Bulgaria_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics
Bulgaria at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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.[1]
Quick Facts Bulgaria at the 1976 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Bulgaria at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | BUL |
| NOC | Bulgarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Montreal | |
| Competitors | 158 (105 men and 53 women) in 14 sports |
| Flag bearer | Aleksandar Tomov |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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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
Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men's 100 metres
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
Women's 200 metres
Women's 800 metres
Women's 1,500 metres
Women's 100 metres Hurdles
Women's 4×400 metres Relay
Women's High Jump
Women's Long Jump
Women's Shot Put
- Ivanka Khristova
- Final — 21.16 m (→
Gold Medal)
- Final — 21.16 m (→
- Elena Stoyanova
- Final — 18.89 m (→ 8th place)
Women's Discus Throw
Women's Javelin Throw
Women's Pentathlon
Main article: Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Women's tournament
More information Team, W ...
| 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 |
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Team Roster
Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Men
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Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Sprint
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Borislav Ananiev | C-1 500 m | 2:12.16 | 3 Q | BYE | 2:11.23 | 3 Q | 1:59.92 | 4 | |
| C-1 1000 m | 4:28.18 | 3 Q | BYE | 4:13.39 | 1 Q | 4:14.41 | 4 | ||
| Ivan Burchin Krasimir Khristov |
C-2 500 m | 1:58.84 | 2 Q | BYE | 1:51.63 | 2 Q | 1:50.43 | 6 | |
| 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 | 1:57.30 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Lazar Khristov Borislav Borisov |
K-2 500 m | 1:46.02 | 3 Q | BYE | 1:42.21 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| K-2 1000 m | 3:35.94 | 3 Q | 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 | 3:14.35 | 3 Q | 3:12.94 | 7 | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Six cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1976.
Road
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoyan Bobekov | Men's road race | 4:58:35 | 49 |
| Martin Martinov | DNF | ||
| Ivan Popov | DNF | ||
| Nedyalko Stoyanov | DNF | ||
| Georgi Fortunov Ivan Popov Nedyalko Stoyanov Stoyan Bobekov |
Team time trial | 2:15:07 | 12 |
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Track
- 1000m time trial
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| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimo Angelov Tonchev | Men's 1000m time trial | 1:08.950 | 14 |
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- Men's Sprint
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| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Repechage Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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| 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 | ||||
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Main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Five fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1976.
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 12 | ||||
| Georgi Georgiev | −70kg | BYE |  Vacinuff Morrison (GBR)L 0000-0001 |
Did not advance | 13 | ||||
| Tsancho Atanasov | −93kg | BYE |  Ung Nam An (PRK)L 0000-0010 |
Did not advance | 18 | ||||
| Emil Petrunov | +93kg | BYE | Keith Remfry (GBR) L 0000–0010 |
Did not advance | 12 | ||||
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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1976.
- Individual
- Team
- Stoyan Zlatev
- Velko Bratanov
- Nikolay Nikolov
Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Georgi Georgiev Valentin Stoev |
Coxless pair | 6:58.96 | 2 Q | BYE | 6:33.23 | 3 Q | 7:37.42 | 5 | |
| Tsvetan Petkov Rumen Khristov Todor Kishev |
Coxed pair | 7:24.44 | 1 Q | 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 | 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 |
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- Women
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| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rosica Spasova | Single sculls | 3:42.67 | 1 Q | BYE | — | 4:10.86 | 4 | ||
| Svetla Otsetova Zdravka Yordanova |
Double sculls | 3:25.05 | 1 Q | 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 | — | 3:48.24 |  | ||
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Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Open
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Dencho Denev | 50 m pistol | 575 | 8 |
| Lyubcho Dyakov | 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 |
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Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nikolay Ganev | 200 metre freestyle | 2:00.54 | 43 | Did not advance | |||
| Petar Georgiev | 2:00.70 | 44 | Did not advance | ||||
| Stefan Georgiev | 100 metre freestyle | 53.85 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
| Krasimir Stoykov | 100 metre backstroke | 1:00.24 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre backstroke | 2:09.67 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
| Petar Georgiev Stefan Georgiev Toni Statelov Krasimir Stoykov |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:57.08 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | 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 | 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 | 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 | 170 | 1 | 215 | 3 | 385 | | |
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Main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- "Bulgaria at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2015.