# Bulgaria at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 98 competitors, 89 men and 9 women, took part in 66 events in 12 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Dimitar Dobrev | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman middleweight | 31 August |
| Silver | Krali Bimbalov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman Light heavyweight | 31 August |
| Silver | Nezhdet Zalev | Wrestling | Men's freestyle bantamweight | 6 September |
| Silver | Stancho Ivanov | Wrestling | Men's freestyle featherweight | 6 September |
| Bronze | Velik Kapsazov | Gymnastics | Men's rings | 10 September |
| Bronze | Dinko Petrov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight | 30 August |
| Bronze | Enyu Valchev | Wrestling | Men's freestyle lightweight | 5 September |

## Basketball
### Preliminary round
#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 201 | 192 | +9 | 5 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 193 | 199 | −6 | 5 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 187 | 190 | −3 | 4 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 209 | 0 | 4 |
* August 26 16:00
| Bulgaria | 62–67 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 30–35, 32–32 |||
| Pts: Mirtchev (14) | | Pts: Djuric (23) |
* Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: E. Alvarez Frausto C. Sien
* August 27 10:30
| Czechoslovakia | 69–75 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 43–39, 26–36 |||
| Pts: Pieri (15) | | Pts: Gabanyi (15) |
* Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: R. Weber S. Siniakov
* August 29 20:00
| France | 73–72 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 32–30, 41–42 |||
| Pts: Grange (21) | | Pts: Mirtchev (22) |
* Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: D. Shirley Bilek

## Canoeing
### Sprint
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechages | Repechages | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Boris Lyubenov | C-1 1000 m | 4:47.65 | 2 Q | — | — | 4:44.93 | 2 Q | 4:42.52 | 8 |
| Marin Gopov Toma Sokolov | C-2 1000 m | 4:39.68 | 6 Q | 4:48.06 | 2 Q | — | — | 4:31.52 | 6 |
| Lyubomir Oresharov | K-1 1000 m | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ivan Simeonov Lyubomir Oresharov | K-2 1000 m | 3:49.88 | 6 Q | 3:53.27 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Cycling

Five male cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1960.

### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Stoyan Georgiev Demirev | Men's road race | 4:25:44 | 52 |
| Dimitar Kotev | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |
| Boyan Kotsev | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |
| Ognyan Toshev | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |
| Boyan Kotsev Dimitar Kotev Ognyan Toshev Stoyan Georgiev Demirev | Team time trial | 2:26:20.48 | 17 |

### Track
#### 1000m time trial

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Boncho Novakov | Men's 1000m time trial | 1:11.73 | 18 |

## Fencing

Two fencers, both men, represented Bulgaria in 1960.

### Men's foil

* Boris Stavrev
* Asen Dyakovski

### Men's sabre

* Boris Stavrev
* Asen Dyakovski

## Football
### First round
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 5 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 |
| United Arab Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 |
| Turkey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |

## Shooting

Five shooters represented Bulgaria at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Dencho Denev | 50 m pistol | — | — | 532 | 24 |
| Martsel Koen | 50 m rifle prone | 391 | 3 Q | 585 | 8 |
| Todor Kozlovski | 50 m pistol | — | — | 532 | 25 |
| Ivan Lazarov | 50 m rifle three positions | 549 | 15 Q | 1120 | 20 |
| Velichko Velichkov | 50 m rifle three positions | 555 | 11 Q | 1128 | 14 |
| Velichko Velichkov | 50 m rifle prone | 377 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Weightlifting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Military press | Military press | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Kiril Georgiev | 60 kg | 95 | 11 | 100 | 7 | 130 | 8 | 325 | 9 |
| Ivan Yordanov | 67,5 kg | 100 | 24 | NVL | AC | DNS | DNS | 100 | DNF |
| Ivan Abadzhiev | 75 kg | 107.5 | 17 | 122.5 | 3 | 140 | 12 | 370 | 12 |
| Mikhail Abadzhiev | 75 kg | 105 | 18 | NVL | AC | DNS | DNS | 105 | DNF |
| Petar Tachev | 82.5 kg | 130 | 2 | 125 | 3 | 160 | 6 | 415 | 6 |
| Vladimir Savov | 90 kg | 110 | 20 | 137.5 | 2 | 165 | 5 | 412.5 | 6 |
| Ivan Veselinov | +90 kg | 140 | 9 | 130 | 7 | NVL | AC | 270 | DNF |