.54 | 9 |
| Mariya Mincheva Natasha Petrova | K-2 500 m | 2:00.52 | 7 Q | 1:56.60 | 2 Q | 1:53.29 | 2 Q | 1:55.95 | 7 |

## Cycling

Six cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1976.

### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Stoyan Bobekov | Men's road race | 4:58:35 | 49 |
| Martin Martinov | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |
| Ivan Popov | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |
| Nedyalko Stoyanov | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |
| Georgi Fortunov Ivan Popov Nedyalko Stoyanov Stoyan Bobekov | Team time trial | 2:15:07 | 12 |

### Track

**1000m time trial**

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Dimo Angelov Tonchev | Men's 1000m time trial | 1:08.950 | 14 |

**Men's Sprint**

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Repechage Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Dimo Angelov Tonchev | Men's sprint | Singleton (CAN) L | Kountras (GRE) W 11.50 | Tormen Mendez (CHI) Rossi (ITA) L | Vaarten (BEL) Echeverry (COL) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1976.

### Men's sabre

* Miroslav Dudekov
* Anani Mikhaylov
* Trayan Dimitrov

### Men's team sabre

* Miroslav Dudekov, Anani Mikhaylov, Konstantin Dzhelepov, Khristo Khristov

## Judo

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Parvan Parvanov | −63kg | David Saad (LIB) W 0010-0000 | Bakhvain Buyadaa (MGL) L 0000-0001 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |
| Georgi Georgiev | −70kg | BYE | Vacinuff Morrison (GBR) L 0000-0001 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |
| Tsancho Atanasov | −93kg | BYE | Ung Nam An (PRK) L 0000-0010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 18 |
| Emil Petrunov | +93kg | BYE | Keith Remfry (GBR) L 0000–0010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |

## Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1976.

### Individual

* Stoyan Zlatev
* Velko Bratanov
* Nikolay Nikolov

### Team

* Stoyan Zlatev
* Velko Bratanov
* Nikolay Nikolov

## Rowing

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Georgi Georgiev Valentin Stoev | Coxless pair | 6:58.96 | 2 Q | BYE | BYE | 6:33.23 | 3 Q | 7:37.42 | 5 |
| Tsvetan Petkov Rumen Khristov Todor Kishev | Coxed pair | 7:24.44 | 1 Q | BYE | BYE | 7:01.10 | 1 Q | 8:11.27 | 4 |
| Mincho Nikolov Eftim Gerzilov Yordan Valchev Khristo Zelev | Quadruple sculls | 5:57.19 | 3 R | 5:49.38 | 2 Q | — | — | 6:32.04 | 5 |
| Rumian Khristov Todor Mrankov Dimitar Valov Dimitar Yanakiev | Coxless four | 6:20.71 | 3 Q | BYE | BYE | 6:06.58 | 5 FB | 6:41.36 | 7 |
| Lachesar Boichev Ivan Botev Nacho Minchev Kiril Kirchev Nenko Dobrev | Coxed Four | 6:43.69 | 4 R | 6:23.47 | 2 Q | 6:13.26 | 2 Q | 6:52.88 | 5 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Rosica Spasova | Single sculls | 3:42.67 | 1 Q | BYE | BYE | — | — | 4:10.86 | 4 |
| Svetla Otsetova Zdravka Yordanova | Double sculls | 3:25.05 | 1 Q | BYE | BYE | — | — | 3:44.36 | |
| Siyka Kelbecheva Stoyanka Kurbatova-Gruicheva | Coxless pair | 3:33.24 | 2 R | 3:48.73 | 1 Q | — | — | 4:01.22 | |
| Verka Aleksieva Svetlana Gincheva Iskra Velinova Troianka Vasileva Stanka Georgieva | Quadruple sculls | 3:12.13 | 2 R | 3:22.43 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:34.13 | 4 |
| Ginka Gyurova Lilyana Vaseva Reni Yordanova Mariyka Modeva Kapka Georgieva | Coxed four | 3:20.98 | 1 Q | BYE | BYE | — | — | 3:48.24 | |

## Shooting

### Open

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Dencho Denev | 50 m pistol | 575 | 8 |
| Lyubcho Dyakov | 50 m pistol | 550 | 18 |
| Stefan Krastev | 50 m rifle prone | 591 | 12 |
| Anton Manolov | Skeet | 188 | 35 |
| Nonka Matova | 50 m rifle three positions | 1148 | 11 |
| Anka Pelova | 50 m rifle prone | 582 | 60 |
| Emiliyan Vergov | 50 m rifle three positions | 1139 | 20 |

## Swimming

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Nikolay Ganev | 200 metre freestyle | 2:00.54 | 43 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Petar Georgiev | 200 metre freestyle | 2:00.70 | 44 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stefan Georgiev | 100 metre freestyle | 53.85 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Krasimir Stoykov | 100 metre backstroke | 1:00.24 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Krasimir Stoykov | 200 metre backstroke | 2:09.67 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Petar Georgiev Stefan Georgiev Toni Statelov Krasimir Stoykov | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:57.08 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Norair Nurikyan | −56 kg | 117.5 | 1 | 145 | 1 | 262.5 | |
| Georghi Todorov | −60 kg | 122.5 | 3 | 157.5 | 2 | 280 | |
| Todor Todorov | −60 kg | 0 | NVL | 0 | DNS | 0 | AC |
| Yordan Mitkov | −75 kg | 145 | 1 | 190 | 1 | 335 | |
| Blagoy Blagoev | −82,5 kg | 162.5 | AC | 200 | AC | 362.5 | DSQ |
| Trendafil Stoitchev | −82,5 kg | 162.5 | 2 | 197.5 | 2 | 360 | |
| Atanas Shopov | −90 kg | 155 | 6 | 205 | 2 | 360 | |
| Valentin Khristov | −110 kg | 170 | AC | 225 | AC | 395 | DSQ |
| Krastiu Semerdzhiev | −110 kg | 170 | 1 | 215 | 3 | 385 | |
