Bulgaria at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bulgaria at the Olympics
IOC code	BUL
NOC	Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Website
Medals Ranked 26th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 58 91 88 237
Summer appearances
1896 1900–1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

Bulgaria first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, with a single gymnast. However, since Charles Champaud was a Swiss national living in Sofia, some sources credit his appearance to Switzerland instead.

The Bulgarian Olympic Committee was created in 1923 and first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1924. The nation has participated in every Summer Games since then, except for 1932 (during the Great Depression), 1948 (Bulgaria's role in World War II) and 1984 (part of the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics). Bulgaria first participated in the Winter Olympic Games in 1936 and has attended every Winter Games since then.

Bulgarian athletes have won a total of 230 medals, with wrestling and weightlifting as the top medal-producing sports. After the fall of the communist regime in 1989–90, in Bulgaria's turbulent transition to free-market democracy, top-notch state support for Bulgarian Olympians disintegrated. Diminishing and marginalized medal returns were evident from the 2012 Summer Olympics, where Bulgaria, a former top-10 Olympic powerhouse in the late 1980s, fell out of its former high stature. Bulgaria's best performance to date has come in the 1980 Summer Olympics, where they finished third in the medal table. In the 1988 Summer Olympics, Bulgaria ranked 7th but won the nation's largest total of gold medals. Bulgaria's most successful Winter Olympics occurred in 1998 when the country ranked 15th in the medal table.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896 Athens	1	0	0	0	0	–
1900–1920	did not participate
1924 Paris	24	0	0	0	0	–
1928 Amsterdam	5	0	0	0	0	–
1932 Los Angeles	did not participate
1936 Berlin	26	0	0	0	0	–
1948 London	did not participate
1952 Helsinki	63	0	0	1	1	40
1956 Melbourne	43	1	3	1	5	19
1960 Rome	98	1	3	3	7	15
1964 Tokyo	63	3	5	2	10	11
1968 Mexico City	112	2	4	3	9	18
1972 Munich	130	6	10	5	21	9
1976 Montreal	158	6	9	7	22	7
1980 Moscow	270	8	16	17	41	3
1984 Los Angeles	did not participate
1988 Seoul	171	10	12	13	35	7
1992 Barcelona	138	3	7	6	16	18
1996 Atlanta	110	3	7	5	15	22
2000 Sydney	91	5	6	2	13	16
2004 Athens	95	2	1	9	12	33
2008 Beijing	72	1	1	3	5	42
2012 London	63	0	2	1	3	63
2016 Rio de Janeiro	51	0	1	2	3	65
2020 Tokyo	42	3	1	2	6	30
2024 Paris	46	3	1	3	7	26
2028 Los Angeles
Total		57	89	85	231	23

Medals by Winter Games

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	7	0	0	0	0	–
1948 St. Moritz	4	0	0	0	0	–
1952 Oslo	10	0	0	0	0	–
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	7	0	0	0	0	–
1960 Squaw Valley	7	0	0	0	0	–
1964 Innsbruck	7	0	0	0	0	–
1968 Grenoble	6	0	0	0	0	–
1972 Sapporo	4	0	0	0	0	–
1976 Innsbruck	29	0	0	0	0	–
1980 Lake Placid	8	0	0	1	1	17
1984 Sarajevo	16	0	0	0	0	–
1988 Calgary	26	0	0	0	0	–
1992 Albertville	30	0	0	0	0	–
1994 Lillehammer	17	0	0	0	0	–
1998 Nagano	19	1	0	0	1	15
2002 Salt Lake City	23	0	1	2	3	20
2006 Turin	21	0	1	0	1	21
2010 Vancouver	19	0	0	0	0	–
2014 Sochi	18	0	0	0	0	–
2018 Pyeongchang	21	0	0	0	0	–
2022 Beijing	15	0	0	0	0	–
2026 Milan/Cortina	future event
Total		1	2	3	6	40

List of medalists

Summer Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Boris Nikolov	1952 Helsinki	Boxing	Middleweight (-75kg)
1 Gold	Nikola Stanchev	1956 Melbourne	Wrestling	Freestyle 79 kg
2 Silver	Dimitar Dobrev	1956 Melbourne	Wrestling	Greco-Roman middleweight
2 Silver	Petko Sirakov	1956 Melbourne	Wrestling	Greco-Roman light heavyweight
2 Silver	Husein Mehmedov	1956 Melbourne	Wrestling	Freestyle +87 kg
3 Bronze	Football team Stefan Bozhkov Todor Diev Georgi Dimitrov (footballer, born 1931) Milcho Goranov Ivan Petkov Kolev Nikola Kovachev Manol Manolov Dimitar Milanov Georgi Naydenov Panayot Panayotov Kiril Rakarov Gavril Stoyanov Krum Yanev Yosif Yosifov Iliya Kirchev Pavel Vladimirov	1956 Melbourne	Association Football	Men's team competition
1 Gold	Dimitar Dobrev	1960 Rome	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 79 kg
2 Silver	Krali Bimbalov	1960 Rome	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 87 kg
2 Silver	Nezhdet Zalev	1960 Rome	Wrestling	Freestyle 57 kg
2 Silver	Stancho Kolev	1960 Rome	Wrestling	Freestyle 62 kg
3 Bronze	Velik Kapsazov	1960 Rome	Gymnastics	Rings
3 Bronze	Dinko Petrov	1960 Rome	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 57 kg
3 Bronze	Enyu Valchev	1960 Rome	Wrestling	Freestyle 67 kg
1 Gold	Boyan Radev	1964 Tokyo	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 97 kg
1 Gold	Enyu Valchev	1964 Tokyo	Wrestling	Freestyle 70 kg
1 Gold	Prodan Gardzhev	1964 Tokyo	Wrestling	Freestyle 87 kg
2 Silver	Velichko Velichkov	1964 Tokyo	Shooting	50 metre rifle, three positions
2 Silver	Angel Kerezov	1964 Tokyo	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 52 kg
2 Silver	Kiril Petkov	1964 Tokyo	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 78 kg
2 Silver	Stancho Kolev	1964 Tokyo	Wrestling	Freestyle 63 kg
2 Silver	Lyutvi Ahmedov	1964 Tokyo	Wrestling	Freestyle +97 kg
3 Bronze	Alexander Nikolov	1964 Tokyo	Boxing	Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
3 Bronze	Said Mustafov	1964 Tokyo	Wrestling	Freestyle 97 kg
1 Gold	Petar Kirov	1968 Mexico City	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 52 kg
1 Gold	Boyan Radev	1968 Mexico City	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2 Silver	Football team Stoyan Yordanov Atanas Gerov Georgi Hristakiev Milko Gaydarski Kiril Ivkov Ivaylo Georgiev Tsvetan Veselinov Evgeni Yanchovski Petar Zhekov Atanas Hristov Asparuh Donev Kiril Stankov Georgi Ivanov Todor Nikolov Yancho Dimitrov Ivan Zafirov Mihail Gyonin Georgi Vasilev	1968 Mexico City	Football	Men's team competition
2 Silver	Enyu Todorov	1968 Mexico City	Wrestling	Freestyle 63 kg
2 Silver	Enyu Valchev	1968 Mexico City	Wrestling	Freestyle 70 kg
2 Silver	Osman Duraliev	1968 Mexico City	Wrestling	Freestyle +97 kg
3 Bronze	Ivan Mihailov	1968 Mexico City	Boxing	Featherweight (– 57 kg)
3 Bronze	Georgi Stankov	1968 Mexico City	Boxing	Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
3 Bronze	Prodan Gardzhev	1968 Mexico City	Wrestling	Freestyle 87 kg
1 Gold	Georgi Kostadinov	1972 Munich	Boxing	Flyweight (– 51 kg)
1 Gold	Norair Nurikyan	1972 Munich	Weightlifting	60 kg
1 Gold	Yordan Bikov	1972 Munich	Weightlifting	75 kg
1 Gold	Andon Nikolov	1972 Munich	Weightlifting	90 kg
1 Gold	Petar Kirov	1972 Munich	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 52 kg
1 Gold	Georgi Markov (wrestler)	1972 Munich	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 62 kg
2 Silver	Diana Yorgova	1972 Munich	Athletics	Long jump
2 Silver	Yordanka Blagoeva	1972 Munich	Athletics	High jump
2 Silver	Angel Angelov	1972 Munich	Boxing	Light Welterweight(– 63.5 kg)
2 Silver	Mladen Kutchev	1972 Munich	Weightlifting	67.5 kg
2 Silver	Atanas Shopov	1972 Munich	Weightlifting	90 kg
2 Silver	Aleksandar Kraychev	1972 Munich	Weightlifting	110 kg
2 Silver	Ognyan Nikolov	1972 Munich	Wrestling	Freestyle 48 kg
2 Silver	Osman Duraliev	1972 Munich	Wrestling	Freestyle +100 kg
2 Silver	Stoyan Apostolov	1972 Munich	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 68 kg
2 Silver	Aleksandar Tomov	1972 Munich	Wrestling	Greco-Roman +100 kg
3 Bronze	Ivanka Khristova	1972 Munich	Athletics	Shot put
3 Bronze	Vasilka Stoeva	1972 Munich	Athletics	Discus throw
3 Bronze	Fedia Damianov Ivan Burtchin	1972 Munich	Canoeing	C-2 1000 metres
3 Bronze	Ivan Krastev	1972 Munich	Wrestling	Freestyle 62 kg
3 Bronze	Stefan Angelov	1972 Munich	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 48 kg
1 Gold	Ivanka Khristova	1976 Montreal	Athletics	Shot put
1 Gold	Svetla Otsetova Zdravka Yordanova	1976 Montreal	Rowing	Double sculls
1 Gold	Siyka Kelbecheva Stoyanka Kurbatova-Gruicheva	1976 Montreal	Rowing	Coxless pairs
1 Gold	Norair Nurikyan	1976 Montreal	Weightlifting	56 kg
1 Gold	Yordan Mitkov	1976 Montreal	Weightlifting	75 kg
1 Gold	Hasan Isaev	1976 Montreal	Wrestling	Freestyle 48 kg
2 Silver	Nikolina Shtereva	1976 Montreal	Athletics	800 metres
2 Silver	Mariya Petkova	1976 Montreal	Athletics	Discus throw
2 Silver	Ginka Gyurova Lilyana Vaseva Reni Yordanova Mariyka Modeva Kapka Georgieva	1976 Montreal	Rowing	Coxed fours
2 Silver	Georgi Todorov	1976 Montreal	Weightlifting	60 kg
2 Silver	Trendafil Stoychev	1976 Montreal	Weightlifting	82.5 kg
2 Silver	Krastyu Semerdzhiev	1976 Montreal	Weightlifting	110 kg
2 Silver	Stoyan Nikolov	1976 Montreal	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 90 kg
2 Silver	Kamen Goranov	1976 Montreal	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 100 kg
2 Silver	Aleksandar Tomov	1976 Montreal	Wrestling	Greco-Roman +100 kg
3 Bronze	Yordanka Blagoeva	1976 Montreal	Athletics	High jump
3 Bronze	Basketball team Krasimira Bogdanova Diana Braynova-Dilova Krasimira Gyurova Penka Metodieva Snezhana Mikhaylova Girgina Skerlatova Mariya Stoyanova Margarita Shtarkelova Petkana Makaveeva Nadka Golcheva Penka Stoyanova Todorka Yordanova	1976 Montreal	Basketball	Women's team competition
3 Bronze	Vladimir Kolev	1976 Montreal	Boxing	Light Welterweight(– 63.5 kg)
3 Bronze	Atanas Shopov	1976 Montreal	Weightlifting	90 kg
3 Bronze	Dimo Kostov	1976 Montreal	Wrestling	Freestyle 100 kg
3 Bronze	Stefan Angelov	1976 Montreal	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 48 kg
3 Bronze	Ivan Kolev	1976 Montreal	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 82 kg
1 Gold	Petar Lesov	1980 Moscow	Boxing	Flyweight (– 51 kg)
1 Gold	Lyubomir Lyubenov	1980 Moscow	Canoeing	C-1 1000 meters
1 Gold	Stoyan Deltchev	1980 Moscow	Gymnastics	Horizontal bar
1 Gold	Yanko Rusev	1980 Moscow	Weightlifting	67.5 kg
1 Gold	Asen Zlatev	1980 Moscow	Weightlifting	75 kg
1 Gold	Valentin Raychev	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Freestyle 74 kg
1 Gold	Ismail Abilov	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Freestyle 82 kg
1 Gold	Georgi Raykov	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 100 kg
2 Silver	Mariya Petkova	1980 Moscow	Athletics	Discus throw
2 Silver	Basketball team Krasimira Bogdanova Vanya Dermendzhieva Silviya Germanova Petkana Makaveeva Nadka Golcheva Penka Stoyanova Evladiya Slavcheva Kostadinka Radkova Snezhana Mikhaylova Angelina Mikhaylova Penka Metodieva Diana Braynova-Dilova	1980 Moscow	Basketball	Women's team competition
2 Silver	Lyubomir Lyubenov	1980 Moscow	Canoeing	C-1 500 meters
2 Silver	Vanja Gesheva	1980 Moscow	Canoeing	K-1 500 meters
2 Silver	Petar Mandazhiev Svetoslav Ivanov Georgi Gadjev	1980 Moscow	Equestrian	Team Dressage
2 Silver	Dimitar Zapryanov	1980 Moscow	Judo	Heavyweight (+95 kg)
2 Silver	Ginka Gyurova Mariyka Modeva Rita Todorova Iskra Velinova Nadiya Filipova	1980 Moscow	Rowing	Coxed fours
2 Silver	Volleyball team Yordan Angelov Dimitar Dimitrov Stefan Dimitrov Stoyan Gunchev Hristo Iliev Petko Petkov Kaspar Simeonov Hristo Stoyanov Mitko Todorov Tsano Tsanov Emil Valtchev Dimitar Zlatanov	1980 Moscow	Volleyball	Men's team competition
2 Silver	Stefan Dimitrov	1980 Moscow	Weightlifting	60 kg
2 Silver	Blagoy Blagoev	1980 Moscow	Weightlifting	82.5 kg
2 Silver	Rumen Aleksandrov	1980 Moscow	Weightlifting	90 kg
2 Silver	Valentin Hristov	1980 Moscow	Weightlifting	110 kg
2 Silver	Miho Dukov	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Freestyle 62 kg
2 Silver	Ivan Yankov	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Freestyle 68 kg
2 Silver	Slavcho Chervenkov	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Freestyle 100 kg
2 Silver	Aleksandar Tomov	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Greco-Roman +100 kg
3 Bronze	Petar Petrov	1980 Moscow	Athletics	100 metres
3 Bronze	Ivailo Marinov	1980 Moscow	Boxing	Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
3 Bronze	Borislav Ananiev Nikolai Ilkov	1980 Moscow	Canoeing	C-2 500 meters
3 Bronze	Borislav Borisov Bozhidar Milenkov Lazar Khristov Ivan Manev	1980 Moscow	Canoeing	K-4 1000 meters
3 Bronze	Stoyan Deltchev	1980 Moscow	Gymnastics	Individual all-around
3 Bronze	Ilian Nedkov	1980 Moscow	Judo	Half Lightweight (65 kg)
3 Bronze	Mincho Nikolov Lyubomir Petrov Ivo Rusev Bogdan Dobrev	1980 Moscow	Rowing	Quadruple sculls (coxless)
3 Bronze	Mariana Serbezova Rumelyana Boncheva Dolores Nakova Anka Bakova Anka Georgieva	1980 Moscow	Rowing	Quadruple sculls (coxed)
3 Bronze	Siyka Kelbecheva Stoyanka Kurbatova-Gruicheva	1980 Moscow	Rowing	Coxless pairs
3 Bronze	Lyubcho Dyakov	1980 Moscow	Shooting	50 metre pistol
3 Bronze	Petar Zapryanov	1980 Moscow	Shooting	50 metre rifle prone
3 Bronze	Volleyball team Verka Borisova Tsvetana Bozhurina Rositsa Dimitrova Tanya Dimitrova Maya Georgieva Margarita Gerasimova Tanya Gogova Valentina Ilieva Rumyana Kaisheva Anka Khristolova Silviya Petrunova Galina Stancheva	1980 Moscow	Volleyball	Women's team competition
3 Bronze	Mincho Pashov	1980 Moscow	Weightlifting	67.5 kg
3 Bronze	Nedelcho Kolev	1980 Moscow	Weightlifting	75 kg
3 Bronze	Nermedin Selimov	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Freestyle 52 kg
3 Bronze	Mladen Mladenov	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 52 kg
3 Bronze	Pavel Pavlov	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 82 kg
1 Gold	Khristo Markov	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Triple jump
1 Gold	Yordanka Donkova	1988 Seoul	Athletics	100 metres hurdles
1 Gold	Ivailo Marinov	1988 Seoul	Boxing	Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
1 Gold	Vanja Gesheva	1988 Seoul	Canoeing	K-1 500 metres
1 Gold	Lubomir Geraskov	1988 Seoul	Gymnastics	Pommel horse
1 Gold	Tanyu Kiryakov	1988 Seoul	Shooting	10 metre air pistol
1 Gold	Tanya Dangalakova	1988 Seoul	Swimming	100 metre breaststroke
1 Gold	Sevdalin Marinov	1988 Seoul	Weightlifting	52 kg
1 Gold	Borislav Gidikov	1988 Seoul	Weightlifting	75 kg
1 Gold	Atanas Komchev	1988 Seoul	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 90 kg
2 Silver	Stefka Kostadinova	1988 Seoul	Athletics	High jump
2 Silver	Aleksandar Khristov	1988 Seoul	Boxing	Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
2 Silver	Vanja Gesheva Diana Paliiska	1988 Seoul	Canoeing	K-2 500 metres
2 Silver	Adriana Dunavska	1988 Seoul	Gymnastics	Individual all-around
2 Silver	Radka Stoyanova Lalka Berberova	1988 Seoul	Rowing	Coxless pairs
2 Silver	Vesela Letcheva	1988 Seoul	Shooting	50 metre rifle three positions
2 Silver	Antoaneta Frenkeva	1988 Seoul	Swimming	100 metre breaststroke
2 Silver	Stefan Topurov	1988 Seoul	Weightlifting	60 kg
2 Silver	Ivan Tsonov	1988 Seoul	Wrestling	Freestyle 48 kg
2 Silver	Stoyan Balov	1988 Seoul	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 57 kg
2 Silver	Zhivko Vangelov	1988 Seoul	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 62 kg
2 Silver	Rangel Gerovski	1988 Seoul	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 130 kg
3 Bronze	Tsvetanka Khristova	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Discus throw
3 Bronze	Martin Marinov	1988 Seoul	Canoeing	C-1 500 metres
3 Bronze	Nikolay Bukhalov	1988 Seoul	Canoeing	C-1 1000 metres
3 Bronze	Vanja Gesheva Diana Paliiska Ogniana Petkova Borislava Ivanova	1988 Seoul	Canoeing	K-4 500 metres
3 Bronze	Diana Doudeva	1988 Seoul	Gymnastics	Floor
3 Bronze	Magdalena Georgieva	1988 Seoul	Rowing	Single sculls
3 Bronze	Violeta Ninova Stefka Madina	1988 Seoul	Rowing	Double sculls
3 Bronze	Antoaneta Frenkeva	1988 Seoul	Swimming	200 metre breaststroke
3 Bronze	Manuela Maleeva	1988 Seoul	Tennis	Women's singles
3 Bronze	Aleksandar Varbanov	1988 Seoul	Weightlifting	75 kg
3 Bronze	Simeon Shterev	1988 Seoul	Wrestling	Freestyle 62 kg
3 Bronze	Rahmat Sofiadi	1988 Seoul	Wrestling	Freestyle 74 kg
3 Bronze	Bratan Tsenov	1988 Seoul	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 48 kg
1 Gold	Nikolay Bukhalov	1992 Barcelona	Canoeing	C-1 500 metres
1 Gold	Nikolay Bukhalov	1992 Barcelona	Canoeing	C-1 1000 metres
1 Gold	Ivan Ivanov	1992 Barcelona	Weightlifting	52 kg
2 Silver	Tsvetanka Khristova	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Discus throw
2 Silver	Daniel Petrov	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
2 Silver	Vesela Letcheva	1992 Barcelona	Shooting	10 metre air rifle
2 Silver	Nonka Matova	1992 Barcelona	Shooting	50 metre rifle three positions
2 Silver	Nikolay Peshalov	1992 Barcelona	Weightlifting	60 kg
2 Silver	Yoto Yotov	1992 Barcelona	Weightlifting	67.5 kg
2 Silver	Valentin Getsov	1992 Barcelona	Wrestling	Freestyle 68 kg
3 Bronze	Yordanka Donkova	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	100 metres hurdles
3 Bronze	Svilen Rusinov	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Super Heavyweight (+91 kg)
3 Bronze	Martin Marinov Blagovest Stoyanov	1992 Barcelona	Canoeing	C-2 500 metres
3 Bronze	Mariya Grozdeva	1992 Barcelona	Shooting	10 metre air pistol
3 Bronze	Stefan Botev	1992 Barcelona	Weightlifting	110 kg
3 Bronze	Valentin Yordanov	1992 Barcelona	Wrestling	Freestyle 52 kg
1 Gold	Stefka Kostadinova	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	High jump
1 Gold	Daniel Petrov	1996 Atlanta	Boxing	Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
1 Gold	Valentin Yordanov	1996 Atlanta	Wrestling	Freestyle 52 kg
2 Silver	Serafim Todorov	1996 Atlanta	Boxing	Featherweight (– 57 kg)
2 Silver	Tontcho Tontchev	1996 Atlanta	Boxing	Lightweight (– 60 kg)
2 Silver	Krasimir Dounev	1996 Atlanta	Gymnastics	Horizontal bar
2 Silver	Ina Delcheva Valentina Kevliyan Maria Koleva Maya Tabakova Ivelina Taleva Vjara Vatachka	1996 Atlanta	Gymnastics	Group all-around
2 Silver	Emil Milev	1996 Atlanta	Shooting	25 metre rapid fire pistol
2 Silver	Diana Iorgova	1996 Atlanta	Shooting	25 metre pistol
2 Silver	Yoto Yotov	1996 Atlanta	Weightlifting	76 kg
3 Bronze	Andrian Dushev Milko Kazanov	1996 Atlanta	Canoeing	K-2 1000 metres
3 Bronze	Tanyu Kiryakov	1996 Atlanta	Shooting	10 metre air pistol
3 Bronze	Mariya Grozdeva	1996 Atlanta	Shooting	10 metre air pistol
3 Bronze	Sevdalin Minchev	1996 Atlanta	Weightlifting	54 kg
3 Bronze	Nikolay Peshalov	1996 Atlanta	Weightlifting	59 kg
1 Gold	Tereza Marinova	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Triple jump
1 Gold	Tanyu Kiryakov	2000 Sydney	Shooting	50 metre pistol
1 Gold	Mariya Grozdeva	2000 Sydney	Shooting	25 metre pistol
1 Gold	Galabin Boevski	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	69 kg
1 Gold	Armen Nazaryan	2000 Sydney	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 58 kg
2 Silver	Petar Merkov	2000 Sydney	Canoeing	K-1 500 metres
2 Silver	Petar Merkov	2000 Sydney	Canoeing	K-1 1000 metres
2 Silver	Rumyana Neykova	2000 Sydney	Rowing	Single sculls
2 Silver	Georgi Markov	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	69 kg
2 Silver	Alan Tsagaev	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	105 kg
2 Silver	Serafim Barzakov	2000 Sydney	Wrestling	Freestyle 63 kg
3 Bronze	Yordan Yovchev	2000 Sydney	Gymnastics	Floor
3 Bronze	Yordan Yovchev	2000 Sydney	Gymnastics	Rings
1 Gold	Mariya Grozdeva	2004 Athens	Shooting	25 metre pistol
1 Gold	Milen Dobrev	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	94 kg
2 Silver	Yordan Yovchev	2004 Athens	Gymnastics	Rings
3 Bronze	Boris Georgiev	2004 Athens	Boxing	Light welterweight
3 Bronze	Yordan Yovchev	2004 Athens	Gymnastics	Floor
3 Bronze	Zhaneta Ilieva Eleonora Kezhova Zornitsa Marinova Kristina Rangelova Galina Tancheva Vladislava Tancheva	2004 Athens	Gymnastics	Group all-around
3 Bronze	Georgi Georgiev	2004 Athens	Judo	Half-lightweight (66 kg)
3 Bronze	Ivo Yanakiev	2004 Athens	Rowing	Single sculls
3 Bronze	Rumyana Neykova	2004 Athens	Rowing	Single sculls
3 Bronze	Mariya Grozdeva	2004 Athens	Shooting	10 metre air pistol
3 Bronze	Velichko Cholakov	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	+105 kg
3 Bronze	Armen Nazaryan	2004 Athens	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 60 kg
1 Gold	Rumyana Neykova	2008 Beijing	Rowing	Single sculls
2 Silver	Stanka Zlateva	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Freestyle 72 kg
3 Bronze	Radoslav Velikov	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Freestyle 55 kg
3 Bronze	Kiril Terziev	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Freestyle 74 kg
3 Bronze	Yavor Yanakiev	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 74 kg
2 Silver	Milka Maneva	2012 London	Weightlifting	Women's 63 kg
2 Silver	Stanka Zlateva	2012 London	Wrestling	Freestyle 72 kg
3 Bronze	Tervel Pulev	2012 London	Boxing	Heavyweight
2 Silver	Mirela Demireva	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Women's high jump
3 Bronze	Elitsa Yankova	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 48 kg
3 Bronze	Lyubomira Kazanova Reneta Kamberova Mihaela Maevska Hristiana Todorova Tsvetelina Naydenova	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Gymnastics	Group all-around
1 Gold	Ivet Goranova	2020 Tokyo	Karate	Women's 55 kg
1 Gold	Stoyka Krasteva	2020 Tokyo	Boxing	Women's flyweight
1 Gold	Simona Dyankova Stefani Kiryakova Madlen Radukanova Laura Traets Erika Zafirova	2020 Tokyo	Gymnastics	Group all-around
2 Silver	Antoaneta Kostadinova	2020 Tokyo	Shooting	Women's 10m air pistol
3 Bronze	Taybe Yusein	2020 Tokyo	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 62 kg
3 Bronze	Evelina Nikolova	2020 Tokyo	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 57 kg
1 Gold	Semen Novikov	2024 Paris	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 87 kg
1 Gold	Magomed Ramazanov	2024 Paris	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 86 kg
1 Gold	Karlos Nasar	2024 Paris	Weightlifting	Men's 89 kg
2 Silver	Boryana Kaleyn	2024 Paris	Gymnastics	Individual all-around
3 Bronze	Kimia Alizadeh	2024 Paris	Taekwondo	Women's 57 kg
3 Bronze	Bozhidar Andreev	2024 Paris	Weightlifting	Men's 73 kg
3 Bronze	Javier Ibáñez	2024 Paris	Boxing	Men's featherweight

Winter Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Ivan Lebanov	1980 Lake Placid	Cross-country skiing	Cross-country skiing 30 km
1 Gold	Ekaterina Dafovska	1998 Nagano	Biathlon	Individual
2 Silver	Evgenia Radanova	2002 Salt Lake City	Short track speed skating	500 metres
3 Bronze	Irina Nikulchina	2002 Salt Lake City	Biathlon	Pursuit
3 Bronze	Evgenia Radanova	2002 Salt Lake City	Short track speed skating	1500 metres
2 Silver	Evgenia Radanova	2006 Turin	Short track speed skating	500 metres

Multiple medal winners

Athlete	Sport	Gender	Years	Games	01	02	03	Total
Grozdeva, MariaMaria Grozdeva	Shooting	F	1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2020	Summer	2	0	3	5
Bukhalov, NikolayNikolay Bukhalov	Canoeing	M	1988, 1992, 1996, 2000	Summer	2	0	1	3
Kiryakov, TanyuTanyu Kiryakov	Shooting	M	1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008	Summer	2	0	1	3
Radev, BoyanBoyan Radev	Wrestling	M	1964, 1968	Summer	2	0	0	2
Kirov, PetarPetar Kirov	Wrestling	M	1968, 1972, 1976	Summer	2	0	0	2
Nurikyan, NorairNorair Nurikyan	Weightlifting	M	1972, 1976	Summer	2	0	0	2
Gesheva, VanjaVanja Gesheva	Kayaking	F	1980, 1988	Summer	1	2	1	4
Valchev, EnyuEnyu Valchev	Wrestling	M	1960, 1964, 1968	Summer	1	1	1	3
Neykova, RumyanaRumyana Neykova	Rowing	F	1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008	Summer	1	1	1	3
Dobrev, DimitarDimitar Dobrev	Wrestling	M	1956, 1960	Summer	1	1	0	2
Lyubenov, LyubomirLyubomir Lyubenov	Canoeing	M	1980	Summer	1	1	0	2
Kostadinova, StefkaStefka Kostadinova	Athletics	F	1988, 1992, 1996	Summer	1	1	0	2
Petrov, DanielDaniel Petrov	Boxing	M	1992, 1996	Summer	1	1	0	2
Gardzhev, ProdanProdan Gardzhev	Wrestling	M	1960, 1964, 1968	Summer	1	0	1	2
Hristova, IvankaIvanka Hristova	Athletics	F	1964, 1968, 1972, 1976	Summer	1	0	1	2
Kelbecheva, SiykaSiyka Kelbecheva	Rowing	F	1976, 1980	Summer	1	0	1	2
Kurbatova-Gruycheva, StoyankaStoyanka Kurbatova-Gruycheva	Rowing	F	1976, 1980	Summer	1	0	1	2
Deltchev, StoyanStoyan Deltchev	Gymnastics	M	1976, 1980	Summer	1	0	1	2
Marinov, IvailoIvailo Marinov	Boxing	M	1980, 1988	Summer	1	0	1	2
Donkova, YordankaYordanka Donkova	Athletics	F	1980, 1988, 1992	Summer	1	0	1	2
Yordanov, ValentinValentin Yordanov	Wrestling	M	1988, 1992, 1996	Summer	1	0	1	2
Nazaryan, ArmenArmen Nazaryan	Wrestling	M	2000, 2004, 2008	Summer	1	0	1	2
Tomov, AleksandarAleksandar Tomov	Wrestling	M	1972, 1976, 1980	Summer	0	3	0	3
Radanova, EvgeniaEvgenia Radanova	Short track speed skating	F	1994, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010	Winter	0	2	1	3
Kolev, StanchoStancho Kolev	Wrestling	M	1960, 1964	Summer	0	2	0	2
Duraliev, OsmanOsman Duraliev	Wrestling	M	1968, 1972	Summer	0	2	0	2
Petkova, MariyaMariya Petkova	Athletics	F	1976, 1980	Summer	0	2	0	2
Gyurova, GinkaGinka Gyurova	Rowing	F	1976, 1980	Summer	0	2	0	2
Modeva, MariykaMariyka Modeva	Rowing	F	1976, 1980	Summer	0	2	0	2
Letcheva, VeselaVesela Letcheva	Shooting	F	1988, 1992	Summer	0	2	0	2
Yotov, YotoYoto Yotov	Weightlifting	M	1992, 1996	Summer	0	2	0	2
Merkov, PetarPetar Merkov	Canoeing	M	2000	Summer	0	2	0	2
Zlateva, StankaStanka Zlateva	Wrestling	F	2008, 2012	Summer	0	2	0	2
Yovchev, YordanYordan Yovchev	Gymnastics	M	1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012	Summer	0	1	3	4
Blagoeva, YordankaYordanka Blagoeva	Athletics	F	1972, 1976	Summer	0	1	1	2
Shopov, AtanasAtanas Shopov	Weightlifting	M	1972, 1976	Summer	0	1	1	2
Bogdanova, KrasimiraKrasimira Bogdanova	Basketball	F	1976, 1980	Summer	0	1	1	2
Braynova-Dilova, DianaDiana Braynova-Dilova	Basketball	F	1976, 1980	Summer	0	1	1	2
Metodieva, PenkaPenka Metodieva	Basketball	F	1976, 1980	Summer	0	1	1	2
Mikhaylova, SnezhanaSnezhana Mikhaylova	Basketball	F	1976, 1980	Summer	0	1	1	2
Makaveeva, PetkanaPetkana Makaveeva	Basketball	F	1976, 1980	Summer	0	1	1	2
Golcheva, NadkaNadka Golcheva	Basketball	F	1976, 1980	Summer	0	1	1	2
Stoyanova, PenkaPenka Stoyanova	Basketball	F	1976, 1980	Summer	0	1	1	2
Paliiska, DianaDiana Paliiska	Canoeing	F	1988	Summer	0	1	1	2
Frenkeva, AntoanetaAntoaneta Frenkeva	Swimming	F	1988	Summer	0	1	1	2
Khristova, TsvetankaTsvetanka Khristova	Athletics	F	1988, 1992	Summer	0	1	1	2
Peshalov, NikolayNikolay Peshalov	Weightlifting	M	1992, 1996	Summer	0	1	1	2
Angelov, StefanStefan Angelov	Wrestling	M	1972, 1976	Summer	0	0	2	2
Marinov, MartinMartin Marinov	Canoeing	M	1988, 1992	Summer	0	0	2	2

Medals by sport and year

Summer Olympics

Athletics

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1972 Munich	0	2	2	4
1976 Montreal	1	2	1	4
1980 Moscow	0	1	1	2
1988 Seoul	2	1	1	4
1992 Barcelona	0	1	1	2
1996 Atlanta	1	0	0	1
2000 Sydney	1	0	0	1
2016 Rio de Janeiro	0	1	0	1
Total	5	8	6	19

Basketball

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1976 Montreal	0	0	1	1
1980 Moscow	0	1	0	1
Total	0	1	1	2

Boxing

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1952 Helsinki	0	0	1	1
1964 Tokyo	0	0	1	1
1968 Mexico City	0	0	2	2
1972 Munich	1	1	0	2
1976 Montreal	0	0	1	1
1980 Moscow	1	0	1	2
1988 Seoul	1	1	0	2
1992 Barcelona	0	1	1	2
1996 Atlanta	1	2	0	3
2004 Athens	0	0	1	1
2012 London	0	0	1	1
2020 Tokyo	1	0	0	1
2024 Paris	0	0	1	1
Total	5	5	10	20

Canoeing

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1972 Munich	0	0	1	1
1980 Moscow	1	2	2	5
1988 Seoul	1	1	3	5
1992 Barcelona	2	0	1	3
1996 Atlanta	0	0	1	1
2000 Sydney	0	2	0	2
Total	4	5	8	17

Equestrian

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1980 Moscow	0	1	0	1
Total	0	1	0	1

Football

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1956 Melbourne	0	0	1	1
1968 Mexico City	0	1	0	1
Total	0	1	1	2

Gymnastics

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1960 Rome	0	0	1	1
1980 Moscow	1	0	1	2
1988 Seoul	1	1	1	3
1996 Atlanta	0	2	0	2
2000 Sydney	0	0	2	2
2004 Athens	0	1	2	3
2016 Rio de Janeiro	0	0	1	1
2020 Tokyo	1	0	0	1
2024 Paris	0	1	0	1
Total	3	5	8	16

Judo

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1980 Moscow	0	1	1	2
2004 Athens	0	0	1	1
Total	0	1	2	3

Karate

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2020 Tokyo	1	0	0	1
Total	1	0	0	1

Rowing

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1976 Montreal	2	1	0	3
1980 Moscow	0	1	3	4
1988 Seoul	0	1	2	3
2000 Sydney	0	1	0	1
2004 Athens	0	0	2	2
2008 Beijing	1	0	0	0
Total	3	4	7	14

Shooting

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1964 Tokyo	0	1	0	1
1980 Moscow	0	0	2	2
1988 Seoul	1	1	0	2
1992 Barcelona	0	2	1	3
1996 Atlanta	0	2	2	2
2000 Sydney	2	0	0	2
2004 Athens	1	0	1	2
2020 Tokyo	0	1	0	1
Total	4	7	6	17

Swimming

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1988 Seoul	1	1	1	3
Total	1	1	1	3

Taekwondo

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2024 Paris	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	1	1

Tennis

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1988 Seoul	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	1	1

Volleyball

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1980 Moscow	0	1	1	2
Total	0	1	1	2

Weightlifting

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1972 Munich	3	3	0	6
1976 Montreal	2	3	1	6
1980 Moscow	2	4	2	8
1988 Seoul	2	1	1	4
1992 Barcelona	1	2	1	4
1996 Atlanta	0	1	2	3
2000 Sydney	1	2	0	3
2004 Athens	1	0	1	2
2012 London	0	1	0	1
2024 Paris	1	0	1	2
Total	13	17	9	39

Wrestling

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1956 Melbourne	1	3	0	4
1960 Rome	1	3	2	6
1964 Tokyo	3	4	1	8
1968 Mexico City	2	3	1	6
1972 Munich	2	4	2	8
1976 Montreal	1	3	3	7
1980 Moscow	3	4	3	10
1988 Seoul	1	4	3	8
1992 Barcelona	0	1	1	2
1996 Atlanta	1	0	0	1
2000 Sydney	1	1	0	2
2004 Athens	0	0	1	1
2008 Beijing	0	1	3	4
2012 London	0	1	0	1
2016 Rio de Janeiro	0	0	1	1
2020 Tokyo	0	0	2	2
2024 Paris	2	0	0	2
Total	18	32	23	73

Winter Olympics

Biathlon

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1998 Nagano	1	0	0	1
2002 Salt Lake City	0	0	1	1
Total	1	0	1	2

Cross-country skiing

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1980 Lake Placid	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	1	1

Short track speed skating

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2002 Salt Lake City	0	1	1	2
2006 Turin	0	1	0	1
Total	0	2	1	3

Bulgarian Olympic Flag Bearers

#	Year	Season	Flag Bearer	Sport
34	2026	Winter
33	2024	Summer	Petrova, StanimiraStanimira Petrova Epitropov, LyubomirLyubomir Epitropov	Boxing Swimming
32	2022	Winter	Zdravkova, MariaMaria Zdravkova Yankov, RadoslavRadoslav Yankov	Biathlon Snowboarding
31	2020	Summer	Grozdeva, MariyaMariya Grozdeva Miladinov, JosifJosif Miladinov	Shooting Swimming
30	2018	Winter	Yankov, RadoslavRadoslav Yankov	Snowboarding
29	2016	Summer	Lalova, IvetIvet Lalova	Athletics
28	2014	Winter	Kirkova, MariaMaria Kirkova	Alpine skiing
27	2012	Summer	Yovchev, YordanYordan Yovchev	Gymnastics
26	2010	Winter	Zhekova, AleksandraAleksandra Zhekova	Snowboarding
25	2008	Summer	Stoychev, PetarPetar Stoychev	Swimming
24	2006	Winter	Dafovska, EkaterinaEkaterina Dafovska	Biathlon
23	2004	Summer	Grozdeva, MariyaMariya Grozdeva	Shooting
22	2002	Winter	Georgiev, StefanStefan Georgiev	Alpine skiing
21	2000	Summer	Yanakiev, IvoIvo Yanakiev	Rowing
20	1998	Winter	Popov, LyubomirLyubomir Popov	Alpine skiing
19	1996	Summer	Tonev, DimoDimo Tonev	Volleyball
18	1994	Winter	Aleksieva, NadezhdaNadezhda Aleksieva	Biathlon
17	1992	Summer	Yordanov, IvayloIvaylo Yordanov	Wrestling
16	1992	Winter	Karagiozova-Shkodreva, IvaIva Karagiozova-Shkodreva	Biathlon
15	1988	Summer	Etropolski, VasilVasil Etropolski	Fencing
14	1988	Winter	Velichkov, VladimirVladimir Velichkov	Biathlon
13	1984	Winter	Velichkov, VladimirVladimir Velichkov	Biathlon
12	1980	Summer	Tomov, AleksandarAleksandar Tomov	Wrestling
11	1980	Winter	Popangelov, PetarPetar Popangelov	Downhill skiing
10	1976	Summer	Tomov, AleksandarAleksandar Tomov	Wrestling
9	1972	Summer	Zlatanov, DimitarDimitar Zlatanov	Volleyball
8	1968	Summer	Gardzhev, ProdanProdan Gardzhev	Wrestling
7	1964	Summer	Valchev, EnyuEnyu Valchev	Wrestling
6	1960	Summer	Panov, GeorgiGeorgi Panov	Basketball
5	1956	Summer	Panov, GeorgiGeorgi Panov	Basketball
4	1952	Summer	Nikolov, BorisBoris Nikolov	Boxing
3	1936	Summer	Doychev, LyubenLyuben Doychev	Athletics
2	1928	Summer	Semov, TodorTodor Semov	Equestrian
1	1924	Summer	Petrunov, KirilKiril Petrunov	Athletics

See also

In Spanish: Bulgaria en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Bulgaria at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Bulgaria
• Bulgaria at the Paralympics