Bulgaria at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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.
Medalists
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
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
Petar Petrov
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
Valentin Dzhonev
Women's 200 metres
Liliyana Panayotova-Ivanova
Women's 800 metres
Nikolina Shtereva
Svetla Zlateva
Liliyana Todorova
Women's 1,500 metres
Nikolina Shtereva
Vesela Yatsinska
Rositsa Pekhlivanova
Women's 100 metres Hurdles
Penka Sokolova
Women's 4×400 metres Relay
Yordanka Ivanova, Svetla Zlateva, Ivanka Bonova, and Liliyana Todorova
Women's High Jump
Yordanka Blagoeva
Women's Long Jump
Liliyana Panayotova-Ivanova
Ekaterina Nedeva
Women's Shot Put
Ivanka Khristova
Final — 21.16 m (→ Gold Medal)
Elena Stoyanova
Final — 18.89 m (→ 8th place)
Women's Discus Throw
Mariya Vergova
Women's Javelin Throw
Yordanka Peeva
Women's Pentathlon
Penka Sokolova
Basketball
Women's tournament
Team Roster
Nadka Golcheva
Penka Metodieva
Petkana Makaveyeva
Snezhana Mihailova
Krassima Gyurova
Krassimira Bogdanova
Todorka Yordanova
Diana Dilova
Margarita Shturkelova
Mania Stoyanova
Girgina Skerlatova
Penka Stoyanova
Head coach: Ivan Galabov
Boxing
Men
Canoeing
Sprint
Men
Women
Cycling
Six cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1976.
Road
Track
1000m time trial
Men's Sprint
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1976.
Men's sabre
Miroslav Dudekov
Anani Mikhaylov
Trayan Dimitrov
Men's team sabre
Miroslav Dudekov, Anani Mikhaylov, Konstantin Dzhelepov, Khristo Khristov
Gymnastics
Judo
Men
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1976.
Individual
Stoyan Zlatev
Velko Bratanov
Nikolay Nikolov
Team
Stoyan Zlatev
Velko Bratanov
Nikolay Nikolov
Rowing
Men
Women
Shooting
Open
Swimming
Men
Weightlifting
Men
Wrestling
References
External links
Official Olympic Reports
International Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
1976 in Bulgarian sport