Bulgaria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 130 competitors, 106 men and 24 women, took part in 92 events in 15 sports.
| Bulgaria at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | BUL |
| NOC | Bulgarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Munich | |
| Competitors | 130 (106 men and 24 women) in 15 sports |
| Flag bearer | Dimitar Zlatanov |
| Medals Ranked 9th |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Norair Nurikyan | Weightlifting | Men's featherweight | 29 August |
| Gold | Yordan Bikov | Weightlifting | Men's middleweight | 31 August |
| Gold | Andon Nikolov | Weightlifting | Men's middle-heavyweight | 3 September |
| Gold | Georgi Kostadinov | Boxing | Men's flyweight | 10 September |
| Gold | Petar Kirov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman flyweight | 10 September |
| Gold | Georgi Markov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight | 10 September |
| Silver | Mladen Kutchev | Weightlifting | Men's lightweight | 30 August |
| Silver | Diana Yorgova | Athletics | Women's long jump | 31 August |
| Silver | Ognian Nikolov | Wrestling | Men's freestyle light-flyweight | 31 August |
| Silver | Osman Duraliev | Wrestling | Men's freestyle super heavyweight | 31 August |
| Silver | Atanas Shopov | Weightlifting | Men's middle-heavyweight | 3 September |
| Silver | Yordanka Blagoeva | Athletics | Women's high jump | 4 September |
| Silver | Aleksandar Kraitchev | Weightlifting | Men's heavyweight | 4 September |
| Silver | Angel Angelov | Boxing | Men's light welterweight | 10 September |
| Silver | Stoyan Apostolov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman lightweight | 10 September |
| Silver | Aleksandr Tomov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight | 10 September |
| Bronze | Ivan Krastev | Wrestling | Men's freestyle featherweight | 31 August |
| Bronze | Ivanka Khristova | Athletics | Women's Shot Put | 7 September |
| Bronze | Fedia Damianov & Ivan Burtchin | Canoe / Kayak | Men's Flatwater C-2 1000m | 9 September |
| Bronze | Stefan Angelov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman light-flyweight | 9 September |
| Bronze | Vasilka Stoeva | Athletics | Women's Discus Throw | 10 September |
Athletics
Men's 5000 metres
- Mikhail Jelev
- Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Petar Bogdanov
- Qualification Round — 2.12m (→ did not advance)
Boxing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Asen Nikolov | Light Flyweight | Yoshimitsu Aragaki (JPN) W 5-0 | Vladimir Ivanov (URS) L 0-5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Georgi Kostadinov | Flyweight | BYE | Jan Balouch (PAK) W TKO-2 | Chris Ius (CAN) W 5-0 | Calixto Perez (COL) W 3-2 | Leszek Blazynski (POL) W 5-0 | Leo Rwabwogo (UGA) W 5-0 | ||
| Kuncho Kunchev | Featherweight | BYE | Palamdorj Baatar (MGL) W 3-2 | Clemente Rojas (COL) L WO | Did not advance | ||||
| Ivan Mihailov | Lightweight | Roy Hurdley (PAN) W TKO-2 | Hosain Eghmaz (IRN) W 3-2 | László Orbán (HUN) L 1-4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Angel Angelov | Light Welterweight | Luis Contreras (VEN) W TKO-3 | Walter Desiderio Gomez (ARG) W 4-1 | — | Srisook Bantow (THA) W TKO-2 | Issaka Dabore (NIG) W 5-0 | Ray Seales (USA) L 2-3 | ||
| Vladimir Kolev | Welterweight | Abdelhamid Fouad Gad (EGY) W 5-0 | David Jackson (UGA) L 1-4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Nayden Stanchev | Light Middleweight | BYE | John Opio (UGA) W 3-2 | Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) L 0-5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Georgi Stankov | Light Heavyweight | Nikolay Anfimov (URS) L 0-5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Atanas Suvandzhiev | Heavyweight | Jürgen Fanghänel (GDR) L KO-1 | Did not advance | ||||||
Canoeing
Sprint
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Boris Lyubenov | C-1 1000 m | 4:32.03 | 2 Q | — | BYE | 4:14.65 | 6 | ||
| Ivan Burchin Fedia Damianov | C-2 1000 m | 4:14.47 | 3 Q | BYE | 3:53.72 | 3 Q | 3:58.10 | ||
| Vasil Chilingrov | K-1 1000 m | DSQ | Did not advance | ||||||
| Vasil Chilingrov Aleksandar Donkov | K-2 1000 m | 3:45.06 | 3 Q | BYE | 3:36.39 | 3 Q | 3:45.40 | 9 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Natasha Petrova | K-1 500 m | 2:25.49 | 7 Q | 2:19.66 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Petrana Koleva Natasha Petrova | K-2 500 m | 2:05.16 | 5 Q | — | 1:57.31 | 2 Q | 1:59.40 | 8 | |
Cycling
Four cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1972.
Track
- 1000m time trial
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimo Angelov Tonchev | Men's 1000m time trial | 1:07.55 | 6 |
- Pursuit
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1/8 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Ivan Tsvetkov | Men's individual pursuit | 5:02.39 | 15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Nikifor Petrov Minchev Plamen Timchev Dimo Angelov Tonchev Ivan Tsvetkov | Team pursuit | 4:31.43 | 8 Q | — | West Germany (FRG) L 4:31.55 | Did not advance | 5 | |
Equestrian
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1972.
- Men's sabre
- Boris Stavrev
- Stoyko Lipchev
- Anani Mikhaylov
- Men's team sabre
- Khristo Khristov, Stoyko Lipchev, Anani Mikhaylov, Valentin Nikolov, Boris Stavrev
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Georgi Stoyanov — 4695 points (→ 26th place)
- Velko Bratanov — 4339 points (→ 50th place)
- Angel Pepelyankov — 3971 points (→ 57th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Stoyanov, Bratanov, and Pepelyankov — 12957 points (→ 16th place)
Rowing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Yordan Valtchev | Single sculls | 7:50.29 | 1 Q | BYE | 8:17.64 | 4 FB | 7:59.55 | 8 | |
| Dimitar Valov Dimitar Yanakiev Nenko Dobrev | Coxed pair | 8:01.01 | 2 R | 8:10.94 | 1 Q | 8:20.21 | 4 FB | 8:01.86 | 10 |
| Biser Boyadzhiev Borislav Vasilev Nikolay Kolev Metodi Khalvadzhiski | Coxless four | 6:47.99 | 3 R | 7:02.69 | 2 Q | 7:24.93 | 6 FB | 6:54.54 | 8 |
Shooting
Six male shooters represented Bulgaria in 1972.
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Dencho Denev | 50 m pistol | 554 | 11 |
| 25 m pistol | 590 | 7 | |
| Ratcho Kossev | Skeet | DNS | |
| Ivan Mandov | 50 m pistol | 544 | 29 |
| 25 m pistol | 576 | 42 | |
| Anton Manolov | Skeet | 187 | 33 |
| Stefan Vasilev | 50 m rifle three positions | 1130 | 34 |
| 50 m rifle prone | 594 | 21 | |
| Emiliyan Vergov | 300 m rifle three positions | DNS | |
| 50 m rifle three positions | 1143 | 13 | |
| 50 m rifle prone | 594 | 19 | |
Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Angel Chakarov | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:10.34 | 30 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre breaststroke | 2:30.27 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
| Vasil Dobrev | 100 metre butterfly | 1:00.07 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre butterfly | 2:11.28 | 22 | Did not advance | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Khriska Peycheva | 100 metre freestyle | 1:03.43 | 43 | Did not advance | |||
Volleyball
Preliminary round
- Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 257 | 196 | 1.311 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | 294 | 235 | 1.251 | |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1.833 | 230 | 205 | 1.122 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0.700 | 209 | 197 | 1.061 | |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | 237 | 259 | 0.915 | 9th place match |
| 6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 90 | 225 | 0.400 | 11th place match |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug | Bulgaria | 3–1 | South Korea | 16–18 | 15–6 | 15–9 | 15–13 | 61–46 | |
| 29 Aug | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Czechoslovakia | 15–11 | 15–11 | 12–15 | 14–16 | 15–9 | 71–62 |
| 31 Aug | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 9–15 | 15–10 | 15–11 | 15–10 | 54–46 | |
| 02 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Poland | 14–16 | 12–15 | 15–7 | 15–3 | 15–10 | 71–51 |
| 05 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–10 | 15–5 | 15–7 | 45–22 |
Semifinals
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Sep | Bulgaria | 2–3 | Japan | 15–13 | 15–9 | 9–15 | 9–15 | 12–15 | 60–67 |
Bronze medal match
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–11 | 15–8 | 15–13 | 45–32 |
Team roster
- Dimiter Karov
- Brunko Iliev
- Alex Trenev
- Ivan Ivanov
- Dimiter Zlatanov
- Zdravko Simeonov
- Tsano Tsanov
- Kiril Slavov
- Emil Vulchev
- Emil Trenev
- Luchezar Soyanov
- Ivan Dimitrov
Water polo
Preliminary round
Pool C
| Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
| Italy | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16 |
| Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 20 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 25 |
| Japan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 36 |
| August 28 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 8-5 | Bulgaria | 3-1 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 |
| August 29 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 7-2 | Bulgaria | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| August 30 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 7-4 | Japan | 3-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| August 31 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 6-4 | Bulgaria | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 |
Classification 7th – 12th
| Pos. | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 25 |
| 8 | Romania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 18 |
| 9 | Cuba | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 24 |
| 10 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 20 |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 |
| 12 | Australia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 27 |
| September 1 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 5-2 | Bulgaria | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| September 2 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 4-3 | Bulgaria | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| September 3 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 4-4 | Bulgaria | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| September 4 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 4-4 | Bulgaria | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
Team roster
- Bisser Naoumov
- Ivan Kovatchev
- Alexander Chpitzer
- Toma Tomov
- Plamen Brankov
- Mladen Khristov
- Nedeltcho Yordanov
- Vassil Tomov
- Andrei Konstantinov
- Matei Popov
- Lubomir Rountov
Weightlifting
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Military press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Atanas Kiroy | 56 kg | 117.5 | 7 | 105 | 5 | 140 | 4 | 362.5 | 5 |
| Georgi Todorov | 110 | 12 | 100 | 10 | 140 | 5 | 350 | 8 | |
| Norair Nurikyan | 60 kg | 127.5 OR | 2 | 117.5 | 4 | 157.5 WR | 1 | 402.5 WR | |
| Mladen Kuchev | 67,5 kg | 157.5 WR | 1 | 125 | 4 | 167.5 | 2 | 450 | |
| Yordan Bikov | 75 kg | 160 | 3 | 140 | 4 | 185 | 1 | 485 WR | |
| Andon Nikolov | 90 kg | 180 | 3 | 155 | 1 | 190 | 6 | 525 OR | |
| Atanas Shopov | 180 | 4 | 145 | 7 | 192.5 | 3 | 517.5 | ||
| Aleksandar Kraychev | 110 kg | 197.5 | 2 | 162.5 | 5 | 202.5 | 5 | 562.5 | |
| Stancho Penchev | 0 | NVL | DNS | DNS | 0 | AC | |||
Wrestling
Editing process right now
- Key
- VT - Victory or Lose by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- DR - Draw in penalty points -draw in points.
- Men's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Medal round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Ognyan Nikolov | −48 kg | Baygin (TUR) D 2-2 DR | Tsobari (ISR) W 4-0 VT | Laták (HUN) W 4-0 VT | Dmitriyev (URS) L 1-3 PO | — | — | Javadi (IRN) W 3-1 PP | ||
| Baju Baev | −52 kg | Grassi (ITA) D 2-2 DR | Ganbat (MGL) D 4-4 DR | Did not advance | 16 | |||||
| Ivan Shavov | −57 kg | Yıldırım (TUR) W 3-1 PP | Tanaquin (PHI) W 4-0 VT | Kuleshov (URS) W 4-0 VT | Zedzicki (POL) W 4-0 VT | Yanagida (JPN) L 1-3 PO | Sanders (USA) L 1-3 PO | Did not advance | 5 | |
| Ivan Krastev | −62 kg | Salugta (PHI) W 4-0 VT | Jorma Liimatainen (FIN) W 3-1 PP | Szabo (HUN) W 3-1 PP | Coman (ROU) W 3-1 PP | Burge (GUA) W 4-0 VT | Abdulbekov (URS) D 2-2 DR | Akdağ (TUR) L 1-3 PO | ||
| Ismail Yuseinov | −68 kg | Ashuraliyev (URS) L 1–3 PO | Natsagdorj (MGL) W 3-1 PP | Quintero (CUB) W 4-0 VT | Şahin (TUR) L 0-4 PO | Did not advance | 11 | |||
| Yancho Pavlov | −74 kg | Robin (FRA) W 3-1 PP | Abou Assi (LIB) W 4-0 VT | Sereeter (MGL) W 3-1 PP | Blaser (SUI) W 3-1 PP | Nitschke (GDR) W 3-1 PP | Wells (USA) L 0-4 VT | Did not advance | 4 | |
| Ivan Iliev | −82 kg | Hryb (CAN) W 3-1 PP | Stottmeister (GDR) L 0-4 VT | Bye | Sasaki (JPN) L 1-3 PO | Did not advance | 10 | |||
| Rusi Petrov | −90 kg | Grinstead (GBR) W 4-0 VT | Güçlü (TUR) W 3-1 PP | Grangier (FRA) W 3-1 PP | Spindler (GDR) L 1-3 PO | Bye | Peterson (USA) L 0-4 VT | Did not advance | 4 | |
- Men's Greco-Roman
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Armen Nazaryan | −60 kg | El-Gharably (EGY) W 3–1 PP | Khvoshch (UKR) W 3–1 PP | — | 1 Q | Sasamoto (JPN) W 3–1 PP | Jung J-H (KOR) L 1–3 PP | Shevtsov (RUS) W 3–1 PP | |
| Nikolay Gergov | −66 kg | Füredy (HUN) W 3–1 PP | Kim I-S (KOR) L 0–3 PO | — | 2 | Did not advance | 14 | ||
| Vladislav Metodiev | −84 kg | Thomberg (EST) W 3–0 PO | Yerlikaya (TUR) L 1–3 PP | Daragan (UKR) L 0–5 VB | 3 | Did not advance | 12 | ||
| Kaloyan Dinchev | −96 kg | Tarkong (PLW) W 4–0 ST | Chkhaidze (KGZ) L 1–3 PP | — | 2 | Did not advance | 8 | ||
| Sergei Mureiko | −120 kg | Mikulski (POL) W 3–0 PO | Gardner (USA) L 1–3 PP | Mizgaitis (LTU) W 3–1 PP | 2 | Did not advance | 8 | ||
- Women's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Classification | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Stanka Zlateva | −72 kg | Hamaguchi (JPN) L 0–4 ST | Montgomery (USA) L 0–5 VT | 3 | Did not advance | 12 | ||
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