# Bulgaria at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 110 competitors, 74 men and 36 women, took part in 89 events in 17 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Valentin Yordanov | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Flyweight (52 kg) | 2 August |
| Gold | Stefka Kostadinova | Athletics | Women's high jump | 3 August |
| Gold | Daniel Petrov | Boxing | Men's Light Flyweight | 3 August |
| Silver | Emil Milev | Shooting | Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 24 July |
| Silver | Yoto Yotov | Weightlifting | Men's Middleweight (76 kg) | 24 July |
| Silver | Diana Iorgova | Shooting | Women's 25 metre pistol | 26 July |
| Silver | Krasimir Dunev | Gymnastics | Men's horizontal Bar | 28 July |
| Silver | Tontcho Tontchev | Boxing | Men's Lightweight | 3 August |
| Silver | Serafim Todorov | Boxing | Men's Featherweight | 4 August |
| Silver | Maia Tabakova, Ivelina Taleva, Vjara Vatachka, Ina Deltcheva, Valentina Kevlian, and Maria Koleva | Gymnastics | Women's rhythmic group all-around | 5 August |
| Bronze | Tanyu Kiryakov | Shooting | Men's 10 metre air pistol | 20 July |
| Bronze | Sevdalin Minchev | Weightlifting | Men's Flyweight (54 kg) | 20 July |
| Bronze | Mariya Grozdeva | Shooting | Women's 10 metre air pistol | 21 July |
| Bronze | Nikolay Peshalov | Weightlifting | Men's Bantamweight (59 kg) | 21 July |
| Bronze | Andrian Dushev and Milko Kazanov | Canoeing | Men's K2 1,000 metres Kayak Pairs | 3 August |

## Archery

Bulgaria sent only one archer to Atlanta. He was defeated in the first round.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Stefan Mlyakov | Men's individual | 617 | 62 | Oh (KOR) L 156–162 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 45 |

## Athletics

Men's Long Jump
* Ivaylo Mladenov
** Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
* Khristo Stefanov — 2:18.29 (→ 30th place)
* Petko Stefanov — 2:29.06 (→ 80th place)
Women's High Jump
* Stefka Kostadinova
** Qualification — 1.93m
** Final — 2.05m (→ Gold Medal)
* Venelina Veneva
** Qualification — 1.80m (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
* Sonya Radicheva
** Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance)
Women's Discus Throw
* Atanaska Angelova
** Qualification — 59.82m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
* Svetla Mitkova
** Qualification — 17.48m (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
* Iva Prandzheva
** Qualification — 6.62m
** Final — 6.82m (→ DSQ)
Women's Triple Jump
* Iva Prandzheva
** Qualification — 14.61m
** Final — 14.92m (→ DSQ)

## Boxing

Men's Flyweight (— 48 kg)
* Daniel Petrov → Gold Medal
** First Round — Bye
** Second Round — Defeated Nshan Munchyan (Armenia), 11-5
** Quarter Finals — Defeated Somrot Kamsing (Thailand), 18-6
** Semi Finals — Defeated Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine), 17-8
** Final — Defeated Mansueto Velasco (Philippines), 19-6
Men's Flyweight (— 51 kg)
* Yuliyan Strogov
** First Round — Lost to Damaen Kelly (Ireland), 11-12
Men's Bantamweight (— 54 kg)
* Aleksandar Khristov
** First Round — Lost to Carlos Barreto (Venezuela), 3-9
Men's Featherweight (— 57 kg)
* Serafim Todorov → Silver Medal
** First Round — Defeated Yevheniy Shestakov (Ukraine), 11-4
** Second Round — Defeated Robert Peden (Australia), 20-8
** Quarter Finals — Defeated Falk Huste (Germany), 14-6
** Semi Finals — Defeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. (United States), 10-9
** Final — Lost to Kamsing Somluck (Thailand), 5-8
Men's Lightweight (— 60 kg)
* Tontcho Tontchev → Silver Medal
** First Round — Defeated Oktavian Taykou (Moldova), referee stopped contest in second round
** Second Round — Defeated Dennis Zimba (Zambia), 17-9
** Quarter Finals — Defeated Michael Strange (Canada), 16-10
** Semi Finals — Defeated Terrance Cauthen (United States), 15-12
** Final — Lost to Hocine Soltani (Algeria), 3-3 (referee decision)
Men's Light Welterweight (— 63,5 kg)
* Radoslav Suslekov
** First Round — Lost to Babak Moghimi (Iran), 3-11

## Diving

Women's 10m Platform
* Radoslava Georgieva
** Semi Finals — 402.54 pt(→ 16th place)

## Fencing

Three fencers, one man and two women, represented Bulgaria in 1996.

### Men's épée

* Iliya Mechkov

### Women's foil

* Anna Angelova
* Ivana Georgieva

## Swimming

Men's 100m Butterfly
* Denislav Kalchev
** Heat — 54.81 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
* Denislav Kalchev
** Heat — 2:08.16 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

## Tennis

| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Magdalena Maleeva | Women's Singles | Stubbs (AUS) W 6–2, 6-1 | Labat (ARG) W 7–6, 6-1 | Date (JPN) L 4–6, 4-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Volleyball
### Men's Indoor Team Competition

* Preliminary Round (Group A)
** Lost to Cuba (0-3)
** Defeated Brazil (3-0)
** Lost to Argentina (1-3)
** Defeated Poland (3-0)
** Defeated United States (3-2)
* Quarterfinals
** Lost to Netherlands (1-3)
* Classification Matches
** 5th/8th place: Lost to Cuba (1-3)
** 7th/8th place: Defeated Argentina (3-1) → 7th place
* Team Roster
** Lubomir Ganev
** Ivaylo Gavrilov
** Plamen Hristov
** Evgeni Ivanov
** Nikolay Ivanov
** Plamen Konstantinov
** Lyudmil Naydenov
** Nayden Naydenov
** Petar Ouzounov
** Martin Stoev
** Dimo Tonev (captain)
** Nikolay Jeliazkov

## Weightlifting

Men's Light-Heavyweight
* Krastu Milev
** Final — 160.0 + 200.0 = 360.0 (→ 8th place)