Bulgaria at the 1988 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:BUL
Nocname:Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1988
Flag:1971
Flagcaption:Flag of Bulgaria
Website: 
Location:Seoul
Competitors:171
Sports:16
Flagbearer:Vasil Etropolski
Rank:7
Gold:10
Silver:12
Bronze:13
Appearances:auto

Bulgaria competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Bulgaria ranked 5th overall by medal count with 35 medals won. 171 competitors, 104 men and 67 women, took part in 120 events in 16 sports.[1] The nation returned to the Olympic Games after being forced to boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
18 September
20 September
22 September
23 September
24 September
24 September
24 September
30 September
30 September
1 October
20 September
20 September
21 September
21 September
22 September
23 September

24 September
29 September

30 September
30 September
30 September
1 October
20 September
21 September
22 September

24 September
25 September
25 September
29 September
29 September
29 September
30 September
30 September
1 October



1 October

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics10 12 22
Basketball0 12 12
Boxing11 11
Canoeing8 4 12
Fencing5 0 5
Gymnastics6 8 14
Judo5 5
Rowing14 21 35
Shooting4 2 6
Swimming2 6 8
Table tennis1 1 2
Tennis0 2 2
Volleyball12 0 12
Weightlifting6 6
Wrestling20 20
Total 104 68 172

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Men
  • Track & road events
  • AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    align=left rowspan=2Evgeni Ignatov5000 m13:43.425 Q13:24.766 Q13:26.41 8
    10000 m28:15.635 Q28:09.3212
    Lyubomir Ivanov20 km walk1:28:43 43
    Toma Tomov400 m hurdles49.664 q48.90 5did not advance
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Viktor ApostolovHammer throw71.1020did not advance
    Gueorgui GueorguievDiscus throw61.3412 q61.2411
    Khristo MarkovTriple jump16.914 Q17.61
    Plamen Minevalign=left rowspan=2Hammer throw74.4614did not advance
    Ivan Tanev76.249 q76.088
    Atanas TarevPole vaultNMdid not advance
    Gueorgui TodorovShot put19.6813did not advance
    Women
  • Track & road events
  • AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Yordanka Donkova100 m hurdles12.894 Q12.471 Q12.581 Q12.38 OR
    Nadezhda Georgieva200 m22.803 Q22.607 Q22.675did not advance
    Anelia Nuneva100 m11.091 Q10.961 Q11.002 Q11.498
    Ginka Zagorcheva100 m hurdlesDNFdid not advance
    Tsvetanka Ilieva
    Valya Demireva-Valova
    Nadezhda Georgieva
    Yordanka Donkova
    4 × 100 m relay43.924 Q43.073 Q43.025
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Lyudmila AndonovaHigh jump1.928 Q1.935
    Tsvetanka KhristovaDiscus throw65.924 Q69.74
    Stefka KostadinovaHigh jump1.928 Q2.01
    align=left rowspan=2Svetla MitkovaDiscus throw64.686 Q69.144
    Shot Put19.5310 Q19.0910
    Antoaneta SelenskaJavelin throw64.604 Q56.7811
    Combined events – Heptathlon
    AthleteEvent200 m800 mFinalRank
    Svetla DimitrovaResult13.24 1.80 12.0223.49 6.1937.622:15.73 617112
    Points10899786621030908 622 882

    Basketball

    See main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

    Team roster
    Group play

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    Classification 5–8
    Classification 5/6

    Boxing

    See main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEvent1 Round 2 Round 3 Round QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Ivailo MarinovLight Flyweight
    W 5–0

    W 5–0

    W 5–0

    W 5–0

    W 5–0
    Serafim TodorovFlyweight
    W 4–1

    W 5–0

    W WO

    L 1–4
    did not advance
    Aleksandar KhristovBantamweight
    W 4–1

    W 4–1

    W 5–0

    W 3–2

    W 3–2

    L 0–5
    Kirkor KirkorovFeatherweight
    W 5–0

    W WO

    L 0–5
    did not advance
    Emil ChuprenskiLightweight
    W 5–0

    W 5–0

    L 2–3
    did not advance
    Borislav AbadzhievLight Welterweight
    L 2–3
    did not advance
    Khristo FurnigovWelterweight
    W

    W 5–0

    L 0–5
    did not advance
    Angel StoyanovLight Middleweight
    L 2–3
    did not advance
    Deyan KirilovLight Heavyweight
    L 2–3
    did not advance
    Svilen RusinovHeavyweight
    L 0–5
    did not advance
    Petar StoimenovSuper Heavyweight
    L RSC-2
    did not advance

    Canoeing

    See main article: Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Sprint

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=1Martin MarinovC-1 500 m1:52.742 Q1:55.611 Q1:57.27
    align=left rowspan=1Nikolay BukhalovC-1 1000 m4:09.573 Q4:07.232 Q4:18.94
    align=left rowspan=2Deyan Bonev
    Petar Bozhilov
    C-2 500 m1:44.531 Q1:48.603 Q1:44.324
    C-2 1000 m4:01.425 Q4:06.912 Q3:54.983 Q4:11.629
    Nikolay Yordanov
    Petar Godev
    Borislav Tsvetkov
    Ivan Marinov
    K-4 1000 m3:15.006 Q3:09.302 Q3:11.56 4did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Vanja GeshevaK-1 500 m1:55.441 Q1:56.262 Q1:55.19
    Vanja Gesheva
    Diana Paliiska
    K-2 500 m1:44.521 Q1:52.482 Q1:44.06
    Vanja Gesheva
    Diana Paliiska
    Ogniana Petkova
    Borislava Ivanova
    K-4 500 m1:39.402 Q1:42.63

    Fencing

    See main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Five fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1988.

    Men

    Individual

    AthleteEventElimination RoundRound IRepechage Round IRound IIRepechage Round IIRound IIIRepechage Round IIIRound IVQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Khristo Etropolskialign=left rowspan=3Individual sabreQdid not advance
    Vasil EtropolskiQdid not advance
    Nikolay Marincheshkidid not advance

    Team

    Gymnastics

    See main article: Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Artistic

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    Petar Gueorguievalign=left rowspan=6All-around18.95 19.5519.3519.30 19.5018.95 115.60 39 did not advance
    Stoyko Gochev19.2019.1019.55 18.9019.65 19.55 115.9536 did not advance
    Lyubomir Gueraskov19.5019.90 19.70 19.15 19.40 19.10 116.7521 Q 9.550 9.900 9.8009.5009.7009.800116.625 23
    Kalofer Hristozov19.8019.55 19.8019.3019.7519.50117.706 Q9.800 9.9009.900 9.6509.850 9.800117.7506
    Deyan Kolev19.45 19.00 19.6519.6519.3519.20 116.30 30did not advance
    Dimitar Taskov19.50 19.65 19.4519.4519.2519.45 116.7521 Q9.550 9.8009.7509.850 9.9009.900117.125 20
    Kalofer Hristozov
    Lyubomir Gueraskov
    Deyan Kolev
    Dimitar Taskov
    Stoyko Gochev
    Petar Gueorguiev
    Team all-around97.45 97.9098.1596.9097.8596.85585.100 5
    Individual finals
    AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
    align=left rowspan=1Lyubomir GueraskovPommel horse19.950 19.950
    align=left rowspan=3Kalofer HristozovFloor19.750 19.7507
    Rings19.825 19.8254
    Parallel bars19.725 19.7254
    align=left rowspan=1Deyan KolevVault19.737 19.7374
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    Diana DoudevaAll-around19.800 19.600 19.62519.62539.325 9 Q 9.800 9.875 9.8259.90078.7259
    Khrabrina KhrabrovaAll-around19.22518.47518.72519.60076.02562did not advance
    Maria KartalovaAll-around19.500 19.250 19.15019.350 77.25035 did not advance
    Ivelina RaykovaAll-around19.575 19.400 19.32519.55077.850 20did not advance
    Boriana StoyanovaAll-around19.300 19.30019.52519.82538.97517 Q 9.775 9.875 9.7259.85078.200 13
    Deliana VodenitcharovaAll-around19.75019.500 19.475 19.60039.16215 Q9.700 9.8009.7759.90078.337 12
    Diana Doudeva
    Khrabrina Khrabrova
    Maria Kartalova
    Ivelina Raykova
    Boriana Stoyanova
    Deliana Vodenitcharova
    Team all-around98.200 97.12597.125 98.100390.550 5
    Individual finals
    AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
    align=left rowspan=2Diana DoudevaFloor19.85019.850
    Balance beam19.72419.7246
    align=left rowspan=1Boriana StoyanovaVault19.780 19.7804
    align=left rowspan=1Deliana VodenitcharovaFloor19.83719.8374

    Rhythmic gymnastics

    AthleteEventFinal
    RopeHoopClubsRibbonTotalPrelim TotalTotalRank
    Adriana Dunavskaalign=left rowspan=2Individual10.000 10.00010.00010.00040.00019.95059.950
    Bianka Panova10.000 10.00010.000 10.000 40.000 19.725 59.7254

    Judo

    See main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Pavel Botev−60 kg
    W 0010–0000

    L 0000–0010
    did not advance
    Ivo Kostadinov−65 kg
    W 0001–0000

    W 1000–0000

    L 0000–1000

    L 0000–0010
    did not advance
    Georgi Petrov−86 kg
    W 1000–0000

    L 0000–1000
    did not advance
    Marko Valev−95 kg
    L 0000–0100
    did not advance
    Dimitar Zapryanov+95 kg
    W 0010–0000

    L 0000–1000

    W 1000–0000

    W 0001–0000

    L 0000–0001
    5

    Rowing

    See main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Vasil Radev
    Daniel Yordanov
    Double sculls6:17.923 R6:41.102 Q6:20.334 FB7:04.398
    Emil Groytsev
    Atanas Andreev
    Stefan Stoykov
    Coxed pair7:15.24 2 Q7:01.231 Q7:03.045
    Rumen Aleksiev
    Emil Bondev
    Yuri Dyulgerov
    Ivo Gelov
    Dimitar Kamburski
    Ventseslav Kanchev
    Ivan Stanev
    Dimitar Tonchev
    Nikola Zlatanov
    Eight5:48.254 R5:40.933 FB5:49.998
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Magdalena GeorgievaSingle sculls7:50.641 Q7:35.471 Q7:53.65
    Violeta Ninova
    Stefka Madina
    Double sculls7:32.822 R7:24.96 1 Q7:06.03
    Radka Stoyanova
    Lalka Berberova
    Coxless pair7:48.68 2 R7:50.941 Q7:31.95
    Pavlina Khristova
    Galina Anakhrieva
    Iskra Velinova
    Krasimira Tocheva
    Quadruple sculls6:23.221 Q6:24.10 4
    Teodora Zareva
    Violeta Zareva
    Miglena Mikhaleva
    Svetla Durchova
    Greta Georgieva
    Olya Stoichkova
    Mariana Stoyanova
    Katia Todorova
    Coxed four7:11.59 2 R7:20.78FB7:02.274
    Emilia Mikhaleva
    Teodora Zareva
    Violeta Zareva
    Nevyana Ivanova
    Olya Stoichkova
    Todorka Vasileva
    Rita Todorova
    Mariana Stoyanova
    Daniela Oronova
    Greta Georgieva
    Eight6:47.99 4 R2 Q6:25.025

    Shooting

    See main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ScoreRankScoreRank
    Lyubtcho Diakov50 m pistol55423did not advance
    10 m air pistol57523did not advance
    Tanyu Kiryakov50 m pistol5663 Q6564
    10 m air pistol5853 Q687.9 OR
    Georgi Poliakov50 m rifle three positions116128did not advance
    50 m rifle prone59332did not advance
    10 m air rifle58231did not advance
    Petar Zaprianov50 m rifle three positions116227did not advance
    50 m rifle prone59041did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ScoreRankScoreRank
    Vesela Letcheva50 m rifle three positions5836683.2
    10 m air rifle38917did not advance
    Nonka Matova50 m rifle three positions58011did not advance
    10 m air rifle39112did not advance

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatFinal BFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Tzvetan Golomeev50 metre freestyle23.4113DNSdid not advance
    100 metre freestyle50.821551.1615did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Georgi Mihalev100 metre backstroke57.061157.17 13did not advance
    200 metre backstroke2:02.71132:04.2413did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatFinal BFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Tanya Dangalakova100 metre breaststroke1:08.351did not advance1:07.95
    200 metre breaststroke2:29.915did not advance2:28.434
    align=left rowspan=2Antoaneta Frenkeva100 metre breaststroke1:10.095did not advance1:08.74
    200 metre breaststroke2:29.573did not advance2:28.34
    Bistra Gospodinova100 metre backstroke1:04.9119did not advance
    Natasha Khristova100 metre freestyle57.8024did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Neviana Miteva100 metre butterfly1:02.01111:02.4712did not advance
    200 metre butterfly2:18.4419did not advance
    align=left rowspan=3Antoaneta Strumenlieva400 metre freestyle4:13.25114:13.4312did not advance
    800 metre freestyle8:35.408did not advance8:41.05 8
    400 metre individual medley4:51.5812did not advance4:52.33 12
    Bistra Gospodinova
    Tanya Dangalakova
    Neviana Miteva
    Natasha Khristova
    4 × 100 m medley relay4:15.226did not advance4:12.366

    Table tennis

    See main article: Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Group E

    Rankwidth=250Athletewidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30KOR!width=30SWE!width=30JPN!width=30IND!width=30BUL!width=30POL!width=30CHI!width=30EGY
    170215514394X3–23–23–03–03–03–13–0
    2612075163842–3X3–23–13–03–13–03–0
    3521964993972–32–3X3–03–03–03–03–0
    44313124704570–31–30–3X3–13–13–03–1
    53410154254730–30–30–31–3X3–03–23–1
    6258174054740–31–30–31–30–3X3–13–1
    7167184134901–30–30–30–32–31–3X3–0
    8073213244970–30–30–31–31–31–30–3X

    Women

    Group G

    Rankwidth=300Athletewidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30NED!width=30BUL!width=30TCH!width=30YUG!width=30ARG!width=30EGY
    150151335197X3–13–03–03–03–0
    2411353572681–3X3–03–23–03–0
    332962682250–30–3X3–03–03–0
    423892822960–32–30–3X3–03–0
    5143132143190–30–30–30–3X3–1
    6051151823330–30–30–30–31–3X

    Round of 16

    Chen Jing (CHN) - Daniela Guergueltcheva (BUL) 3:0 21–15, 21–7, 22–20

    Tennis

    See main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Women
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Katerina MaleevaSingles
    W 7–5, 6–1

    L 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
    did not advance
    Manuela Maleeva
    W 6–1, 6–2

    W 6–1, 6–0

    W 6–3, 6–4

    L 1–6, 1–6
    did not advance
    Manuela Maleeva
    Katerina Maleeva
    Doubles
    W 2–6, 6–3, 0–6
    did not advance

    Volleyball

    See main article: Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Preliminary round

    See main article: Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

    Pool A

    5th place match

    Team Roster

    Head coach: Todor Piperkov

    Weightlifting

    See main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
    ResultRankResultRank
    Sevdalin Marinov−52 kg12011501270 OR
    Mitko Grablev−56 kg130 1167.5 1297.5 DQ
    Stefan Topurov−60 kg137.521752312.5
    Angel Guenchev−67,5 kg160 1202.5 1362.5 DQ
    Borislav Gidikovalign=left rowspan=2−75 kg167.5 OR1207.5 OR1375
    Aleksandar Varbanov157.532002357.5

    Wrestling

    See main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    Men's freestyle
    AthleteEventElimination PoolFinal round
    Round 1
    Result
    Round 2
    Result
    Round 3
    Result
    Round 4
    Result
    Round 5
    Result
    Round 6
    Result
    Round 7
    Result
    RankFinal round
    Result
    Rank
    Ivan Tzonov−48 kg
    L 1–3

    W 4–0
    Mohammad Razigul (AFG)
    W 3–1

    W 3–1

    W 3–0
    1
    L 0–3
    Valentin Yordanov−52 kg
    W 4–0

    W 4–0

    W 3–0

    L 1–3

    L 0–3
    4
    L 0–4
    8
    Valentin Ivanov−57 kg
    W 4–0

    W 4–0

    W 4–0

    L 1–3

    L 1–3
    3
    W 3–1
    5
    Simeon Shterev−62 kg
    W 3–1

    L 1–3

    W 4–0

    W 3–0

    W 3–0
    2
    W 3–1
    Angel Yassenov−68 kg
    L 1–3

    W 3–1

    W 3–1

    W 4–0

    L 1–3
    4
    L 1–3
    8
    Rahmat Sofiadi−74 kg
    W 4–0

    W 4–0

    W 3–1

    W 3–0

    L 1–3

    W 4–0
    2
    W 3–1
    Alexander Nanev−82 kg
    L 0–3

    L 1–3
    11did not advance
    Rumen Alabakov−90 kg
    W 3–1

    W 3–1

    W 3–1

    W 3–0

    W 4–0

    L 1–3

    L 0–4
    3
    L 1–3
    6
    Georgi Karaduchev−100 kg
    W 3–0

    W 3–1

    L 1–3

    W 4–0

    W 3–1

    L 1–3
    3
    W 4–0
    5
    Atanas Atanassov−130 kg
    L 0–3

    W 4–0

    L 1–3
    3
    W 3–1
    5
    Men's Greco-Roman
    AthleteEventElimination PoolFinal round
    Round 1
    Result
    Round 2
    Result
    Round 3
    Result
    Round 4
    Result
    Round 5
    Result
    Round 6
    Result
    Round 7
    Result
    RankFinal round
    Result
    Rank
    Bratan Tsenov−48 kg
    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    L 1–3
    2
    W 3–0
    Hristo Fliev−52 kg
    W 3–0

    W 4–0

    W 4–0

    L 0–3

    L 1–3
    4
    W 3–1
    7
    Stoyan Balov−57 kg
    W 4–0

    W 4–0

    W 3–1

    W 3–1

    W 3–0
    1
    L 0–4
    Zhivko Vangelov−62 kg
    W 3–0

    W 3–1

    W 4–0

    W 4–0
    1
    L 1–3
    Georgi Karamanliev−68 kg
    W 4–0

    L 0–3

    L 0–3
    8did not advance
    Borislav Velichkov−74 kg
    W 4–0

    W 3–0

    L 1–3

    W 3–0

    L 1–3
    3
    L 1–3
    6
    Angel Stoykov−82 kg
    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    DQ 0–0

    L 1–3
    6did not advance
    Atanas Komchev−90 kg
    W 3–0

    W 4–0

    W 3–1

    W 3–0

    W 3–1
    1
    W 3–0
    Ilia Georgiev−100 kg
    W 4–0

    L 1–3

    W 3–0

    W 4–0

    L 1–3
    2
    L 0–3
    4
    Rangel Gerovski−130 kg
    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    W 3–0
    1
    L 1–3

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Bulgaria at the 1988 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044105/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BUL/summer/1988/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2011-07-16 . sports-reference.com.
    2. https://www.olympedia.org/countries/BUL/editions/22 Bulgaria at the 1988 Summer Olympics