Bulgaria competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Bulgarian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympics from 1924 onwards, except for three occasions: the 1948 Summer Olympics in London because of the nation's instigation in World War II, and the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the worldwide Great Depression and Soviet boycott, respectively.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Gold Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg GoldKarlos NasarWeightliftingMen's 89 kg9 August Gold WrestlingMen's freestyle 86 kg 9 SilverBoryana KaleynGymnasticsRhythmic individual all-around9 August Bronze Taekwondo Women's 57 kg Bronze Weightlifting Men's 73 kg Bronze Boxing Men's featherweight 8
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics235Badminton033Boxing325Canoeing011Fencing011Gymnastics189Judo202Modern pentathlon101Rowing112Shooting112Swimming314Taekwondo011Tennis011Weightlifting303Wrestling426 Total212546
Athletics
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionTihomir IvanovMen's high jump2.2412 Q2.27 8Bozhidar SaraboyukovMen's long jump7.8714Did not advanceMirela DemirevaWomen's high jump1.8819Did not advancePlamena MitkovaWomen's Long jump6.4519Did not advanceGabriela PetrovaWomen's triple jump13.7721Did not advance
Badminton
Bulgaria entered three badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.
AthleteEventGroup stage Round of 16 Quarter-final Semi-finalFinal / OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore RankKaloyana NalbantovaWomen's singlesL (15–21, 11–21)W (21–18, 21–18)2Did not advanceGabriela StoevaStefani StoevaWomen's doublesW (21–11, 21–23, 21–15)L (21–19, 10–21, 16–21)W (21–18, 21–12)2 QL (15–21, 8–21)Did not advance
Boxing
Bulgaria entered qualified five boxers (three male and two female). Cuban-born and Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympian Javier Ibáñez Díaz (men's featherweight) and Svetlana Staneva (women's featherweight), with women's bantamweight boxer Stanimira Petrova going to her third consecutive Games, secured the spots on the Bulgarian squad in their respective weight divisions by advancing to the semifinal match at the 2023 European Games in Nowy Targ, Poland. The other boxers, Rami Mofid Kiwan (men's welterweight) secured his quota, following the triumph in quota bouts round at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy and Radoslav Rosenov (men's lightweight) secured his ticket, following the triumph in quota bouts round at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJavier IbáñezMen's 57 kgcolspan= W 5–0W 5–0L 1–4Did not advanceRadoslav RosenovMen's 63.5 kgW 5–0L 0–5Did not advanceRami Mofid KiwanMen's 71 kgW 5–0W 5–0L 0–5Did not advanceStanimira PetrovaWomen's 54 kgW 4–1L 1–4Did not advanceSvetlana StanevaWomen's 57 kgW 5–0L 0–5Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Bulgarian canoeists qualified one boat in the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankYoana GeorgievaWomen's K-1 500 m1:55.763 QF1:51.743 SF1:54.02 7Did not advance Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Fencing
For the first time since 2016, Bulgaria entered a fencer into the Olympic competition. Yoana Ilieva qualified for the games by winning the gold medal in the women's individual sabre event at the 2024 Europe Zonal Qualifying Tournament in Differdange, Luxembourg.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankYoana IlievaWomen's sabreW 15–10L 10–15Did not advance10
Gymnastics
Artistic Bulgaria entered two gymnasts (one male and one female) into the games. Kevin Penev directly secured his quota to compete at the Olympics by being the highest-ranked eligible athlete in the men's vault at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Meanwhile, Valentina Georgieva secured a quota place by virtue of becoming one of the highest eligible gymnasts in women's vault, not yet qualified, through the final ranking of 2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series.
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankKevin PenevAll-around14.16611.63313.16614.00012.46612.20077.63142Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankValentina GeorgievaVault13.999colspan=3 13.9999 Q13.983colspan=3 13.9835Uneven bars11.500colspan=2 11.50075Did not advanceBalance beamcolspan=2 10.63310.63377Did not advance
Rhythmic Bulgaria entered a squad of rhythmic gymnasts to compete each in the individual and group all-around competition, following the nation's successful top-three finish in the qualifying round at the 2022 World Championships in Sofia.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankBoryana KaleynIndividual35.35034.60033.60032.900136.4503 Q35.85036.45034.55033.750140.600Stiliana Nikolova33.90034.70028.05031.050127.70011 Did not advance
AthletesEventQualificationFinal5 apps3+2 appsTotalRank5 apps3+2 appsTotalRankKamelia PetrovaSofia IvanovaRachel StoyanovMagdalina MinevskaMargarita VasilevaGroup37.70032.70070.4001 Q34.10033.70067.8004
Judo
Bulgaria qualified two judoka for the following weight classes at the Games. Mark Hristov (men's lightweight, 73 kg) and Ivaylo Ivanov (men's middleweight, 90 kg) got qualified via IJF Olympics rankings and continental quota based on Olympic points rankings.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMark HristovMen's –73 kgW 10–00L 00–01Did not advanceIvaylo IvanovMen's –90 kgW 01–00L 00–01Did not advance
Modern pentathlon
For the first time since 2016, Bulgarian modern pentathletes confirmed a single quota place for the Olympic games. Todor Mihalev secured his spots in the men's event by virtue of top eleven eligible ranked athletes, not yet qualified, through the release of the final Olympic ranking.
AthleteEventFencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Combined: shooting/running(10 m laser pistol)/(3000 m)Total pointsFinal rankRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsTodor MihalevMen'sSemifinal225062252:06.85122977929310:24.0413676149112FinalDid not advance
Rowing
Bulgarian rowers qualified boats in the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia and 2024 European Continental Qualification Regatta in Szeged, Hungary.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKristian VasilevMen's single sculls6:56.632 QFcolspan=2 6:58.674 SC/D6:57.752 FC6:44.6114Desislava AngelovaWomen's single sculls7:42.732 QFcolspan=2 7:41.253 SA/B7:27.163 FA7:33.196 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Shooting
Bulgarian shooters achieved quota places for the following events, based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022-2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankKiril KirovMen's 10 m air pistol57516Did not advanceAntoaneta KostadinovaWomen's 10 m air pistol57316Did not advanceWomen's 25 m pistol58311Did not advanceKiril KirovAntoaneta Kostadinova10 m air pistol team57412Did not advance
Swimming
Bulgarian swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPetar MitsinMen's 400 m freestyle3:49.3021colspan=2 Did not advanceMen's 200 m butterfly1:57.0319Did not advanceJosif MiladinovMen's 100 m butterfly51.7717 Did not advanceLyubomir EpitropovMen's 200 m breaststroke2:10.5913 Q2:09.939 Did not advanceGabriela GeorgievaWomen's 100 m backstroke1:02.1624Did not advanceWomen's 200 m backstroke2:12.1521Did not advance
Taekwondo
Bulgaria qualified one athlete to compete at Paris 2024. Kimia Alizadeh secured her spot through the 2024 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. Kimia Alizadeh became the first-ever taekwondo athlete to represent Bulgaria in Olympic history.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankKimia AlizadehWomen's –57 kgL 1–2Did not advance W 2–0 W 2–1
Tennis
For the first time since 2016, Bulgaria entered tennis player into the Olympic tournament. Viktoriya Tomova had claimed one via ITF Olympic women's singles places, as Bulgaria's top-ranked tennis player in the WTA World Rankings as of 10 June 2024
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankViktoriya TomovaWomen's singlesW 6–4, 7–6(7–4)L 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 1–6Did not advance
Weightlifting
Bulgaria entered three weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Ivan Dimov (men's 61 kg), Bozhidar Andreev (men's 73 kg) and Karlos Nasar (men's 89 kg) secured one of the top ten slots, each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankIvan DimovMen's −61 kg135––––Bozhidar AndreevMen's −73 kg15441904344Karlos NasarMen's −89 kg1801224 , 1404 ,
Wrestling
Bulgaria qualified six wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Semen Novikov qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Bilyana Dudova qualified for the games, following the triumph of winning the semifinal match at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan. Aik Mnatsakanian, Magomed Ramazanov and Yuliana Yaneva qualified for the games through the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey. Later, Georgi Ivanov joined their squads due to reallocations of Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN), claimed by the IOC. His place took Kiril Milov.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMagomed RamazanovMen's Freestyle −86 kgW 12–2 VSU1 W 4–1 VFAW 4–3 VPO1W 7–1 VPO1Aik MnatsakanianMen's Greco-Roman −77 kgL 0–2 VPODid not advance12Semen NovikovMen's Greco-Roman −87 kgW 5–1 VPO1W 8–3 VPO1W 3–1 VPO1W 7–0 VPOKiril MilovMen's Greco-Roman −130 kgL 1–1 VPO1Did not advanceL 4–6 VPO1Did not advance9Bilyana DudovaWomen's Freestyle −62 kg W 8–3 VPO1L 3–7 VPO1Did not advanceL 1–3 VPO1Did not advance8Yuliana YanevaWomen's Freestyle −76 kgL 1–7 VPO1Did not advance15
See also Bulgaria at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics Bulgaria at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
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