Bulgaria competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. It was the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having missed the Olympics on three occasions, including the 1948 Summer Olympics in London due to the nation's role in World War II and 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the Soviet boycott. Despite this being London's third Olympic Games, this was the first time a Bulgarian team appeared at a London Olympics. The Bulgarian Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games, tying the record with Helsinki in 1952, and with Tokyo in 1964. A total of 63 athletes, 36 men and 27 women, competed in 16 sports. Men's volleyball was the only team event in which Bulgaria was represented in these Olympic games. There was only a single competitor in badminton, sprint canoeing, fencing, and judo.
The Bulgarian team featured three Olympic medalists from Beijing in freestyle wrestling: Stanka Zlateva, who won the silver, Radoslav Velikov and Kiril Terziev, who both won the bronze. Among these medalists, only Zlateva managed to repeat her silver medal in London, losing out to Russia's Natalia Vorobieva in the final match. Two Bulgarian athletes, on the other hand, made their sixth Olympic appearance: pistol shooter, two-time gold medalist, and former Olympic record holder Maria Grozdeva, and rings gymnast and multiple-time Olympic medalist Yordan Yovchev, who was also the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Bulgaria, however, failed to win the gold medal for the first time since 1952, after achieving poor athletic performance at these Olympic games. Only three medals were awarded to the athletes, including the bronze medal won by heavyweight boxer Tervel Pulev.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Wrestling Women's freestyle 72 kg Weightlifting Women's 63 kg Boxing Men's heavyweight
Archery
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankYavor HristovMen's individual66335 (30)L 0–6Did not advance
Athletics
Bulgarian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
In May 2012, the Bulgarian athletics federation announced a two-year ban for Inna Eftimova after testing positive for somatotropin at the World Championships held in August 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. As a consequence of the ban she will miss the 2012 London Olympics.
Men Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionGeorgi IvanovShot put19.6322Did not advanceViktor NinovHigh jump2.16=28Did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankSilvia Danekova3000 m steeplechase9:59.5211colspan=4 Did not advanceIvet Lalova100 mcolspan=2 11.062 Q11.316Did not advance200 m23.015 qcolspan=2 22.986Did not advanceVanya Stambolova400 m hurdlescolspan=2 Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAndriana BanovaTriple jump13.3332Did not advanceRadoslava MavrodievaShot put—Did not advanceVenelina VenevaHigh jump1.85=20Did not advance
Badminton
Bulgaria have won 1 quota for the women's singles competition.
AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankPetya NedelchevaWomen's singlesW 21–7, 21–19L 10–21, 15–212Did not advance
Boxing
Bulgaria has so far qualified boxers for the following events
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAleksandar AleksandrovLight flyweightW 22–7W 15–14L 10–16Did not advanceDetelin DalaklievBantamweightW 15–6W 14–10L 15–16Did not advanceTervel PulevHeavyweightW 10–7W 13–10L 5–21Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankStoyka PetrovaFlyweightW 23–11L 7–16Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Bulgaria has gained a quota place for the following sprint event;
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMiroslav KirchevMen's K-1 1000 m3:30.7683 Q3:30.8185 FB3:33.05111 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankSpas GyurovMen's road raceDid not finishDanail Petrov5:46:3761
Fencing
Bulgaria has qualified 1 fencer.
Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankMargarita TschomakovaIndividual sabreL 8–15Did not advance
Gymnastics
Artistic Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankYordan YovchevRingscolspan=2 15.308colspan=3 15.3088 Qcolspan=2 15.108colspan=3 15.1087
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankRalitsa MilevaAll-around12.20013.20010.96612.06648.43256Did not advance
Rhythmic AthleteEventQualificationFinalHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankSilvia MitevaIndividual27.70027.80027.32528.100110.9254 Q27.45027.10026.75027.650108.9508
AthleteEventQualificationFinal5 balls3 ribbons 2 hoopsTotalRank5 balls3 ribbons 2 hoopsTotalRankReneta KamberovaMihaela MaevskaTsvetelina NaydenovaElena TodorovaHristiana TodorovaKatrin VelkovaTeam27.25027.37554.6254 Q27.95026.42554.3756
Judo
Bulgaria have won 1 quota for the men's competition AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMartin IvanovMen's −66 kgL 0001–0101Did not advance
Sailing
Bulgaria has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Yoan KolevRS:X2931391620352619198EL20726
Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Irina Konstantinova-BontempsRS:X23221520232020162421EL18022 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;
Shooting
Bulgaria has gained four quota places in the shooting events;
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankAnton Rizov50 m rifle 3 positions116224Did not advance50 m rifle prone58842Did not advance10 m air rifle59322Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankAntoaneta Boneva25 m pistol58210Did not advance10 m air pistol3849Did not advanceMariya Grozdeva25 m pistol3849Did not advance10 m air pistol37824Did not advancePetya Lukanova50 m rifle 3 positions57730Did not advance10 m air rifle39240Did not advance
Swimming
Bulgarian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
Men AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankVentsislav Aydarski1500 m freestyle15.34.8628Did not advancePetar Stoychev10 km open watercolspan=2 1:50:46.29
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEkaterina Avramova100 m backstroke1:02.2031Did not advance200 m backstroke2:15.4432Did not advanceNina Rangelova100 m freestyle55.5224Did not advance200 m freestyle1:59.2119Did not advance400 m freestyle4:11.7123colspan=2 Did not advance
Tennis
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankGrigor DimitrovMen's singlesW 6–3, 7–6(7–4)L 3–6, 3–6Did not advanceTsvetana PironkovaWomen's singlesW 7–6(7–4), 6–2L 5–7, 1–6Did not advance
Volleyball
Bulgaria's men's volleyball team have secured place in the Olympic tournament.
Men's indoor tournament
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Weightlifting
Bulgaria has qualified the following quota places. AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankIvan MarkovMen's −85 kg172320363754Milka ManevaWomen's −63 kg10251313233
Wrestling
Bulgaria has secured 9 quota places.
Men's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRadoslav Velikov−55 kgW 3–0 L 1–3 Did not advanceW 3–0 W 3–0 L 1–3 5Anatolie Guidea−60 kgL 1–3 Did not advance13Leonid Bazan−66 kgL 1–3 Did not advance14Kiril Terziev−74 kgL 1–3 Did not advanceL 0–3 Did not advance15
Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAleksandar Kostadinov−55 kgL 1–3 Did not advance12Ivo Angelov−60 kgW 3–1 L 0–3 Did not advanceW 3–1 L 0–3 Did not advance7Hristo Marinov−84 kgL 0–3 Did not advance18Elis Guri−96 kgW 3–0 W 3–1 L 0–3 Did not advance7
Women's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankStanka Zlateva−72 kgW 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–1 W 3–0 colspan=2 L 0–5
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