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Bulgaria at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Bulgaria competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events).
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Quick Facts Bulgaria at the 1956 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Bulgaria at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BUL |
| NOC | Bulgarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 43 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Georgi Panov |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Gold
- Nikola Stanchev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight
Silver
- Dimitar Dobrev — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
- Petko Sirakov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
- Yusein Mekhmedov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
Bronze
- Stefan Bozhkov, Todor Diev, Georgi Dimitrov, Milcho Goranov, Ivan Petkov Kolev, Nikola Kovachev, Manol Manolov, Dimitar Milanov, Georgi Naydenov, Panayot Panayotov, Kiril Rakarov, Gavril Stoyanov, Krum Yanev, and Yosif Yosifov — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition
Main article: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Preliminary round
Group C
More information TEAM, PTS ...
| TEAM | PTS | P | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uruguay |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 187 |
 Bulgaria |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 199 |
 Formosa |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 249 |
 South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 255 |
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Quarterfinal
Group B
More information TEAM, PTS ...
| TEAM | PTS | P | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 150 |
 Soviet Union |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 208 | 209 |
| Bulgaria |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 182 | 224 |
 Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 192 | 282 |
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Classification playoffs
5th place match
Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Main article: Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics
First round
Quarterfinals
More information 6–1, Great Britain ...
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Semifinals
More information Soviet Union, 2–1 (a.e.t.) ...
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Bronze Medal match
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Military press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Ivan Abadzhiev | 75 kg | 102.5 | 15 | 117.5 | 2 | 137.5 | 6 | 357.5 | 7 |
| Ivan Veselinov | 90 kg | 132.5 | 4 | 120 | 6 | 155 | 5 | 407.5 | 5 |
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