Bulgaria at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Bulgaria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 271 competitors, 183 men and 88 women, took part in 151 events in 20 sports.
Medalists
Gold
Petar Lesov — Boxing, men's flyweight
Lyubomir Lyubenov – canoeing, men's C1 1000m Canadian singles
Stojan Deltshev – gymnastics, men's horizontal bar
Yanko Rusev – weightlifting, men's lightweight
Asen Zlatev – weightlifting, men's middleweight
Georgi Raikov – wrestling, men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
Valentin Raychev – wrestling, men's freestyle welterweight
Ismail Abilov – wrestling, men's freestyle middleweight
Silver
Mariya Petkova – athletics, women's discus throw
Krasimira Bogdanova, Diana Braynova-Dilova, Vanya Dermendzhieva, Silviya Germanova, Nadka Golcheva, Petkana Makayeeva, Penka Metodieva, Angelina Mikhaylova, Snezhana Mikhaylova, Kostadinka Radkova, Evladiya Slavcheva, and Penka Stoyanova – basketball, women's team competition
Lyubomir Lyubenov – canoeing, men's C1 500m Canadian singles
Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova – canoeing, women's K1 500m kayak singles
Georgi Gadshev, Svetoslav Ivanov, and Petar Mandazhiev – equestrian, team dressage
Dimitar Zapryanov – judo, men's heavyweight
Nadya Filipova, Ginka Gyurova, Mariyka Modeva, Rita Todorova and Iskra Velinova – rowing, women's coxed fours
Yordan Angelov, Dimitar Dimitrov, Stefan Dimitrov, Stoyan Gunchev, Khristo Iliev, Petko Petkov, Kaspar Simeonov, Khristo Stoyanov, Mitko Todorov, Tsano Tsanov, Emil Valchev, and Dimitar Zlatanov – volleyball, men's team competition
Stefan Dimitrov – weightlifting, men's featherweight
Blagoi Blagoev – weightlifting, men's light heavyweight
Rumen Aleksandrov – weightlifting, men's Middle Heavyweight
Valentin Khristov – weightlifting, men's heavyweight
Aleksandar Tomov – wrestling, men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight
Mikho Dukov – wrestling, men's freestyle featherweight
Ivan Yankov – wrestling, men's freestyle lightweight
Slavcho Chervenkov – wrestling, men's freestyle heavyweight
Bronze
Petar Petrov – athletics, men's 100 metres
Ivailo Khristov — Boxing, men's Light Flyweight
Borislav Borisov, Lazar Khristov, Ivan Manev, and Bozhidar Milenkov – canoeing, men's K4 1000m Kayak Fours
Borislav Ananiev and Nikolay Ilkov – canoeing, men's C2 500m Canadian Pairs
Stojan Deltshev – gymnastics, men's All-Around Individual
Iliyan Nedkov – judo, men's Half Lightweight (65 kg)
Bogdan Dobrev, Mincho Nikolov, Lyubomir Petrov, and Ivo Rusev – rowing, men's Quadruple Sculls
Ani Bakova, Rumeliana Boncheva, Dolores Nakova, and Mariana Serbezova – rowing, women's Quadruple Sculls
Siyka Kelbecheva and Stoyanka Kurbatova-Gruicheva – rowing, women's Coxless Pairs
Lyubcho Dyakov — Shooting, men's Free Pistol
Petar Zapryanov — Shooting, men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
Verka Borisova-Stoyanova, Tsvetana Bozhurina, Rositsa Dimitrova, Tanya Dimitrova-Todorova, Maya Georgieva-Stoeva, Tanya Gogova, Valentina Ilieva-Kharalampieva, Rumyana Kaisheva, Anka Kristolova-Uzunova, and Silva Petrunova – volleyball, women's team competition
Mincho Pashov – weightlifting, men's lightweight
Nedelcho Kolev – weightlifting, men's middleweight
Mladen Mladenov – wrestling, men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
Pavel Pavlov – wrestling, men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
Nermedin Selimov – wrestling, men's freestyle flyweight
Archery
In its first appearance in Olympic archery, Bulgaria entered one man and one woman.
Men
Women
Athletics
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Decathlon
Women
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – pentathlon
Basketball
Women's tournament
The women's tournament was decided in a round robin group with all six teams. The first two places competed for the gold medal, while the third and fourth places for the bronze. The remaining teams retain their group ranks for the final standings. The host nation finished the group phase undefeated and won the gold against Bulgaria. Yugoslavia would go on to win the bronze medal against Hungary.
Gold-medal match
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Ismail Mustafov → Bronze Medal
First Round — Bye
Second Round – defeated Gerard Hawkins (Ireland) on points (5-0)
Quarter-finals – defeated Ahmed Siad (Algeria) on points (5-0)
Semi-finals – lost to Hipolito Ramos (Cuba) on points (1-4)
Men's flyweight (– 51 kg)
Petar Lesov → Gold Medal
First Round – defeated Onofre Ramirez (Nicaragua) on points (5-0)
Second Round – defeated Hassen Sherif (Ethiopia) on points (5-0)
Quarter-finals – defeated Roman Gilberto (Mexico) on points (4-1)
Semi-finals – defeated Hugh Russell (Ireland) on points (5-0)
Final – defeated Viktor Miroshnichenko (Soviet Union) after referee stopped contest in 2nd round
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Aleksandr Radev
First Round — Bye
Second Round – lost to John Siryakibbe (Uganda) after referee stopped contest in first round
Men's featherweight (– 57 kg)
Tsacho Andreikovski
First Round — Bye
Second Round – defeated William Azanor (Nigeria) after knock-out in first round
Third Round – defeated Barthelémy Adoukonu (Benin) after knock-out in second round
Quarter-finals – lost to Viktor Rybakov (Soviet Union) on points (1-4)
Men's lightweight (– 60 kg)
Yordan Lesov
First Round – defeated Patrice Martin (Benin) after knock-out in first round
Second Round – defeated Tibor Dezamits (Hungary) on points (4-1)
Quarter-finals – lost to Viktor Demyanenko (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)
Men's light-welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
Margarit Anastasov
First Round – lost to Ace Rusevski (Yugoslavia) on points (1-4)
Men's heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Petr Stoimenov
First Round – defeated Naasan Ajjoub (Syria) after referee stopped contest in second round
Quarter-finals – lost to Jürgen Fanghänel (East Germany) after referee stopped contest in second round
Canoeing
Sprint
Men
Women
Cycling
Six cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1980.
Road
Track
Time trial
Diving
Men
Equestrian
Dressage
Eventing
Show jumping
Fencing
Four fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1980.
Men's sabre
Vasil Etropolski
Khristo Etropolski
Georgi Chomakov
Men's team sabre
Khristo Etropolski, Nikolay Marincheshki, Vasil Etropolski, Georgi Chomakov
Gymnastics
Judo
Men
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1980.
Rowing
Men
Women
Sailing
Open
Shooting
Open
Swimming
Men
Women
Volleyball
Men's team competition
Preliminary round
Pool A
Semifinals
Gold-medal match
Team roster
Stoyan Gunchev
Hristo Stoyanov
Dimitar Zlatanov
Dimitar Dimitrov
Tsano Tsanov
Stefan Dimitrov
Petko Petkov
Mitko Todorov
Kaspar Simeonov
Emil Valtchev
Hristo Iliev
Yordan Angelov
Women's team competition
Preliminary round
Teams in two groups played each other in a round to decide, for which place each of them should compete in the semi-finals and the finals.
Group B
Semifinal
3rd Place Match
Team roster
Tania Dimitrova
Valentina Ilieva
Galina Stancheva
Silva Petrunova
Anka Khristolova
Verka Borisova
Margarita Gerasimova
Rumiana Kaicheva
Maia Georgieva
Tania Gogova
Tsvetana Bozhurina
Rositsa Dimitrova
Water polo
Preliminary round
Group C
Final Round
Group B
Team Roster
Volodia Sirakov
Andrei Andreev
Kiril Kiriakov
Asen Denchev
Vasil Nanov
Anton Partalev
Petar Kostadinov
Nikolai Stamatov
Biser Georgiev
Matei Popov
Georgi Gospodinov
Weightlifting
Men
Wrestling
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
References
Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
1980 in Bulgarian sport