Bulgaria at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Appearance
Bulgaria at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | BUL |
NOC | Bulgarian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Mexico City | |
Competitors | 112 (102 men and 10 women) in 13 sports |
Flag bearer | Prodan Gardzhev |
Medals Ranked 18th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Bulgaria competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 112 competitors, 102 men and 10 women, took part in 69 events in 13 sports.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Petar Kirov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman flyweight | 26 October |
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Boyan Radev | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight | 26 October |
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Enyu Todorov | Wrestling | Men's freestyle featherweight | 20 October |
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Enyu Valchev | Wrestling | Men's freestyle lightweight | 20 October |
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Osman Duraliev | Wrestling | Men's freestyle heavyweight | 20 October |
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Tsvetan Dimitrov, Yancho Dimitrov, Asparukh Donev, Milko Gaydarski, Ivailo Georgiyev, Atanas Gerov, Mikhail Gionin, Georgi Ivanov, Kiril Ivkov, Atanas Khristov, Georgi Khristakiev, Kiril Khristov, Todor Nikolov, Georgi Vasiliev, Yevgeny Yanchovsky, Stoyan Yordanov, Ivan Zafirov, and Petar Zhekov | Football (soccer) | Men's Team Competition | 26 October |
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Prodan Gardzhev | Wrestling | Men's freestyle middleweight | 20 October |
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Ivan Mihailov | Boxing | Men's featherweight | 24 October |
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Georgi Stankov | Boxing | Men's light heavyweight | 24 October |
Athletics
[edit]- Men
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Ivailo Sharankov | Marathon | — | 2:39:49 | 30 | |||||
Nikola Simeonov | — | 2:48:30 | 42 | ||||||
Mikhail Zhelev | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:01.96 | 2 Q | — | 8:58.41 | 6 |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Georgi Stoykovski | Triple jump | 16.24 | 6 Q | 16.46 | 9 |
- Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 100H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
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Spas Dzhurov | Result | 10.95 | 7.40 | 13.99 | 1.89 | 50.28 | 15.17 | 40.90 | 3.60 | 47.04 | 5:15.58 | 7173 | 15 |
Points | 872 | 910 | 728 | 705 | 802 | 829 | 683 | 509 | 545 | 328 |
- Women
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Snezhana Yurukova | 80 m hurdles | 11.0 | 6 | Did not advance |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Yordanka Blagoeva | High jump | 1.68 | 17 Q | Did not advance | |
Ivanka Khristova | Shot Put | — | 17.25 | 6 | |
Katya Lazova | High jump | 1.68 | 18 Q | Did not advance |
- Combined events – Pentathlon
Athlete | Event | 80H | SP | HJ | LJ | 200 m | Final | Rank |
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Snezhana Yurukova | Result | 11.0 | 11.83 | 1.59 | 5.98 | 25.1 | 4728 | 14 |
Points | 1044 | 843 | 934 | 984 | 923 |
Basketball
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]Group B
[edit]Qualified for the semifinals |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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7 | 0 | 642 | 408 | +234 | 14 |
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6 | 1 | 561 | 418 | +143 | 13 |
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5 | 2 | 493 | 443 | +50 | 12 |
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4 | 3 | 473 | 504 | −31 | 11 |
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3 | 4 | 456 | 478 | −22 | 10 |
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2 | 5 | 514 | 532 | −18 | 9 |
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1 | 6 | 453 | 530 | −77 | 8 |
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0 | 7 | 355 | 634 | −279 | 7 |
October 13
October 14
October 15
October 16
October 18
October 19
October 20
9th–12th Place
[edit]October 23
9th–10th Place
[edit]October 24
Boxing
[edit]- Men
Canoeing
[edit]Sprint
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Boris Lyubenov | C-1 1000 m | 4:36.2 | 5 Q | — | 4:35.82 | 2 Q | 4:43.43 | 5 | |
Ivan Valov Aleksandar Damyanov |
C-2 1000 m | 4:26.1 | 4 Q | BYE | 4:22.17 | 3 Q | 4:22.89 | 8 |
Football
[edit]First round
[edit]Group D
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
Bulgaria ![]() | 7 – 0 | ![]() |
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Gyonin ![]() Zhekov ![]() Mihaylov ![]() ![]() Zafirov ![]() Nikodimov ![]() Ivkov ![]() |
Report |
Referee: Guillermo Velasquez ![Colombia](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png)
![Colombia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png)
Bulgaria ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() |
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Georgiev ![]() Zhekov ![]() |
Report | Jarabinský ![]() Petráš ![]() |
Bulgaria ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Nikodimov ![]() Zhekov ![]() |
Report | López Oliva ![]() |
Referee: Raul Osorio ![Mexico](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png)
![Mexico](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png)
Quarter-finals
[edit]Bulgaria ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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Hristakiev ![]() |
Report | Feigenbaum ![]() |
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian ![France](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png)
![France](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png)
Bulgaria progressed after a drawing of lots.
Semi-finals
[edit]Mexico ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Morales ![]() Pulido Rodríguez ![]() |
Report | Zhekov ![]() Mihaylov ![]() Veselinov ![]() |
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn ![Ethiopia](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Ethiopia_%281897%E2%80%931974%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ethiopia_%281897%E2%80%931974%29.svg.png)
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Gold Medal match
[edit]Gymnastics
[edit]Modern pentathlon
[edit]Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1968.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Antoni Panyovski – 4247 points (→ 33rd place)
- Konstantin Sardzhev – 4191 points (→ 36th place)
- Ivan Apostolov – 3462 points (→ 45th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Paniowsky, Sardjev, and Apostolov – 11976 points (→ 11th place)
Rowing
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Atanas Zelev Yordan Valtchev |
Double sculls | 6:54.16 | 1 Q | BYE | 7:12.08 | 2 Q | 6:58.48 | 4 | |
Georgi Atanasov Georgi Nikolov Veselin Staievski |
Coxed pair | 8:11.13 | 1 Q | BYE | 8:06.41 | 5 FB | 7:58.10 | 8 |
Shooting
[edit]Six shooters, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1968.
- Open
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Score | Rank | ||
Dencho Denev | 50 m pistol | 545 | 24 |
25 m rapid fire pistol | 579 | 28 | |
Martsel Koen | 50 m rifle three positions | 1142 | 21 |
50 m rifle prone | 592 | 24 | |
Anton Manolov | Skeet | 180 | 40 |
Atanas Tasev | 185 | 34 | |
Velichko Velichkov | 50 m rifle prone | 584 | 64 |
Emiliyan Vergov | 50 m rifle three positions | 1119 | 45 |
Swimming
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Angel Chakarov | 200 m individual medley | 2:24.0 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
400 m individual medley | 5:10.9 | 16 | Did not advance | ||||
Yulyan Rusev | 200 m individual medley | 2:22.7 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
400 m individual medley | 5:07.0 | 11 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Mariya Nikolova | 100 metre freestyle | 1:05.1 | 33 | Did not advance | |||
200 m individual medley | 2:40.8 | 18 | Did not advance | ||||
400 m individual medley | 5:45.2 | 15 | Did not advance |
Volleyball
[edit]Round robin
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | ![]() |
9 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 3.250 | 464 | 326 | 1.423 |
2 | ![]() |
9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 4.000 | 430 | 258 | 1.667 |
3 | ![]() |
9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 1.467 | 454 | 417 | 1.089 |
4 | ![]() |
9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 1.833 | 449 | 374 | 1.201 |
5 | ![]() |
9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 1.636 | 371 | 281 | 1.320 |
6 | ![]() |
9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 0.941 | 379 | 385 | 0.984 |
7 | ![]() |
9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 0.833 | 383 | 414 | 0.925 |
8 | ![]() |
9 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 0.250 | 239 | 417 | 0.573 |
9 | ![]() |
9 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 0.320 | 357 | 469 | 0.761 |
10 | ![]() |
9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 0.222 | 289 | 474 | 0.610 |
Source: [citation needed]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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13 Oct | Bulgaria ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–9 | 15–4 | 15–6 | 45–19 | ||
16 Oct | Bulgaria ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–10 | 15–1 | 15–5 | 45–16 | ||
17 Oct | Soviet Union ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–10 | 15–9 | 15–10 | 45–29 | ||
19 Oct | Bulgaria ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
10–15 | 17–15 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 16–14 | 65–66 |
20 Oct | Bulgaria ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–8 | 18–16 | 15–3 | 48–27 | ||
21 Oct | Czechoslovakia ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
15–7 | 10–15 | 15–9 | 4–15 | 15–7 | 59–53 |
23 Oct | Poland ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–3 | 15–5 | 15–10 | 45–18 | ||
24 Oct | East Germany ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
15–11 | 8–15 | 15–10 | 10–15 | 15–7 | 63–58 |
25 Oct | Japan ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
15–7 | 15–6 | 15–5 | 45–18 |
Weightlifting
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Military press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Atanas Kiroy | 56 kg | 105 | 8 | 100 | 7 | 130 | 7 | 335 | 7 |
Mladen Kuchev | 60 kg | 115 | 8 | 107.5 | 7 | 135 | 10 | 357.5 | 9 |
Petar Yanev | NVL | AC | DNS | DNS | DNF | ||||
Kostadin Tilev | 67,5 kg | 132.5 | 4 | 115 | 12 | 150 | 10 | 397.5 | 8 |
Rilko Florov | 117.5 | 13 | 120 | 8 | 147.5 | 12 | 385 | 12 |
Wrestling
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bulgaria at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-08-13.