Bulgaria at the 2004 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:BUL
Nocname:Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2004
Website: 
Location:Athens
Competitors:95
Sports:19
Flagbearer:Mariya Grozdeva
Rank:33
Gold:2
Silver:1
Bronze:9
Appearances:auto

Bulgaria competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for three occasions, including the 1948 Summer Olympics in London due to the nation's role in World War II and 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the Soviet boycott. The Bulgarian Olympic Committee sent 95 athletes, 49 men and 46 women, to compete in 19 sports. Shooting champion and four-time Olympian Mariya Grozdeva became the nation's first ever female flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1]

Archery

See main article: article and Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Bulgarian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[2] [3]

Key
Men
  • Field events
    • AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Nikolay AtanasovLong jump7.9017Did not advance
    Spas BukhalovPole vault5.5027Did not advance
    Petar DachevLong jump8.0513Did not advance
    Iliyan EfremovPole vault—Did not advance
    Momchil KarailievTriple jump16.4522Did not advance
    Galin KostadinovShot put17.7537Did not advance
    Ivaylo RusenovTriple jump16.3924Did not advance
    Women
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Mariyana Dimitrova400 m51.292 Q51.204Did not advance
    Monika Gachevska200 m23.716Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Ivet Lalova100 m11.161 Q11.092 Q11.043 Q11.004
    200 m22.881 Q22.812 Q22.563 Q22.575
    Nevena Mineva20 km walk
    Daniela Yordanova1500 m4:05.873 Q4:04.945 Q3:59.105
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Mariya DimitrovaTriple jump14.1619Did not advance
    Hristina GeorgievaJavelin throw55.1332Did not advance
    Tsvetanka KhristovaDiscus throw43.2541Did not advance
    Aneliya KumanovaShot put15.9130Did not advance
    Tanya StefanovaPole vault4.15=24Did not advance
    Venelina VenevaHigh jump1.9215Did not advance
    Antoniya YordanovaLong jump6.4521Did not advance

    Badminton

    See main article: article and Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Bulgaria has qualified two spots in the women's singles and doubles.

    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Petya NedelchevaWomen's singles
    W 8–11, 11–7, 13–11
    W 7–11, 11–5, 11–8
    L 4–11, 1–11    		Did not advance
    Neli Boteva
    Petya Nedelcheva    		Women's doubles
    L 15–17, 14–17    		Did not advance

    Boxing

    See main article: article and Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Bulgaria sent five boxers to Athens, winning a bronze medal to join a five-way tie for 16th place in the boxing medals scoreboard. Their combined record was 5-5.

    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Salim SalimovLight flyweight
    L 14–26    		Did not advance
    Detelin DalaklievBantamweight
    W
    L 16–35    		Did not advance
    Dimitar ShtilianovLightweight
    W 20–11
    L 21–37    		Did not advance
    Boris GeorgievLight welterweight
    W
    W 30–10
    W 20–18
    L 9–13    		Did not advance
    Sergey RozhnovSuper heavyweight
    L     		Did not advance

    Canoeing

    See main article: article and Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Sprint

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Stanimir AtanasovC-1 500 m1:52.9175 q1:50.6312 Q1:49.7598
    C-1 1000 m3:55.5902 q4:05.6646Did not advance
    Petar MerkovK-1 500 m1:38.7253 q1:42.2076Did not advance
    Ivan Hristov
    Yordan Yordanov    		K-2 500 m1:33.2224 q1:33.1825Did not advance
    Ivan Hristov
    Milko Kazanov
    Petar Merkov
    Yordan Yordanov    		K-4 1000 m2:54.2522 Q2:59.6224
    Women
    Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

    Cycling

    See main article: article and Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Track

    Sprint
    Time trial

    Equestrian

    See main article: article and Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Show jumping

    Gymnastics

    See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Artistic

    Bulgaria has qualified three gymnasts (two males and one female).

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    align=left rowspan=2Filip YanevAll-around9.0128.3008.1379.6258.3759.13752.58646Did not advance
    Vault9.625 9.62513 Q9.5819.5815
    align=left rowspan=2Yordan YovchevFloor9.7009.7009 Q9.7759.775
    Rings9.8129.8122 Q9.8509.850
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    align=left rowspan=2Evgeniya KuznetsovaUneven bars8.1508.15081Did not advance
    Balance beam8.8878.88746Did not advance

    Rhythmic

    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    HoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRank
    Elizabeth Paisievaalign=left rowspan=2Individual24.97521.97523.85023.97594.77512Did not advance
    Simona Peycheva25.47524.80024.70023.72598.7007 Q25.37525.67525.60024.400101.0506

    Judo

    See main article: article and Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Bulgaria has qualified two judoka.

    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Georgi GeorgievMen's −66 kg
    W 1010–0012
    W 1020–0001
    W 0100–0001
    L 0000–1000
    W 0001–0000
    Tsvetana BozhilovaWomen's +78 kg
    L 0000–1010    		Did not advance

    Rowing

    See main article: article and Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Rumyana NeykovaSingle sculls7:35.661 SA/B/C7:32.062 FA7:23.10
    Anna Chuk
    Milka Tancheva    		Pair7:52.453 R7:17.163 FB7:11.898
    Anet-Jacqueline Buschmann
    Miglena Markova    		Double sculls7:35.462 R6:52.781 FA7:13.974
    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; R=Repechage

    Sailing

    See main article: article and Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    Women
    M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

    Shooting

    See main article: article and Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Tanyu Kiryakov10 m air pistol583=4 Q683.44
    50 m pistol5626 Q654.37
    Emil Milev25 m rapid fire pistol5829Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Mariya Grozdeva10 m air pistol386=2 Q482.3*
    25 m pistol5853 Q688.2

    Swimming

    See main article: article and Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Bulgarian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=3Mihail Alexandrov200 m freestyle1:52.1231Did not advance
    200 m breaststroke2:17.1928Did not advance
    200 m individual medley2:02.3918Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Raichin Antonov50 m freestyle23.6752Did not advance
    100 m freestyle52.3352Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Georgi Palazov100 m butterfly54.91 NR40Did not advance
    200 m butterfly2:02.1526Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Petar Stoychev400 m freestyle3:59.8632Did not advance
    1500 m freestyle15:28.3217Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatFinal
    TimeRankTimeRank
    Ana Dangalakova400 m individual medley5:01.0023Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Ivanka Moralieva400 m freestyle4:25.9236Did not advance
    800 m freestyle9:03.1326Did not advance

    Synchronized swimming

    See main article: article and Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Tennis

    See main article: article and Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Volleyball

    See main article: article and Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Beach

    See also: Beach volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Weightlifting

    See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Bulgaria has qualified the following quota places.

    Men
    AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
    ResultRankResultRank
    Sevdalin Minchev−62 kg137.54170137.5
    Ivan Stoitsov−77 kg155=11200=23557
    Milen Dobrevalign=left rowspan=2−94 kg187.5 1220=1407.5
    Nikolay Kolev177.56217.5177.5
    Velichko Cholakov+105 kg207.52240=4447.5
    Women
    AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
    ResultRankResultRank
    Izabela Dragneva−48 kg82.5=4105=6187.55
    Zlatina Atanasova−58 kg90=111151220512
    Slaveyka Ruzhinskaalign=left rowspan=2−69 kg1154135=42504
    Milena Trendafilova105=6132.56237.56

    Wrestling

    See main article: article and Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Key
    Men's freestyle
    AthleteEventElimination PoolQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		RankOpposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Radoslav Velikov−55 kg
    W 4–1
    L 1–3     		2Did not advance9
    Ivan Djorev−60 kg
    L 0–3
    L 0–3     		3Did not advance18
    Serafim Barzakov−66 kg
    W 4–0
    L 1–3     		2Did not advance8
    Nikolay Paslar−74 kg
    L 1–3
    W 3–1     		2Did not advance11
    Miroslav Gochev−84 kg
    W 3–1
    L 1–3     		2Did not advance12
    Krasimir Kochev−96 kg
    L 1–3
    L 0–3     		3Did not advance17
    Bozhidar Boyadzhiev−120 kg
    L 0–3
    W 3–1
    W 5–0     		2Did not advance8
    Men's Greco-Roman
    AthleteEventElimination PoolQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		RankOpposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Armen Nazaryan−60 kg
    W 3–1
    W 3–1     		1 Q
    W 3–1
    L 1–3
    W 3–1
    Nikolay Gergov−66 kg
    W 3–1
    L 0–3     		2Did not advance14
    Vladislav Metodiev−84 kg
    W 3–0
    L 1–3
    L 0–5     		3Did not advance12
    Kaloyan Dinchev−96 kg
    W 4–0
    L 1–3     		2Did not advance8
    Sergei Mureiko−120 kg
    W 3–0
    L 1–3
    W 3–1     		2Did not advance8
    Women's freestyle

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: Mariya Grozdeva To Bear The Flag. Standart. 12 August 2004. 31 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140331161019/http://paper.standartnews.com/archive/2004/08/12/english/sport/s4168_2.htm. 31 March 2014. dead.
    2. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. June 4, 2011.
    3. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards. IAAF. 4 June 2011.

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