Bulgaria at the 1988 Summer Olympics

 

Bulgaria at the Olympic Games
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IOC code:	BUL
NOC:	Bulgarian Olympic Committee external link (Bulgarian)
1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
Medals	Gold 10	Silver 12	Bronze 13	Total 35
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Bulgaria competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Medals

Gold

• Khristo Markov — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump

• Yordanka Donkova — Athletics, Women's 100 m Hurdles

• Ivailo Marinov Khristov — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight

• Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m Kayak Singles

• Tanyu Kiryakov — Shooting, Men's Air Pistol

• Tania Dangalakova — Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Sevdalin Marinov — Weightlifting, Men's Flyweight (52 kg)

• Borislav Gidikov — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight (75 kg)

• Atanas Komchev — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight

Silver

• Stefka Kostadinova — Athletics, Women's High Jump

• Aleksandar Hristov — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight

• Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova and Diana Paliyska — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m Kayak Pairs

• Adriana Dunavska — Gymnastics, Women's Rhythmic All-Around

• Lalka Berberova and Radka Stoyanova — Rowing, Women's Coxless Pairs

• Vesela Lecheva — Shooting, Women's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions

• Antoaneta Frenkeva — Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Stefan Topurov — Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight (60 kg)

• Stoyan Balov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight

• Zhivko Vangelov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight

• Rangel Gerovski — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight

• Ivan Nikolov Tsonov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Flyweight (48 kg)

Bronze

• Tsvetanka Khristova — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw

• Martin Georgiev Marinov — Canoeing, Men's C1 500 m Canadian Singles

• Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova, Borislava Ivanova, Diana Paliyska, and Ognyana Petkova — Canoeing, Women's K4 500 m Kayak Fours

• Diana Dudeva — Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercises

• Magdalena Stoyanova Georgieva — Rowing, Women's Single Sculls

• Stefka Mihaylova Madina and Violeta Nikolaeva Ninova — Rowing, Women's Double Sculls

• Antoaneta Frenkeva — Swimming, Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Manuela Maleeva — Tennis, Women's Individual Competition

• Bratan Tsenov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Flyweight

• Simeon Shterev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight (62 kg)

• Rakhmat Sefiadi — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight (74 kg)

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 10.000 metres

• Evgueni Ignatov
  1. Heat – 28:15.63
  2. Final – 28:09.32 (→ 12th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48kg)

• Ivailo Marinov → Gold Medal
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Defeated Mark Epton (Great Britain), 5:0
  3. Third Round — Defeated Henry Martinez (El Salvador), 5:0
  4. Quarterfinals — Defeated Alexander Makhmutov (Soviet Union), 5:0
  5. Semifinals — Defeated Leopoldo Serrantes (Philippines), 5:0
  6. Final — Defeated Michael Carbajal (United States), 5:0

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Tzvetan Golomeev
  1. Heat – 23.41
  2. Final – scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Tzvetan Golomeev
  1. Heat – 50.82
  2. B-Final – 51.16 (→ 15th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Gueorgui Mikhalev
  1. Heat – 57.06
  2. B-Final – 57.17 (→ 13th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Gueorgui Mikhalev
  1. Heat – 2:02.71
  2. B-Final – 2:04.24 (→ 13th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Natacha Hristova
  1. Heat – 57.80 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Antoaneta Strumenlieva
  1. Heat – 4:13.25
  2. B-Final – 4:13.43 (→ 12th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Antoaneta Strumenlieva
  1. Heat – 8:35.40
  2. Final – 8:41.05 (→ 8th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Natacha Hristova
  1. Heat – 1:04.91 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Tania Dangalakova
  1. Heat – 1:08.35
  2. Final – 1:07.95 (→ Gold Medal)

• Antoaneta Frenkeva
  1. Heat – 1:10.09
  2. Final – 1:08.74 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Antoaneta Frenkeva
  1. Heat – 2:29.57
  2. Final – 2:28.34 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Tania Dangalakova
  1. Heat – 2:29.91
  2. Final – 2:28.43 (→ 4th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Neviana Miteva
  1. Heat – 1:02.01
  2. B-Final – 1:02.47 (→ 12th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Neviana Miteva
  1. Heat – 2:18.44 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Antoaneta Strumenlieva
  1. Heat – 4:51.58
  2. B-Final – 4:52.33 (→ 12th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Bistra Gospodinova, Tania Dangalakova, Neviana Miteva, and Natacha Hristova
  1. Heat – 4:15.22
  2. Final – 4:12.36 (→ 6th place)

Tennis

Women's Singles Competition

• Katerina Maleeva
  1. First Round – Bye
  2. Second Round – Defeated Gisele Miro (Brazil) 7-5 6-1
  3. Third Round – Lost to Pam Shriver (USA) 3-6 6-3 2-6

• Manuela Maleeva → Bronze Medal
  1. First Round – Bye
  2. Second Round – Defeated Mercedes Paz (Argentina) 6-1 6-2
  3. Third Round – Defeated Catarina Lindqvist (Sweden) 6-1 6-0
  4. Quarterfinals – Defeated Raffaella Reggi (Italy) 6-3 6-4
  5. Semifinals – Lost to Gabriela Sabatini (Argentina) 1-6 1-6

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
• Defeated Italy (3-0)
• Lost to Brazil (1-3)
• Defeated South Korea (3-0)
• Lost to Sweden (0-3)

• Classification Matches

• 5th/8th place: Defeated France (3-0)
• 5th/6th place: Lost to the Netherlands (0-3) → Sixth place

• Team Roster

• Kostadin Mitev
• Petyo Draguiev
• Borislav Kyossev
• Ljubomir Ganev
• Ilian Kaziiski
• Dimo Tonev
• Petko Petkov
• Plamen Hristov
• Sava Kovatchev
• Nayden Naydenov
• Miltcho Milanov
• Zvetan Florov

• Head Coach: Todor Piperkov

Nations at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea

Afghanistan • Algeria • American Samoa • Andorra • Angola • Antigua‑Barbuda • Argentina • Aruba • Australia • Austria • Bahamas • Bahrain • Bangladesh • Barbados • Belgium • Belize • Benin • Bermuda • Bhutan • Bolivia • Botswana • Brazil • British Virgin Islands • Brunei • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Burma • Cameroon • Canada • Cayman Islands • Central African Republic • Chad • Chile • China • Chinese Taipei • Colombia • Congo • Cook Islands • Costa Rica • Côte d'Ivoire • Cyprus • Czechoslovakia • Denmark • Djibouti • Dominican Republic • Ecuador • Egypt • El Salvador • Equatorial Guinea • Fiji • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • East Germany • West Germany • Ghana • Great Britain • Greece • Grenada • Guam • Guatemala • Guinea • Guyana • Haiti • Honduras • Hong Kong • Hungary • Iceland • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kenya • South Korea • Kuwait • Laos • Lebanon • Lesotho • Liberia • Libya • Liechtenstein • Luxembourg • Malawi • Malaysia • Maldives • Mali • Malta • Mauritania • Mauritius • Mexico • Monaco • Mongolia • Morocco • Mozambique • Nepal • Netherlands • Netherlands Antilles • New Zealand • Niger • Nigeria • Norway • Oman • Pakistan • Panama • Papua New Guinea • Paraguay • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Puerto Rico • Qatar • Romania • Rwanda • Saint Vincent‑Grenadines • Samoa • San Marino • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Sierra Leone • Singapore • Solomon Islands • Somalia • Soviet Union • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Swaziland • Sweden • Switzerland • Syria • Tanzania • Thailand • Togo • Tonga • Trinidad‑Tobago • Tunisia • Turkey • Uganda • United Arab Emirates • United States • Uruguay • Vanuatu • Venezuela • Vietnam • Virgin Islands • North Yemen • South Yemen • Yugoslavia • Zaire • Zambia • Zimbabwe

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