Bulgaria at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Bulgaria at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBUL
NOCBulgarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
in Beijing
Competitors72 in 16 sports
Flag bearers Petar Stoychev (opening)
Matey Kaziyski (closing)
Medals
Ranked 42nd
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Bulgaria was represented by 72 athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Rumyana Neykova Rowing Women's single sculls
 Silver Stanka Zlateva Wrestling Women's freestyle 72 kg
 Bronze Yavor Yanakiev Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
 Bronze Radoslav Velikov Wrestling Men's freestyle 55 kg
 Bronze Kiril Terziev Wrestling Men's freestyle 74 kg

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The country has allocated one spot in the men's individual event. Daniel Pavlov qualified at the 2007 World Championships.[1]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Daniel Pavlov Men's individual 618 59  Tsyrempilov (RUS) (6)
L 102–112 		Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Desislav Gunev 100 m 10.66 6 Did not advance
200 m 21.55 6 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Nikolay Atanasov Long jump 7.54 35 Did not advance
Spas Bukhalov Pole vault 5.45 =25 Did not advance
Iliyan Efremov NM — Did not advance
Georgi Ivanov Shot put NM — Did not advance
Momchil Karailiev Triple jump 17.12 11 Q 16.48 11
Kolyo Neshev Javelin throw 66.00 36 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Inna Eftimova 100 m 11.67 4 Did not advance
200 m 23.50 5 Q 23.48 8 Did not advance
Tsvetelina Kirilova 400 m hurdles 55.22 3 Q — 55.97 8 Did not advance
Ivet Lalova 100 m 11.33 1 Q 11.40 3 Q 11.51 7 Did not advance
200 m 23.13 5 Q 23.15 4 Did not advance
Tezdzhan Naimova 100 m 11.70 5 Did not advance
Dobrinka Shalamanova 3000 m steeplechase DNF — Did not advance
Daniela Yordanova 1500 m Withdrew for failing the drug test*

* On 13 June 2008, Daniela Yordanova was tested positive for testosterone in an out-of-competition doping test in Sofia.[2]

Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Gita Dodova Triple jump 13.53 25 Did not advance
Venera Getova Discus throw 54.00 34 Did not advance
Rumyana Karapetrova Javelin throw 40.15 52 Did not advance

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Petya Nedelcheva Women's singles  Persson (SWE)
W 21–10, 21–10 		 Hosny (EGY)
W 21–7, 21–4 		 Wong M C (MAS)
L 16–21, 8–21 		Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria had qualified two boxers for the Olympics: Boris Georgiev, light welterweight, European gold medalist in 2006 and Olympic bronze medalist from Athens 2004 and Kubrat Pulev, super heavyweight, bronze world medalist in 2005 and bronze European medalist in 2006

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Boris Georgiev Light welterweight  Molina (USA)
W 14–1 		 Mönkh-Erdene (MGL)
L 3–10 		Did not advance
Kubrat Pulev Super heavyweight —  Rivas (COL)
L 5–11 		Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Adnan Aliev
Deyan Georgiev 		Men's C-2 500 m 1:43.428 5 QS 1:42.891 2 Q 1:43.971 7
Men's C-2 1000 m 3:54.111 6 QS 3:45.019 4 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Daniel Petrov Men's road race Did not finish
Evgeniy Gerganov Did not finish

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Yordan Yovchev Rings — 16.275 — 16.275 2 Q — 15.525 — 15.525 8
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Nikolina Tankusheva All-around 12.850 13.850 12.700 12.075 51.475 61 Did not advance

Rhythmic

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Rope Hoop Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Rope Hoop Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Elizabeth Paisieva Individual 16.175 16.400 16.200 14.525 63.300 19 Did not advance
Simona Peycheva 16.900 17.125 16.475 16.675 67.175 9 Q 15.975 16.975 16.775 15.750 65.475 10
Athlete Event Qualification Final
5 ropes 3 hoops
2 clubs 		Total Rank 5 ropes 3 hoops
2 clubs 		Total Rank
Tsveta Kuseva
Yolita Manolova
Zornitsa Marinova
Maya Paunovska
Yoanna Tancheva
Tatyana Tongova 		Team 16.825 16.875 33.700 5 Q 16.750 16.800 33.550 5

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ivo Yanakiev
Martin Yanakiev 		Double sculls 6:45.03 4 R 6:24.70 3 SA/B 6:26.62 4 FB 6:45.91 10
Women
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rumyana Neykova Single sculls 7:56.07 1 QF 7:22.37 1 SA/B 7:33.29 2 FA 7:22.34 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Irina Konstantinova-Bontemps RS:X 18 8 8 15 18 17 10 10 2 13 EL 101 12

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Tanyu Kiryakov 10 m air pistol 580 10 Did not advance
50 m pistol 562 7 Q 656.8 6
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Desislava Balabanova 10 m air rifle 393 26 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 574 28 Did not advance
Mariya Grozdeva 10 m air pistol 382 11 Did not advance
25 m pistol 583 5 Q 786.6 5
Irena Tanova 10 m air pistol 377 32 Did not advance
25 m pistol 289 37 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mihail Alexandrov 100 m breaststroke 1:00.69 NR 14 Q 1:00.61 NR 11 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:11.94 NR 24 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:00.70 20 Did not advance
Georgi Palazov 100 m butterfly 55.25 60 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:01.84 39 Did not advance
Petar Stoychev 1500 m freestyle 15:28.84 30 — Did not advance
10 km open water — 1:52:09.1 6
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nina Rangelova 200 m freestyle 2:00.66 NR 30 Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Tsvetana Pironkova Women's singles  Domachowska (POL)
W 6–3, 6–4 		 Cibulková (SVK)
L 2–6, 2–6 		Did not advance

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men's indoor tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Bulgaria's men's team qualified as bronze medalists from the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup. The team won three of its group play matches, and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Russia. The team's final ranking in the tournament was tied for 5th place.

Roster

Template:2008 Summer Olympics Bulgaria men's volleyball team roster

Group play

Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's volleyball group A standings All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8). Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's volleyball game A3 Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's volleyball game A6 Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's volleyball game A9 Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's volleyball game A11 Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's volleyball game A13

Quarterfinal

Template:2008 Summer Olympics men's volleyball game C2

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

On 9 August 2008, Anatolie Guidea ruptured his Achilles' tendon and could not compete in the event. The Bulgarian Wrestling Federation has asked another Bulgarian wrestler, Ismail Redzhep, to replace Guidia, but he was involved in a car accident, prompting him not to compete.[3] Eventually, the freed spot was taken by Mike Zadick from the United States.[4]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Radoslav Velikov −55 kg Bye  Cejudo (USA)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance Bye  Gochashvili (GEO)
W 3–1 PP 		 Sevdimov (AZE)
W 3–1 PP 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Serafim Barzakov −66 kg Bye  Jung Y-H (KOR)
W 3–1 PP 		 Tushishvili (GEO)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance 11
Kiril Terziev −74 kg Bye  Jokar (IRI)
W 3–1 PP 		 Gitinov (KGZ)
W 5–0 VT 		 Saitiev (RUS)
L 0–5 VT 		Bye  Fundora (CUB)
W 5–0 VT 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Bozhidar Boyadzhiev −120 kg  Akhmedov (RUS)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance  Masoumi (IRI)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 13
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Venelin Venkov −55 kg  Sourian (IRI)
L 0–5 VT 		Did not advance 17
Armen Nazaryan −60 kg  Bedinadze (GEO)
W 3–1 PP 		 Sasamoto (JPN)
W 3–1 PP 		 Rahimov (AZE)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance Bye  Sheng J (CHN)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 7
Nikolay Gergov −66 kg Bye  Eroğlu (TUR)
W 3–1 PP 		 Kovalenko (RUS)
W 3–1 PP 		 Begaliev (KGZ)
L 1–3 PP 		Bye  Vardanyan (UKR)
L 1–3 PP 		5
Yavor Yanakiev −74 kg Bye  Chang Yx (CHN)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance Bye  Barrera (PER)
W 3–0 PO 		 Mikhalovich (BLR)
W 3–1 PP 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kaloyan Dinchev −96 kg Bye  Švec (CZE)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 14
Ivan Ivanov −120 kg Bye  Szczepaniak (FRA)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 13
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Elina Vaseva −63 kg Bye  Dunn (GUM)
W 3–0 PO 		 Kartashova (RUS)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance Bye  Shalygina (KAZ)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 7
Stanka Zlateva −72 kg —  Akuffo (CAN)
W 3–0 PO 		 Unda (ESP)
W 3–1 PP 		 Wieszczek (POL)
W 3–0 PO 		Bye  Wang J (CHN)
L 0–5 VT 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Weightlifting controversy

The Bulgarian Olympic Committee initially selected a team of 8 athletes, 6 men and 2 women, for weightlifting, but decided to withdraw its entire weightlifting delegation to the games, after its athletes had been tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid substance.[5]

References

  1. ^ FITA Olympic Qualification - Men
  2. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/athletics/7564507.stm
  3. ^ "Bulgaria Olympic Wrestling Team Stricken by Bad Karma", novinite.com, 10 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Zadick added to freestyle wrestling field", Sports Illustrated, 17 August 2008.
  5. ^ "Bulgaria men, women teams withdraw from Olympics" Archived August 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, AFP, 28 June 2008.
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