Bulgaria at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria
Bulgaria at the Olympic Games
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IOC code	BUL
NOC	Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Website	www.bgolympic.org (Bulgarian) (English)
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Competitors	271 (183 men and 88 women) in 20 sports
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Bulgaria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 271 competitors, 183 men and 88 women, took part in 151 events in 20 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

Petar Lesov — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
Lyubomir Lyubenov — Canoeing, Men's C1 1000m Canadian Singles
Stojan Deltshev — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
Yanko Rusev — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight
Asen Zlatev — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
Georgi Raikov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
Valentin Raychev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight
Ismail Abilov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight

Silver

Mariya Petkova — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
Krasimira Bogdanova, Diana Braynova-Dilova, Vanya Dermendzhieva, Silviya Germanova, Nadka Golcheva, Petkana Makayeeva, Penka Metodieva, Angelina Mikhaylova, Snezhana Mikhaylova, Kostadinka Radkova, Evladiya Slavcheva, and Penka Stoyanova — Basketball, Women's Team Competition
Lyubomir Lyubenov — Canoeing, Men's C1 500m Canadian Singles
Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova — Canoeing, Women's K1 500m Kayak Singles
Georgi Gadshev, Svetoslav Ivanov, and Petar Mandazhiev — Equestrian, Team Dressage
Dimitar Zapryanov — Judo, Men's Heavyweight
Nadya Filipova, Ginka Gyurova, Mariyka Modeva, Rita Todorova and Iskra Velinova — Rowing, Women's Coxed Fours
Yordan Angelov, Dimitar Dimitrov, Stefan Dimitrov, Stoyan Gunchev, Khristo Iliev, Petko Petkov, Kaspar Simeonov, Khristo Stoyanov, Mitko Todorov, Tsano Tsanov, Emil Valchev, and Dimitar Zlatanov — Volleyball, Men's Team Competition
Stefan Dimitrov — Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight
Blagoi Blagoev — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
Rumen Aleksandrov — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight
Valentin Khristov — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
Aleksandar Tomov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight
Mikho Dukov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
Ivan Yankov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight
Slavcho Chervenkov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight

Bronze

Petar Petrov — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
Ivailo Khristov — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
Borislav Borisov, Lazar Khristov, Ivan Manev, and Bozhidar Milenkov — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000m Kayak Fours
Borislav Ananiev and Nikolay Ilkov — Canoeing, Men's C2 500m Canadian Pairs
Stojan Deltshev — Gymnastics, Men's All-Around Individual
Iliyan Nedkov — Judo, Men's Half Lightweight (65 kg)
Bogdan Dobrev, Mincho Nikolov, Lyubomir Petrov, and Ivo Rusev — Rowing, Men's Quadruple Sculls
Ani Bakova, Rumeliana Boncheva, Dolores Nakova, and Mariana Serbezova — Rowing, Women's Quadruple Sculls
Siyka Kelbecheva and Stoyanka Kurbatova-Gruicheva — Rowing, Women's Coxless Pairs
Lyubcho Dyakov — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol
Petar Zapryanov — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
Verka Borisova-Stoyanova, Tsvetana Bozhurina, Rositsa Dimitrova, Tanya Dimitrova-Todorova, Maya Georgieva-Stoeva, Tanya Gogova, Valentina Ilieva-Kharalampieva, Rumyana Kaisheva, Anka Kristolova-Uzunova, and Silva Petrunova — Volleyball, Women's Team Competition
Micho Pashov — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight
Nedelcho Kolev — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
Mladen Mladenov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
Pavel Pavlov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
Nermedin Selimov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Flyweight

Archery

In its first appearance in Olympic archery, Bulgaria entered one man and one woman.

Women's Individual Competition:

Tzvetanka Stoytcheva — 2144 points (→ 27th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

Petyo Kishev — 2233 points (→ 30th place)

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

Petar Petrov
- Heat — 10.32
- Quarterfinals — 10.13
- Semifinals — 10.39
- Final — 10.39 (→ Bronze Medal)

Ivaylo Karanyotov
- Heat — 10.66 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

Binko Kolev
- Heat — 1:48.7
- Semifinals — 1:47.3 (→ did not advance)

Men's 110 m Hurdles

Plamen Krastev
- Heat — 13.95
- Semifinals — 13.99 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

Yanko Bratanov
- Heat — 50.56
- Semifinals — 50.17
- Final — 56.35 (→ 8th place)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

Stanimir Nenov
- Heat — 8:43.8
- Semifinals — 8:50.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

Atanas Mladenov
- Qualification — 2.10 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

Yordan Yanev
- Qualification — 7.84 m
- Final — 8.02 m (→ 8th place)

Ivan Tuparov
- Qualification — 7.46 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

Atanas Chochev
- Qualification — 16.42 m
- Final — 16.56 m (→ 6th place)

Men's Pole Vault

Atanas Tarev
- Qualification — 5.25 m (→ did not advance)

Ivo Yanchev
- Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

Emanuil Dyulgerov
- Qualification — 70.60 m
- Final Round — 74.04 m (→ 6th place)

Men's Discus Throw

Emil Vladimirov
- Qualification — 62.50 m
- Final — 63.18 m (→ 7th place)

Velko Velev
- Qualification — 61.32 m
- Final — 63.04 m (→ 8th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

Stefan Stoykov
- Qualification — 78.74 m
- Final — 79.04 m (→ 11th place)

Men's Shot Put

Nikola Hristov
- Qualification — 19.01 m (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Valcho Stoyev
- Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's Decathlon

Atanas Andonov
- Final — 7927 points (→ 7th place)

Razvigor Yankov
- Final — 7624 points (→ 14th place)

Women's 100 metres

Mariya Shishkova
- Heat — 11.57
- Quarterfinals — 11.47
- Semifinals — 11.65 (→ did not advance)

Sofka Popova
- Heat — 11.35
- Quarterfinals — 11.42
- Semifinals — 11.40 (→ did not advance)

Women's 800 metres

Nikolina Shtereva
- Heat — 1:58.9
- Semifinals — 1:58.9
- Final — 1:58.8 (→ 7th place)

Vesela Yatsinska
- Heat — 1:59.9
- Semifinals — 1:59.9 (→ did not advance)

Totka Petrova
- Heat — 2:00.6
- Semifinals — 2:00.0 (→ did not advance)

Women's 1,500 metres

Vesela Yatsinska
- Heat — 4:04.7 (→ did not advance)

Nikolina Shchereva
- Heat — 4:08.3 (→ did not advance)

Totka Petrova
- Heat — 4:13.8 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Hurdles

Yordanka Donkova
- Heat — 13.24
- Semifinal — 13.39 (→ did not advance)

Daniela Valkova
- Heat — 13.66
- Semifinal — 13.79 (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

Lidiya Gusheva
- Qualification — 6.56 m
- Final — 6.24 m (→ 12th place)

Ekaterina Nedeva
- Qualifying Round — 5.83 m (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's High Jump

Yordanka Blagoeva
- Qualification — 1.80 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

Mariya Petkova
- Qualification — 65.02 m
- Final — 67.90 m (→ Silver Medal)

Svetla Bozhkova
- Qualification — 60.84 m
- Final — 63.14 m (→ 8th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

Ivanka Vancheva
- Qualification — 61.16 m
- Final — 65.38 m (→ 5th place)

Antoaneta Todorova
- Qualification — 60.56 m
- Final — 60.66 m (→ 10th place)

Tsvetana Ralinska
- Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's Shot Put

Verzhinia Veselinova
- Final — 20.72 m (→ 5th place)

Elena Stoyanova
- Final — 20.22 m (→ 6th place)

Ivanka Petrova
- Final — 18.34 m (→ 11th place)

Women's Pentathlon

Valentina Dimitrova — 4458 points (→ 7th place)
- 100 metres — 14.39s
- Shot Put — 15.65m
- High Jump — 1.74m
- Long Jump — 5.91m
- 800 metres — 2:15.50

Emilia Kunova — 4431 points (→ 8th place)
- 100 metres — 13.72s
- Shot Put — 11.98m
- High Jump — 1.74m
- Long Jump — 6.10m
- 800 metres — 2:11.10

Basketball

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Ismail Mustafov → Bronze Medal
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Gerard Hawkins (Ireland) on points (5-0)
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Ahmed Siad (Algeria) on points (5-0)
- Semi Finals — Lost to Hipolito Ramos (Cuba) on points (1-4)

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Petar Lesov → Gold Medal
- First Round — Defeated Onofre Ramirez (Nicaragua) on points (5-0)
- Second Round — Defeated Hassen Sherif (Ethiopia) on points (5-0)
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Roman Gilberto (Mexico) on points (4-1)
- Semi Finals — Defeated Hugh Russell (Ireland) on points (5-0)
- Final — Defeated Viktor Miroshnichenko (Soviet Union) after referee stopped contest in 2nd round

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Aleksandr Radev
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to John Siryakibbe (Uganda) after referee stopped contest in first round

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

Tsacho Andreikovski
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated William Azanor (Nigeria) after knock-out in first round
- Third Round — Defeated Barthelemy Adoukonou (Benin) after knock-out in second round
- Quarter Finals — Lost to Viktor Rybakov (Soviet Union) on points (1-4)

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

Yordan Lesov
- First Round — Defeated Patrice Martin (Benin) after knock-out in first round
- Second Round — Defeated Tibor Dezamits (Hungary) on points (4-1)
- Quarter Finals — Lost to Viktor Demyanenko (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)

Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

Margarit Anastasov
- First Round — Lost to Ace Rusevski (Yugoslavia) on points (1-4)

Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

Petr Stoimenov
- First Round — Defeated Naasan Ajjoub (Syria) after referee stopped contest in second round
- Quarter Finals — Lost to Jürgen Fanghänel (East Germany) after referee stopped contest in second round

Canoeing

Cycling

Six cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1980.

Individual road race

Team time trial

1000m time trial

Stoyan Petrov

Diving

Men's Springboard

Petr Georgiev
- Preliminary Round — 504.33 points (→ 13th place, did not advance)

Men's Platform

Petr Georgiev
- Preliminary Round — 391.32 points (→ 18th place, did not advance)
Radoslav Radev
- Preliminary Round — 406.89 points (→ 17th place, did not advance)

Equestrianism

Fencing

Four fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1980.

Men's sabre

Men's team sabre

Khristo Etropolski, Nikolay Marincheshki, Vasil Etropolski, Georgi Chomakov

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1980.

Men's Individual Competition:

Simeon Monev — 4915 pts, 28th place
Nikolai Nikolov — 4832 pts, 30th place
Borislav Batikov — 4798 pts (→ 34th place)

Men's Team Competition:

Monev, Nikolov, and Batikov — 14545 pts (→ 10th place)

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100 m Freestyle

Yulian Vasilev
- Heats — 53.61 (→ did not advance)
Tsvetan Golomeev
- Heats — 53.50 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

Petar Kochanov
- Heats — 1:54.45 (→ did not advance)
Tsvetan Golomeev
- Heats — 1:55.88 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

Tanya Bogomilova
- Heats — 1:13.52 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

Sonya Dangalakova
- Heats — 4:56.26
- Final — 4:49.25 (→ 6th place)

Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

Dobrinka Mincheva, Rumiana Nikolova, Ani Kostova, and Sonya Dangalakova
- Final — 3:56.34 (→ 7th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

Sonya Dangalakova, Tanya Bogomilova, Ani Moneva, and Dobrinka Mincheva
- Final — 4:22.38 (→ 8th place)

Volleyball

Women's Team Competition

Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Defeated Romania (3-1)
- Defeated Brazil (3-0)
- Lost to Hungary (1-3)
Semi Finals
- Lost to East Germany (2-3)
Bronze Medal Game
- Defeated Hungary (3-2) → Bronze Medal

Team Roster

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

Preliminary Round (Group C)
- Lost to Australia (5-9)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (2-9)
- Lost to Cuba (1-7)
Final Round (Group B)
- Lost to Australia (5-8)
- Lost to Greece (4-6)
- Lost to Italy (4-5)
- Lost to Romania (6-10)
- Lost to Sweden (6-8) → 12th place

Team Roster

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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