Bulgaria at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria at the Olympic Games
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At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
Competitors	138 (87 men and 51 women) in 19 sports
Medals Rank: 18	Gold 3	Silver 7	Bronze 6	Total 16
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Bulgaria competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 138 competitors, 87 men and 51 women, took part in 116 events in 19 sports.

Medalists

Gold

• Nikolay Bukhalov — Canoeing, Men's C1 500 metres Canadian Singles
• Nikolay Bukhalov — Canoeing, Men's C1 1,000 metres Canadian Singles
• Ivan Ivanov — Weightlifting, Men's Flyweight (52 kg)

Silver

• Tsvetanka Khristova — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
• Daniel Petrov — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
• Nonka Matova — Shooting, Women's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
• Vesela Letcheva — Shooting, Women's Air Rifle
• Nikolay Peshalov — Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight (60 kg)
• Yoto Yotov — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight (67½ kg)
• Valentin Getsov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight (68 kg)

Bronze

• Yordanka Donkova — Athletics, Women's 100m Hurdles
• Svilen Rusinov — Boxing, Men's Super Heavyweight (>91 kg)
• Martin Georgiev Marinov and Blagovest Stoyanov — Canoeing, Men's C2 500 metres Canadian Pairs
• Mariya Grozdeva — Shooting, Women's Air Pistol
• Stefan Botev — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight (110 kg)
• Valentin Yordanov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Flyweight (52 kg)

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1992 Summer Olympics

After a twelve-year absence from archery, Bulgaria returned in 1992. Only one archer competed. He did not qualify for the elimination rounds.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Ivan Ivanov — Ranking Round (→ 35th place)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's 5.000 metres

• Evgeni Ignatov
  • Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

• Assen Markov
  • Heat — 50.21 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Galin Georgiev
  • Qualification — 7.75 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

• Khristo Markov
  • Qualification — 16.46 m (→ did not advance)

• Galin Georgiev
  • Qualification — did not finish (→ did not advance)

• Nikolay Raev
  • Qualification — 14.67 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Ivan Tanev
  • Qualification — 72.62 m (→ did not advance)

• Plamen Minev
  • Qualification — 69.90 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

• Nikolay Kolev
  • Qualification — 58.12 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Antoaneta Selenska
  • Qualification — 59.40 m (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump

• Stefka Kostadinova
  • Qualification — 1.92 m
  • Final — 1.94 m (→ 4th place)

• Svetlana Leseva
  • Qualification — 1.83 m (→ did not advance)

• Lyudmila Andonova
  • Qualification — 1.88 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

• Tsvetanka Khristova
  • Qualifying Heat — 64.06m
  • Final — 67.78m (→ Silver Medal)

• Stefania Simova
  • Qualifying Heat — 65.60m
  • Final — 63.42m (→ 8th place)

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Daniel Petrov → Silver Medal
  • First Round — Defeated Nelson Dieppa (PUR), 10:7
  • Second Round — Defeated Song Chol (PRK), RSC-3
  • Quarterfinals — Defeated Pál Lakatos (HUN), 17:8
  • Semifinals — Defeated Jan Quast (GER), 15:9
  • Final — Lost to Rogelio Marcelo (CUB), 10:20

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• Yuliyan Strogov
  • First Round — Defeated Ronnie Noan (PNG), RSCI-2 (02:03)
  • Second Round — Lost to Timothy Austin (USA), 7:19

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Serafim Todorov
  • First Round — Defeated John Sem (PNG), 11:0
  • Second Round — Defeated Joseph Chongo (ZAN), 18:6
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to Lee Gwang-Sik (PRK), 15:16

Men's Featherweight (– 67 kg)

• Kirkor Kirkorov
  • First Round — Lost to Andreas Tews (GER), 5:9

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Tontcho Tontchev
  • First Round — Defeated Julio González Valladares (CUB), 14:12
  • Second Round — Defeated Henry Kungsy (PNG), 11:2
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to Oscar de la Hoya (USA), 7:16

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

• Stefan Trendafilov
  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Lu Chao (CHN), RSC-1 (01:45)
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to Chris Johnson (CAN), RSC-1 (02:52)

Men's Super-Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

• Svilen Rusinov → Bronze Medal
  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated István Szikora (HUN), 12:4
  • Quarterfinals — Defeated Wilhelm Fischer (GER), 8:5
  • Semifinals — Lost to Richard Igbineghu (NGR), 7:9

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Diving

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Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Petar Trifonov	3 m Springboard	320.82	27	Did not advance

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Two male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1992.

Individual

• Stefan Asenov
• Valentin Dzhavelkov

Rhythmic gymnastics

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Georgi Mihalev (Gueorgui Mikhalev)
  • Heat – 56.59
  • B-Final — 56.85 (→ 15th place)

• Dragomir Markov
  • Heat — 58.17 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Georgi Mihalev (Gueorgui Mikhalev)
  • Heat — 2:02.24
  • B-Final — DNS (→ no ranking)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Dragomir Markov
  • Heat — 55.85 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

• Khristian Minkovski
  • Heat — 56.94 (→ did not advance, 45th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Denislav Kalchev
  • Heat — 2:03.73 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

• Khristian Minkovski
  • Heat — 2:05.18 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Denislav Kalchev
  • Heat — 2:06.51 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

• Denislav Kalchev
  • Heat — 4:31.49 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 100m Backstroke

• Mariya Kocheva
  • Heat — 1:06.17 (→ did not advance, 37th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

• Mariya Kocheva
  • Heat — 2:21.79 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics