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 MedalNameSportEventDateNorair NurikyanWeightliftingMen's bantamweight19 JulyYordan MitkovWeightliftingMen's middleweight22 JulySvetla Otsetova, Zdravka Yordanova RowingWomen's double sculls24 July Siyka Kelbecheva, Stoyanka GruychevaRowingWomen's coxless pair24 JulyIvanka KhristovaAthleticsWomen's shot put31 JulyHasan IsaevWrestlingMen's freestyle light flyweight31 JulyGeorgi TodorovWeightliftingMen's featherweight20 JulyKapka Georgieva-Panayotova, Ginka Gyurova, Mariyka Modeva and Reni YordanovaRowingWomen's coxed fours24 JulyTrendafil StoychevWeightliftingMen's light heavyweight24 JulyAleksandar TomovWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman super heavyweight24 JulyKamen GoranovWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman heavyweight24 JulyStoyan NikolovWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman light heavyweight24 JulyNikolina ShterevaAthleticsWomen's 800 metres26 JulyKrastyu SemerdzhievWeightliftingMen's heavyweight26 JulyMariya VergovaAthleticsWomen's discus throw29 JulyStefan AngelovWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman light flyweight24 JulyIvan KolevWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman middleweight24 JulyAtanas ShopovWeightliftingMen's middle heavyweight25 JulyKrasimira Bogdanova, Diana Dilova-Braynova, Nadka Golcheva, Krasimira Gyurova, Petkana Makaveeva, Penka Metodieva, Snezhana Mikhaylova, Margarita Shtarkelova, Girgina Skerlatova, Mariya Stoyanova, Penka Stoyanova, and Todorka Yordanova BasketballBasketball, Women's Team Competition26 JulyYordanka BlagoevaAthleticsWomen's high jump28 JulyVladimir KolevBoxingMen's light welterweight29 JulyDimo KostovWrestlingMen's freestyle heavyweight31 July

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 TeamPts 5 0 504 346 +158 10 3 2 415 417 −2 8 1W–0L 3 2 365 377 −12 8 0W–1L 2 3 351 359 −8 7 1W–0L 2 3 405 400 +5 7 0W–1L 0 5 336 477 −141 5

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 AthleteEvent1 Round 2 Round 3 Round QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankBeyhan FuchedzhievLight FlyweightL RSC-3Did not advanceGeorgi KostadinovFlyweightW 5-0L 0-5Did not advanceChacho AndreykovskiBantamweightW KO-3L 0-5Did not advanceRumen PeshevFeatherweightL 0-5Did not advanceTsvetan Tsvetkov LightweightW 5-0W 5-0L RSC-3Did not advanceVladimir KolevLight WelterweightW 5-0W 5-0W 5-0L KO-1Did not advancePlamen Yankov WelterweightL RSC-2Did not advanceNayden StanchevLight MiddleweightW WOL 0-5Did not advanceRyszard PasiewiczMiddleweightW WOL 0-5Did not advanceGeorgi StoymenovLight HeavyweightW 5-0L AB-3Did not advanceAtanas SuvandzhievHeavyweightW WOW 4-1L 1-4Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBorislav AnanievC-1 500 m2:12.163 Qcolspan=2 2:11.233 Q1:59.924C-1 1000 m4:28.183 Qcolspan=2 4:13.391 Q4:14.414Ivan BurchinKrasimir KhristovC-2 500 m1:58.842 Qcolspan=2 1:51.632 Q1:50.436C-2 1000 m3:57.134 Q3:52.002 Q3:58.743 Q4:02.447Ivan ManevK-1 500 m1:57.303 Qcolspan=2 1:57.30 4Did not advanceLazar Khristov Borislav Borisov K-2 500 m1:46.023 Qcolspan=2 1:42.214Did not advanceK-2 1000 m3:35.943 Qcolspan=2 3:26.761 Q3:37.309Ivan Manev Bozhidar MilenkovNikolai NachevVasil ChilingirovK-4 1000 m3:11.393 Qcolspan=2 3:14.353 Q3:12.947 Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRosa GeorgievaK-1 500 m2:14.234 Q2:10.572 Q2:10.513 Q2:08.549Mariya MinchevaNatasha PetrovaK-2 500 m2:00.527 Q1:56.602 Q1:53.29 2 Q1:55.957

Cycling

Six cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1976.

Road AthleteEventTimeRank Stoyan BobekovMen's road race4:58:3549Martin MartinovDNFIvan PopovDNFNedyalko StoyanovDNFGeorgi FortunovIvan PopovNedyalko StoyanovStoyan BobekovTeam time trial2:15:0712

Track 1000m time trial AthleteEventTimeRank Dimo Angelov TonchevMen's 1000m time trial1:08.95014 Men's Sprint AthleteEventRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2Repechage FinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankDimo Angelov TonchevMen's sprintLW 11.50LLDid not advance

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 AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Repechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankParvan Parvanov−63kgW 0010-0000L 0000-0001Did not advance12Georgi Georgiev−70kgcolspan=1 L 0000-0001Did not advance13Tsancho Atanasov−93kgcolspan=1 L 0000-0010Did not advance18Emil Petrunov+93kgcolspan=1 L 0000–0010Did not advance12

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 AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGeorgi GeorgievValentin StoevCoxless pair6:58.962 Qcolspan=2 6:33.233 Q7:37.425Tsvetan PetkovRumen KhristovTodor KishevCoxed pair7:24.44 1 Qcolspan=2 7:01.101 Q8:11.274Mincho NikolovEftim GerzilovYordan ValchevKhristo ZelevQuadruple sculls5:57.193 R5:49.382 Qcolspan=2 6:32.045Rumian KhristovTodor MrankovDimitar ValovDimitar YanakievCoxless four6:20.71 3 Qcolspan=2 6:06.585 FB6:41.367Lachesar BoichevIvan BotevNacho MinchevKiril KirchevNenko DobrevCoxed Four6:43.69 4 R6:23.472 Q6:13.26 2 Q6:52.885 Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRosica SpasovaSingle sculls3:42.67 1 Qcolspan=2 colspan=2 4:10.864Svetla OtsetovaZdravka YordanovaDouble sculls3:25.051 Qcolspan=2 colspan=2 3:44.36Siyka KelbechevaStoyanka Kurbatova-GruichevaCoxless pair3:33.242 R3:48.731 Qcolspan=2 4:01.22Verka AleksievaSvetlana GinchevaIskra VelinovaTroianka Vasileva Stanka GeorgievaQuadruple sculls3:12.132 R3:22.431 Qcolspan=2 3:34.134 Ginka GyurovaLilyana VasevaReni YordanovaMariyka ModevaKapka GeorgievaCoxed four3:20.98 1 Qcolspan=2 colspan=2 3:48.24

Shooting

Open AthleteEventFinalScoreRankDencho Denev50 m pistol5758Lyubcho Dyakov55018Stefan Krastev50 m rifle prone59112Anton ManolovSkeet18835Nonka Matova50 m rifle three positions114811Anka Pelova50 m rifle prone58260Emiliyan Vergov50 m rifle three positions113920

Swimming

Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNikolay Ganev200 metre freestyle2:00.5443Did not advancePetar Georgiev2:00.7044Did not advanceStefan Georgiev100 metre freestyle53.8523Did not advanceKrasimir Stoykov100 metre backstroke1:00.2417Did not advance200 metre backstroke2:09.6719Did not advancePetar GeorgievStefan GeorgievToni StatelovKrasimir Stoykov4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:57.08 13Did not advance

Weightlifting

Men AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankNorair Nurikyan−56 kg117.511451262.5 Georghi Todorov−60 kg122.53157.52280 Todor Todorov0NVL0DNS0ACYordan Mitkov−75 kg14511901335 Blagoy Blagoev−82,5 kg162.5AC200AC362.5DSQTrendafil Stoitchev162.52197.52360 Atanas Shopov−90 kg15562052360 Valentin Khristov−110 kg170AC225AC395DSQKrastiu Semerdzhiev17012153385

Wrestling

References

External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database