Bulgaria at the 1896 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:BUL
Nocname:Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1896
Website: 
Location:Athens, Greece
Date:April 6, 1896 – April 15, 1896
Competitors:1
Sports:1
Events:3
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

The Bulgarian Olympic Committee claims one gymnast, Charles Champaud, competed for the nation at the 1896 Summer Olympics. This makes Bulgaria one of the 14 nations to appear at the inaugural Summer Olympic Games. Champaud, a Swiss gymnastics teacher living in Sofia, is often included in Swiss results for the 1896 Games, which were held before the advent of National Olympic Committees.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Gymnastics1 0 1
Total 1 0 1

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics.

Champaud competed in three of the gymnastics events, winning no medals. The places of most competitors in these events are not known.

AthleteEventScoreRank
Charles ChampaudMen's vaultUnknown4–15
Charles ChampaudMen's parallel barsUnknown3–18
Charles ChampaudMen's pommel horseUnknown3–15

References