Bulgaria at the Olympics
Template:Infobox Olympics Bulgaria Bulgaria first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, with a single gymnast. However, since Charles Champaud was a Swiss national living in Sofia, some sources credit his appearance to Switzerland instead.
The Bulgarian Olympic Committee was created in 1923 and first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1924. The nation has participated in every Summer Games since then, except for 1932 (during the Great Depression), 1948 (after World War II, and 1984, when they participated in the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics. Bulgaria first participated in the Winter Olympic Games in 1936, and has attended every Winter Games since then.
Bulgarian athletes have won a total of 218 medals, with wrestling and weightlifting as the top medal-producing sports.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| 1896 Athens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1900 Paris | did not participate | |||
| 1904 St. Louis | did not participate | |||
| 1908 London | did not participate | |||
| 1912 Stockholm | did not participate | |||
| 1920 Antwerp | did not participate | |||
| 1924 Paris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | did not participate | |||
| 1936 Berlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 London | did not participate | |||
| 1952 Helsinki | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1960 Rome | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 1972 Munich | 6 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 1976 Montreal | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 1980 Moscow | 8 | 16 | 17 | 41 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | did not participate | |||
| 1988 Seoul | 10 | 12 | 13 | 35 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 2000 Sydney | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 2004 Athens | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 2008 Beijing | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 51 | 84 | 77 | 212 |
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Medals by Winter Games
| 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 St. Moritz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 Oslo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 Squaw Valley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 Innsbruck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 Grenoble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 Sapporo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 Innsbruck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 Lake Placid | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 Sarajevo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 Calgary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Albertville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Lillehammer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Nagano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 Turin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Vancouver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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Medals by sport
| Wrestling | 16 | 31 | 20 | 67 |
| Weightlifting | 12 | 16 | 8 | 36 |
| Athletics | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| Shooting | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| Boxing | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| Canoeing | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| Rowing | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| Gymnastics | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Biathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Short track speed skating | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Basketball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Football | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cross-country skiing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 52 | 86 | 80 | 218 |
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See also
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- "Bulgarian Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
