# Bulgaria at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Bulgaria ranked 5th overall by medal count with 35 medals won. 171 competitors, 104 men and 67 women, took part in 120 events in 16 sports. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after being forced to boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Sevdalin Marinov | Weightlifting | Men's 52 kg | 18 September |
| Gold | Atanas Komshev | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg | 20 September |
| Gold | Borislav Gidikov | Weightlifting | Men's 75 kg | 22 September |
| Gold | Tanya Dangalakova | Swimming | Women's 100 metre breaststroke | 23 September |
| Gold | Lubomir Geraskov | Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse | 24 September |
| Gold | Tanyu Kiryakov | Shooting | Men's 10 metre air pistol | 24 September |
| Gold | Hristo Markov | Athletics | Men's triple jump | 24 September |
| Gold | Vanya Gesheva | Canoeing | Women's K-1 500 metres | 30 September |
| Gold | Yordanka Donkova | Athletics | Women's 100 metres hurdles | 30 September |
| Gold | Ivaylo Hristov | Boxing | Light flyweight | 1 October |
| Silver | Zhivko Vangelov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg | 20 September |
| Silver | Stefan Topurov | Weightlifting | Men's 60 kg | 20 September |
| Silver | Vesela Lecheva | Shooting | Women's 50 metre rifle three positions | 21 September |
| Silver | Rangel Gerovski | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg | 21 September |
| Silver | Stoyan Balov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg | 22 September |
| Silver | Antoaneta Frenkeva | Swimming | Women's 100 metre breaststroke | 23 September |
| Silver | Lalka Berberova Radka Stoyanova | Rowing | Women's coxless pair | 24 September |
| Silver | Ivan Tsonov | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 48 kg | 29 September |
| Silver | Vanya Gesheva Diana Paliyska | Canoeing | Women's K-2 500 metres | 30 September |
| Silver | Stefka Kostadinova | Athletics | Women's high jump | 30 September |
| Silver | Adriana Dunavska | Gymnastics | Women's rhythmic individual all-around | 30 September |
| Silver | Aleksandar Hristov | Boxing | Bantamweight | 1 October |
| Bronze | Bratan Tsenov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg | 20 September |
| Bronze | Antoaneta Frenkeva | Swimming | Women's 200 metre breaststroke | 21 September |
| Bronze | Aleksandar Varbanov | Weightlifting | Men's 75 kg | 22 September |
| Bronze | Stefka Madina Violeta Ninova | Rowing | Women's double sculls | 24 September |
| Bronze | Magdalena Georgieva | Rowing | Women's single sculls | 25 September |
| Bronze | Diana Dudeva | Gymnastics | Women's floor | 25 September |
| Bronze | Tsvetanka Hristova | Athletics | Women's discus throw | 29 September |
| Bronze | Manuela Maleeva | Tennis | Women's singles | 29 September |
| Bronze | Simeon Shterev | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 62 kg | 29 September |
| Bronze | Martin Marinov | Canoeing | Men's C-1 500 metres | 30 September |
| Bronze | Rahmat Sofiadi | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 74 kg | 30 September |
| Bronze | Nikolay Buhalov | Canoeing | Men's C-1 1000 metres | 1 October |
| Bronze | Vanya Gesheva Borislava Ivanova Diana Paliyska Ognyana Petrova | Canoeing | Women's K-4 500 metres | 1 October |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| Basketball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Boxing | 11 | – | 11 |
| Canoeing | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Fencing | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Gymnastics | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Judo | 5 | – | 5 |
| Rowing | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| Shooting | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Swimming | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tennis | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Weightlifting | 6 | – | 6 |
| Wrestling | 20 | – | 20 |
| Total | 104 | 68 | 172 |

## Athletics
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Evgeni Ignatov | 5000 m | 13:43.42 | 5 Q | — | — | 13:24.76 | 6 Q | 13:26.41 | 8 |
| Evgeni Ignatov | 10000 m | 28:15.63 | 5 Q | — | — | — | — | 28:09.32 | 12 |
| Lyubomir Ivanov | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:28:43 | 43 |
| Toma Tomov | 400 m hurdles | 49.66 | 4 q | — | — | 48.90 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Viktor Apostolov | Hammer throw | 71.10 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gueorgui Gueorguiev | Discus throw | 61.34 | 12 q | 61.24 | 11 |
| Khristo Markov | Triple jump | 16.91 | 4 Q | 17.61 | |
| Plamen Minev | Hammer throw | 74.46 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ivan Tanev | Hammer throw | 76.24 | 9 q | 76.08 | 8 |
| Atanas Tarev | Pole vault | NM | NM | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gueorgui Todorov | Shot put | 19.68 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Yordanka Donkova | 100 m hurdles | 12.89 | 4 Q | 12.47 | 1 Q | 12.58 | 1 Q | 12.38 OR | |
| Nadezhda Georgieva | 200 m | 22.80 | 3 Q | 22.60 | 7 Q | 22.67 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Anelia Nuneva | 100 m | 11.09 | 1 Q | 10.96 | 1 Q | 11.00 | 2 Q | 11.49 | 8 |
| Ginka Zagorcheva | 100 m hurdles | DNF | DNF | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tsvetanka Ilieva Valya Demireva-Valova Nadezhda Georgieva Yordanka Donkova | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.92 | 4 Q | — | — | 43.07 | 3 Q | 43.02 | 5 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Lyudmila Andonova | High jump | 1.92 | 8 Q | 1.93 | 5 |
| Tsvetanka Khristova | Discus throw | 65.92 | 4 Q | 69.74 | |
| Stefka Kostadinova | High jump | 1.92 | 8 Q | 2.01 | |
| Svetla Mitkova | Discus throw | 64.68 | 6 Q | 69.14 | 4 |
| Svetla Mitkova | Shot Put | 19.53 | 10 Q | 19.09 | 10 |
| Antoaneta Selenska | Javelin throw | 64.60 | 4 Q | 56.78 | 11 |

### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Svetla Dimitrova | Result | 13.24 | 1.80 | 12.02 | 23.49 | 6.19 | 37.62 | 2:15.73 | 6171 | 12 |
| Svetla Dimitrova | Points | 1089 | 978 | 662 | 1030 | 908 | 622 | 882 | 6171 | 12 |

## Basketball
### Women's tournament
#### Team roster

The following is the Bulgaria roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 178 | 196 | −18 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 208 | 188 | +20 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 217 | 241 | −24 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | South Korea (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 244 | 222 | +22 | 4 | Classification round |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Australia 1–0 Soviet Union
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Bulgaria 1–0 South Korea
* 19 September 1988 11:45
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 62–91 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 26–50, 36–41 |||
| Pts: Dermendzhieva, Staneva 17 Rebs: Staneva 6 Asts: Slavcheva 3 | | Pts: Zasulskaya 23 Rebs: Yakovleva, Zasulskaya 10 Asts: Minkh 4 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 22 September 1988 19:30
* Boxscore
| Australia | 63–57 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 31–30, 32–27 |||
| Pts: Maher 20 Rebs: Maher 9 Asts: Timms 3 | | Pts: Slavcheva 15 Rebs: Slavcheva 6 Asts: Slavcheva 2 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 25 September 1988 19:30
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 98–87 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 48–51, 50–36 |||
| Pts: Slavcheva 39 Rebs: Slavcheva 8 Asts: Kostourkova 3 | | Pts: Choi 26 Rebs: Choi, Sung 7 Asts: 5 players 1 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

#### Classification 5–8

* 27 September 1988 19:30
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 81–78 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 49–42, 32–36 |||
| Pts: Radkova 25 Rebs: Radkova 6 Asts: Khadzhiyankova, Slavcheva 3 | | Pts: Janoštinová 27 Rebs: Dobrovičová 9 Asts: Kysilková, Nováková 3 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

#### Classification 5/6

* 29 September 1988 9:45
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 102–74 | China |
| Scoring by half: 53–19, 49–55 |||
| Pts: Slavcheva 22 Rebs: Staneva 8 Asts: Radkova 2 | | Pts: Zheng 23 Rebs: Cong, Peng 5 Asts: Cong, Liu, Xue 1 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

## Boxing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Rank |
| Ivailo Marinov | Light Flyweight | BYE | Mark Epton (GBR) W 5–0 | Henry Martínez (ESA) W 5–0 | Alexander Makhmutov (URS) W 5–0 | Leopoldo Serrantes (PHI) W 5–0 | Michael Carbajal (USA) W 5–0 | |
| Serafim Todorov | Flyweight | David Griman (VEN) W 4–1 | Setsuo Segawa (JPN) W 5–0 | Gamal El-Komy (EGY) W WO | Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR) L 1–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aleksandar Khristov | Bantamweight | Peter Anok (SUD) W 4–1 | Byun Jung-Il (KOR) W 4–1 | Jimmy Majanya (SWE) W 5–0 | Alexander Artemev (URS) W 3–2 | Jorge Julio Rocha (COL) W 3–2 | Kennedy McKinney (USA) L 0–5 | |
| Kirkor Kirkorov | Featherweight | Diego Drumm (GDR) W 5–0 | Jamie Pagendam (CAN) W WO | Lee Jae-Hyuk (KOR) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Emil Chuprenski | Lightweight | BYE | Eduardo de la Peña (GUA) W 5–0 | Mark Kennedy (JAM) W 5–0 | Romallis Ellis (USA) L 2–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Borislav Abadzhiev | Light Welterweight | Vukasin Dobrasinovic (YUG) L 2–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Khristo Furnigov | Welterweight | BYE | Gregory Griffiths (BAR) W | Abdoukerim Hamidou (TOG) W 5–0 | Robert Wangila (KEN) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Angel Stoyanov | Light Middleweight | BYE | Torsten Schmitz (GDR) L 2–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Deyan Kirilov | Light Heavyweight | Damir Škaro (YUG) L 2–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Svilen Rusinov | Heavyweight | BYE | Andrzej Golota (POL) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Petar Stoimenov | Super Heavyweight | BYE | Peter Hrivnák (TCH) L RSC-2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

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

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechages | Repechages | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Martin Marinov | C-1 500 m | 1:52.74 | 2 Q | BYE | BYE | 1:55.61 | 1 Q | 1:57.27 | |
| Nikolay Bukhalov | C-1 1000 m | 4:09.57 | 3 Q | BYE | BYE | 4:07.23 | 2 Q | 4:18.94 | |
| Deyan Bonev Petar Bozhilov | C-2 500 m | 1:44.53 | 1 Q | BYE | BYE | 1:48.60 | 3 Q | 1:44.32 | 4 |
| Deyan Bonev Petar Bozhilov | C-2 1000 m | 4:01.42 | 5 Q | 4:06.91 | 2 Q | 3:54.98 | 3 Q | 4:11.62 | 9 |
| Nikolay Yordanov Petar Godev Borislav Tsvetkov Ivan Marinov | K-4 1000 m | 3:15.00 | 6 Q | 3:09.30 | 2 Q | 3:11.56 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechages | Repechages | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Vanja Gesheva | K-1 500 m | 1:55.44 | 1 Q | — | — | 1:56.26 | 2 Q | 1:55.19 | |
| Vanja Gesheva Diana Paliiska | K-2 500 m | 1:44.52 | 1 Q | BYE | BYE | 1:52.48 | 2 Q | 1:44.06 | |
| Vanja Gesheva Diana Paliiska Ogniana Petkova Borislava Ivanova | K-4 500 m | 1:39.40 | 2 Q | — | — | BYE | BYE | 1:42.63 | |

## Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1988.

### Men
#### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Round | Round I | Repechage Round I | Round II | Repechage Round II | Round III | Repechage Round III | Round IV | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Khristo Etropolski | Individual sabre | Q | | | | | | | | | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Vasil Etropolski | Individual sabre | Q | | | | | | | | | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nikolay Marincheshki | Individual sabre | | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Team

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Round | 1/16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Khristo Etropolski Vasil Etropolski Nikolay Marincheshki Nikolay Mateev Georgi Chomakov | Team sabre | Hungary (HUN) L 2–9 France (FRA) L 3–9 | — | — | — | — | 8 |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Petar Gueorguiev | All-around | 18.95 | 19.55 | 19.35 | 19.30 | 19.50 | 18.95 | 115.60 | 39 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stoyko Gochev | All-around | 19.20 | 19.10 | 19.55 | 18.90 | 19.65 | 19.55 | 115.95 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lyubomir Gueraskov | All-around | 19.50 | 19.90 | 19.70 | 19.15 | 19.40 | 19.10 | 116.75 | 21 Q | 9.550 | 9.900 | 9.800 | 9.500 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 116.625 | 23 |
| Kalofer Hristozov | All-around | 19.80 | 19.55 | 19.80 | 19.30 | 19.75 | 19.50 | 117.70 | 6 Q | 9.800 | 9.900 | 9.900 | 9.650 | 9.850 | 9.800 | 117.750 | 6 |
| Deyan Kolev | All-around | 19.45 | 19.00 | 19.65 | 19.65 | 19.35 | 19.20 | 116.30 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dimitar Taskov | All-around | 19.50 | 19.65 | 19.45 | 19.45 | 19.25 | 19.45 | 116.75 | 21 Q | 9.550 | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.850 | 9.900 | 9.900 | 117.125 | 20 |
| Kalofer Hristozov Lyubomir Gueraskov Deyan Kolev Dimitar Taskov Stoyko Gochev Petar Gueorguiev | Team all-around | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97.45 | 97.90 | 98.15 | 96.90 | 97.85 | 96.85 | 585.100 | 5 |

#### Individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Lyubomir Gueraskov | Pommel horse | — | 19.950 | — | — | — | — | 19.950 | |
| Kalofer Hristozov | Floor | 19.750 | — | — | — | — | — | 19.750 | 7 |
| Kalofer Hristozov | Rings | — | — | 19.825 | — | — | — | 19.825 | 4 |
| Kalofer Hristozov | Parallel bars | — | — | — | — | 19.725 | — | 19.725 | 4 |
| Deyan Kolev | Vault | — | — | — | 19.737 | — | — | 19.737 | 4 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | UB | BB | V | Total | Rank | F | UB | BB | V | Total | Rank |
| Diana Doudeva | All-around | 19.800 | 19.600 | 19.625 | 19.625 | 39.325 | 9 Q | 9.800 | 9.875 | 9.825 | 9.900 | 78.725 | 9 |
| Khrabrina Khrabrova | All-around | 19.225 | 18.475 | 18.725 | 19.600 | 76.025 | 62 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maria Kartalova | All-around | 19.500 | 19.250 | 19.150 | 19.350 | 77.250 | 35 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ivelina Raykova | All-around | 19.575 | 19.400 | 19.325 | 19.550 | 77.850 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Boriana Stoyanova | All-around | 19.300 | 19.300 | 19.525 | 19.825 | 38.975 | 17 Q | 9.775 | 9.875 | 9.725 | 9.850 | 78.200 | 13 |
| Deliana Vodenitcharova | All-around | 19.750 | 19.500 | 19.475 | 19.600 | 39.162 | 15 Q | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.775 | 9.900 | 78.337 | 12 |
| Diana Doudeva Khrabrina Khrabrova Maria Kartalova Ivelina Raykova Boriana Stoyanova Deliana Vodenitcharova | Team all-around | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98.200 | 97.125 | 97.125 | 98.100 | 390.550 | 5 |

#### Individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | UB | BB | V | Total | Rank |
| Diana Doudeva | Floor | 19.850 | — | — | — | 19.850 | |
| Diana Doudeva | Balance beam | — | — | 19.724 | — | 19.724 | 6 |
| Boriana Stoyanova | Vault | — | — | — | 19.780 | 19.780 | 4 |
| Deliana Vodenitcharova | Floor | 19.837 | — | — | — | 19.837 | 4 |

### Rhythmic gymnastics

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Prelim Total | Total | Rank |
| Adriana Dunavska | Individual | 10.000 | 10.000 | 10.000 | 10.000 | 40.000 | 19.950 | 59.950 | |
| Bianka Panova | Individual | 10.000 | 10.000 | 10.000 | 10.000 | 40.000 | 19.725 | 59.725 | 4 |

## Judo
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Pavel Botev | −60 kg | BYE | Mikhalakis Skouroumounis (CYP) W 0010–0000 | Patrick Roux (FRA) L 0000–0010 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ivo Kostadinov | −65 kg | Mark Adshead (GBR) W 0001–0000 | Guido Schumacher (GER) W 1000–0000 | Janusz Pawłowski (POL) L 0000–1000 | — | — | BYE | Philip Laats (BEL) L 0000–0010 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Georgi Petrov | −86 kg | BYE | Ng Chiu Fan (HKG) W 1000–0000 | János Gyáni (HUN) L 0000–1000 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marko Valev | −95 kg | — | Juri Fazi (ITA) L 0000–0100 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dimitar Zapryanov | +95 kg | — | Roger Vachon (FRA) W 0010–0000 | Hitoshi Saito (JPN) L 0000–1000 | — | — | BYE | Lansana Coly (SEN) W 1000–0000 | Mohamed Rashwan (EGY) W 0001–0000 | Cho Yong-chul (KOR) L 0000–0001 | 5 |

## Rowing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Vasil Radev Daniel Yordanov | Double sculls | 6:17.92 | 3 R | 6:41.10 | 2 Q | 6:20.33 | 4 FB | 7:04.39 | 8 |
| Emil Groytsev Atanas Andreev Stefan Stoykov | Coxed pair | 7:15.24 | 2 Q | BYE | BYE | 7:01.23 | 1 Q | 7:03.04 | 5 |
| Rumen Aleksiev Emil Bondev Yuri Dyulgerov Ivo Gelov Dimitar Kamburski Ventseslav Kanchev Ivan Stanev Dimitar Tonchev Nikola Zlatanov | Eight | 5:48.25 | 4 R | 5:40.93 | 3 FB | — | — | 5:49.99 | 8 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Magdalena Georgieva | Single sculls | 7:50.64 | 1 Q | BYE | BYE | 7:35.47 | 1 Q | 7:53.65 | |
| Violeta Ninova Stefka Madina | Double sculls | 7:32.82 | 2 R | 7:24.96 | 1 Q | — | — | 7:06.03 | |
| Radka Stoyanova Lalka Berberova | Coxless pair | 7:48.68 | 2 R | 7:50.94 | 1 Q | — | — | 7:31.95 | |
| Pavlina Khristova Galina Anakhrieva Iskra Velinova Krasimira Tocheva | Quadruple sculls | 6:23.22 | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 6:24.10 | 4 |
| Teodora Zareva Violeta Zareva Miglena Mikhaleva Svetla Durchova Greta Georgieva Olya Stoichkova Mariana Stoyanova Katia Todorova | Coxed four | 7:11.59 | 2 R | 7:20.78 | FB | — | — | 7:02.27 | 4 |
| Emilia Mikhaleva Teodora Zareva Violeta Zareva Nevyana Ivanova Olya Stoichkova Todorka Vasileva Rita Todorova Mariana Stoyanova Daniela Oronova Greta Georgieva | Eight | 6:47.99 | 4 R | | 2 Q | — | — | 6:25.02 | 5 |

## Shooting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Lyubtcho Diakov | 50 m pistol | 554 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lyubtcho Diakov | 10 m air pistol | 575 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tanyu Kiryakov | 50 m pistol | 566 | 3 Q | 656 | 4 |
| Tanyu Kiryakov | 10 m air pistol | 585 | 3 Q | 687.9 OR | |
| Georgi Poliakov | 50 m rifle three positions | 1161 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Georgi Poliakov | 50 m rifle prone | 593 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Georgi Poliakov | 10 m air rifle | 582 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Petar Zaprianov | 50 m rifle three positions | 1162 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Petar Zaprianov | 50 m rifle prone | 590 | 41 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Vesela Letcheva | 50 m rifle three positions | 583 | 6 | 683.2 | |
| Vesela Letcheva | 10 m air rifle | 389 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nonka Matova | 50 m rifle three positions | 580 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nonka Matova | 10 m air rifle | 391 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final B | Final B | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Tzvetan Golomeev | 50 metre freestyle | 23.41 | 13 | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tzvetan Golomeev | 100 metre freestyle | 50.82 | 15 | 51.16 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Georgi Mihalev | 100 metre backstroke | 57.06 | 11 | 57.17 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Georgi Mihalev | 200 metre backstroke | 2:02.71 | 13 | 2:04.24 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final B | Final B | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Tanya Dangalakova | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:08.35 | 1 | did not advance | did not advance | 1:07.95 | |
| Tanya Dangalakova | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:29.91 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | 2:28.43 | 4 |
| Antoaneta Frenkeva | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:10.09 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | 1:08.74 | |
| Antoaneta Frenkeva | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:29.57 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | 2:28.34 | |
| Bistra Gospodinova | 100 metre backstroke | 1:04.91 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Natasha Khristova | 100 metre freestyle | 57.80 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Neviana Miteva | 100 metre butterfly | 1:02.01 | 11 | 1:02.47 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Neviana Miteva | 200 metre butterfly | 2:18.44 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Antoaneta Strumenlieva | 400 metre freestyle | 4:13.25 | 11 | 4:13.43 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Antoaneta Strumenlieva | 800 metre freestyle | 8:35.40 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | 8:41.05 | 8 |
| Antoaneta Strumenlieva | 400 metre individual medley | 4:51.58 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance | 4:52.33 | 12 |
| Bistra Gospodinova Tanya Dangalakova Neviana Miteva Natasha Khristova | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:15.22 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | 4:12.36 | 6 |

## Table tennis
### Group E

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | KOR | SWE | JPN | IND | BUL | POL | CHI | EGY |
| 1 | Kim Ki-taik (KOR) | 7 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 514 | 394 | X | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Jörgen Persson (SWE) | 6 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 516 | 384 | 2–3 | X | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Kiyoshi Saito (JPN) | 5 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 499 | 397 | 2–3 | 2–3 | X | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Kamlesh Mehta (IND) | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 470 | 457 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | X | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 5 | Mariano Domuschiev (BUL) | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 425 | 473 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | X | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| 6 | Piotr Molenda (POL) | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 405 | 474 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | X | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| 7 | Jorge Gambra (CHI) | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 413 | 490 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | X | 3–0 |
| 8 | Sherif El-Saket (EGY) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 324 | 497 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | X |

### Women
#### Group G

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | NED | BUL | TCH | YUG | ARG | EGY |
| 1 | Bettine Vriesekoop (NED) | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 335 | 197 | X | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Daniela Guergueltcheva (BUL) | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 357 | 268 | 1–3 | X | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Alena Šafářová (TCH) | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 268 | 225 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Gordana Perkučin (YUG) | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 282 | 296 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | X | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Kim Hae-Ja (ARG) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 214 | 319 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X | 3–1 |
| 6 | Nihal Meshref (EGY) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 182 | 333 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | X |

#### Round of 16

Chen Jing (CHN) - Daniela Guergueltcheva (BUL) 3:0 21–15, 21–7, 22–20

## Tennis
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Katerina Maleeva | Singles | BYE | Gisele Miró (BRA) W 7–5, 6–1 | Pam Shriver (USA) L 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Manuela Maleeva | Singles | BYE | Mercedes Paz (ARG) W 6–1, 6–2 | Catarina Lindqvist (SWE) W 6–1, 6–0 | Raffaella Reggi (ITA) W 6–3, 6–4 | Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) L 1–6, 1–6 | did not advance | |
| Manuela Maleeva Katerina Maleeva | Doubles | — | — | Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull (AUS) W 2–6, 6–3, 0–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Volleyball
### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 | 248 | 190 | 1.305 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | 296 | 225 | 1.316 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 220 | 262 | 0.840 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | 190 | 194 | 0.979 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | 203 | 222 | 0.914 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 6 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 0.357 | 200 | 264 | 0.758 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 18 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–7 | 15–9 | 15–8 | | 45–24 |
| 19 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Italy | 15–7 | 15–8 | 15–6 | | 45–21 |
| 22 Sep | Brazil | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 13–15 | 15–6 | 15–12 | 15–12 | 58–45 |
| 24 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–7 | 15–10 | 15–8 | | 45–25 |
| 26 Sep | Sweden | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–11 | 15–12 | 15–8 | | 45–31 |

#### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 28 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–0 | France | 15–8 | 15–12 | 15–11 | | | 45–31 |

#### 5th place match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 01 Oct | Netherlands | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–6 | 15–8 | 15–10 | | | 45–24 |
Team Roster
* Kostadin Mitev
* Petyo Draguiev
* Borislav Kyossev
* Ljubomir Ganev
* Ilian Kaziiski
* Dimo Tonev
* Petko Petkov
* Plamen Khristov
* Sava Kovatchev
* Nayden Naydenov
* Miltcho Milanov
* Zvetan Florov
Head coach: Todor Piperkov

## Weightlifting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Sevdalin Marinov | −52 kg | 120 | 1 | 150 | 1 | 270 OR | |
| Mitko Grablev | −56 kg | 130 | 1 | 167.5 | 1 | 297.5 | DQ |
| Stefan Topurov | −60 kg | 137.5 | 2 | 175 | 2 | 312.5 | |
| Angel Guenchev | −67,5 kg | 160 | 1 | 202.5 | 1 | 362.5 | DQ |
| Borislav Gidikov | −75 kg | 167.5 OR | 1 | 207.5 OR | 1 | 375 | |
| Aleksandar Varbanov | −75 kg | 157.5 | 3 | 200 | 2 | 357.5 | |

## Wrestling
### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Final round | Final round |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Round 5 Result | Round 6 Result | Round 7 Result | Rank | Final round Result | Rank |
| Ivan Tzonov | −48 kg | Sergey Karamchakov (URS) L 1–3 | Hour Jiunn-Yih (TPE) W 4–0 | Mohammad Razigul (AFG) W 3–1 | Rajesh Kumar (IND) W 3–1 | BYE | Reiner Heugabel (FRG) W 3–0 | — | 1 | Takashi Kobayashi (JPN) L 0–3 | |
| Valentin Yordanov | −52 kg | Carlos Negron (PUR) W 4–0 | Oushane Diallo (GUI) W 4–0 | Kenneth Chertow (USA) W 3–0 | BYE | Šaban Trstena (YUG) L 1–3 | Vladimir Toguzov (URS) L 0–3 | — | 4 | Tserenbaataryn Enkhbayar (MGL) L 0–4 | 8 |
| Valentin Ivanov | −57 kg | Chen Yongliang (CHN) W 4–0 | Ramón Meña (PAN) W 4–0 | Mourad Zelfani (TUN) W 4–0 | BYE | Askari Mohammadian (IRN) L 1–3 | Noh Kyung-Sun (KOR) L 1–3 | — | 3 | Béla Nagy (HUN) W 3–1 | 5 |
| Simeon Shterev | −62 kg | Kazuhito Sakae (JPN) W 3–1 | John Smith (USA) L 1–3 | Daniel Cumming (AUS) W 4–0 | Marian Skubacz (POL) W 3–0 | Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL) W 3–0 | BYE | BYE | 2 | Akbar Fallah (IRN) W 3–1 | |
| Angel Yassenov | −68 kg | Arsen Fadzayev (URS) L 1–3 | Ho Bisgaltu (CHN) W 3–1 | Georgios Athanasiadis (GRE) W 3–1 | Herminio Hidalgo (PAN) W 4–0 | Kosei Akaishi (JPN) L 1–3 | — | — | 4 | Alexander Leipold (FRG) L 1–3 | 8 |
| Rahmat Sofiadi | −74 kg | Jean Manga (CMR) W 4–0 | Monday Eguabor (NGR) W 4–0 | BYE | Yoshihiko Hara (JPN) W 3–1 | Claudiu Tămăduianu (ROU) W 3–0 | Adlan Varayev (URS) L 1–3 | Ayat Vagozari (IRN) W 4–0 | 2 | Lodoyn Enkhbayar (MGL) W 3–1 | |
| Alexander Nanev | −82 kg | Mark Schultz (USA) L 0–3 | Andrzej Radomski (POL) L 1–3 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rumen Alabakov | −90 kg | Jerzy Nieć (POL) W 3–1 | Mohammad Reza Toupchi (IRN) W 3–1 | Bodo Lukowski (FRG) W 3–1 | Hubert Bindels (BEL) W 3–0 | Edwin Lins (AUT) W 4–0 | Kim Tae-woo (KOR) L 1–3 | Makharbek Khadartsev (URS) L 0–4 | 3 | Jim Scherr (USA) L 1–3 | 6 |
| Georgi Karaduchev | −100 kg | Wilfried Colling (FRG) W 3–0 | Július Strnisko (TCH) W 3–1 | Vasile Puşcaşu (ROU) L 1–3 | Babacar Sar (MTN) W 4–0 | Noel Loban (GBR) W 3–1 | William Scherr (USA) L 1–3 | — | 3 | Boldyn Javkhlantögs (MGL) W 4–0 | 5 |
| Atanas Atanassov | −130 kg | BYE | László Klauz (HUN) L 0–3 | Dennis Atiyeh (SYR) W 4–0 | David Gobezhishvili (URS) L 1–3 | BYE | BYE | BYE | 3 | Dan Payne (CAN) W 3–1 | 5 |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Final round | Final round |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Round 5 Result | Round 6 Result | Round 7 Result | Rank | Final round Result | Rank |
| Bratan Tsenov | −48 kg | Yang Zhizhong (CHN) W 3–0 | Markus Scherer (FRG) W 3–0 | Lars Rønningen (NOR) W 3–0 | BYE | Vincenzo Maenza (ITA) L 1–3 | BYE | BYE | 2 | Mahaddin Allahverdiyev (URS) W 3–0 | |
| Hristo Fliev | −52 kg | Jihad Sharif (JOR) W 3–0 | Florentino Tirante (PHI) W 4–0 | Erol Kemah (TUR) W 4–0 | Alexander Ignatenko (URS) L 0–3 | Atsuji Miyahara (JPN) L 1–3 | — | — | 4 | Peter Stjernberg (SWE) W 3–1 | 7 |
| Stoyan Balov | −57 kg | Zoran Galović (YUG) W 4–0 | BYE | Kacem Bouallouche (MAR) W 4–0 | Keijo Pehkonen (FIN) W 3–1 | Huh Byung-Ho (KOR) W 3–1 | Haralambos Holidis (GRE) W 3–0 | — | 1 | András Sike (HUN) L 0–4 | |
| Zhivko Vangelov | −62 kg | Jenő Bódi (BUL) W 3–0 | Jukka Loikas (FIN) W 3–1 | Shigeki Nishiguchi (JPN) W 4–0 | Hugo Dietsche (SUI) W 4–0 | — | — | — | 1 | Kamandar Madzhidov (URS) L 1–3 | |
| Georgi Karamanliev | −68 kg | Kiptoo Salbei (KEN) W 4–0 | BYE | Attila Repka (HUN) L 0–3 | Jerzy Kopański (POL) L 0–3 | — | — | — | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Borislav Velichkov | −74 kg | Jean Manga (CMR) W 4–0 | Wei Qingkun (CHN) W 3–0 | Kim Young-Nam (KOR) L 1–3 | Franc Podlesek (YUG) W 3–0 | BYE | Józef Tracz (POL) L 1–3 | — | 3 | Martial Mischler (FRA) L 1–3 | 6 |
| Angel Stoykov | −82 kg | Mehdi Moradi Ganji (IRN) W 3–0 | Moustafa Ramadan Hussein (EGY) W 3–0 | John Morgan (USA) DQ 0–0 | Tibor Komáromi (HUN) L 1–3 | — | — | — | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Atanas Komchev | −90 kg | Yasutoshi Moriyama (JPN) W 3–0 | Samba Adama (MTN) W 4–0 | Franz Pitschmann (AUT) W 3–1 | Christer Gulldén (SWE) W 3–0 | Georgios Pikilidis (GRE) W 3–1 | — | — | 1 | Harri Koskela (FIN) W 3–0 | |
| Ilia Georgiev | −100 kg | Ambroise Sarr (SEN) W 4–0 | Tamás Gáspár (HUN) L 1–3 | Sören Claeson (SWE) W 3–0 | Yoo Young-Tae (KOR) W 4–0 | BYE | Gerhard Himmel (FRG) L 1–3 | — | 2 | Dennis Koslowski (USA) L 0–3 | 4 |
| Rangel Gerovski | −130 kg | Daniel Payne (CAN) W 3–0 | Fabio Valguarnera (ITA) W 3–0 | Roman Wrocławski (POL) W 3–0 | Hassan El-Hadad (EGY) W 3–0 | Kazuya Deguchi (JPN) W 3–0 | — | — | 1 | Aleksandr Karelin (URS) L 1–3 | |