Bulgaria at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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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.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- Georgi Kostadinov — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
- Norair Nurikyan — Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight
- Yordan Bikov — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
- Andon Nikolov — Weightlifting, Men's Middle-Heavyweight
- Petar Kirov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
- Georgi Markov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
Silver
- Yordanka Blagoeva — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Diana Yorgova — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
- Angel Angelov — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
- Mladen Kutchev — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight
- Atanas Shopov — Weightlifting, Men's Middle-Heavyweight
- Aleksandar Kraitchev — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
- Osman Duraliev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Super Heavyweight
- Ognian Nikolov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light-Flyweight
- Stoyan Apostolov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
- Aleksandr Tomov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight
Bronze
- Vasilka Stoeva — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
- Ivanka Khristova — Athletics, Women's Shot Put
- Fedia Damianov & Ivan Burtchin — Canoe / Kayak, Men's Flatwater C-2 1000m (canoe double)
- Ivan Krastev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
- Stefan Angelov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light-Flyweight
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's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- Nayden Stanchev
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated John Opio (UGA), 3:2
- Third Round — Lost to Wiesław Rudkowski (POL), 0:5
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
- Atanas Suvandzhiev
- First Round — Lost to Jürgen Fanghänel (GDR), KO-1
Canoeing
Cycling
Four cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1972.
- Dimo Angelov Tonchev
- Final — 1:07.55 (→ 6th place)
Equestrianism
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1972.
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's Single Sculls
- Yordan Valtchev
- Heat — 7:50.29
- Semi Finals — 8:17.64
- B-Final — 7:59.55 (→ 8th place)
Men's Coxed Pairs
- Dimitar Valov, Dimitar Yanakiev and Nenko Dobrev
- Heat — 8:01.12
- Repechage — 8:10.94
- Semi Finals — 8:20.21
- B-Final — 8:01.86 (→ 10th place)
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Yulian Roussev
- Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Yulian Roussev
- Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
Volleyball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Defeated South Korea (3-1)
- Defeated Czechoslovakia (3-2)
- Lost to Soviet Union (1-3)
- Defeated Poland (3-2)
- Defeated Tunisia (3-0)
- Semifinals
- Lost to Japan (2-3)
- Bronze Medal Match
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-3) → Fourth place
- Team Roster
Water polo
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group C)
- Lost to Italy (5-8)
- Lost to Soviet Union (2-7)
- Defeated Japan (7-4)
- Lost to Spain (4-6)
- Final Round (Group II)
- Lost to the Netherlands (2-5)
- Lost to Romania (3-4)
- Drew with Australia (4-4)
- Drew with Cuba (4-4) → 11th place
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Bulgaria at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
