Bulgaria at the 2016 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:BUL
Nocname:Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2016
Website: 
Location:Rio de Janeiro
Competitors:51
Sports:14
Flagbearer:Ivet Lalova (opening)[1]
Mihaela Maevska (closing)
Rank:65
Gold:0
Silver:1
Bronze:2
Appearances:auto

Bulgaria competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Bulgaria made their official debut at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Bulgarian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympics since 1924, except for three occasions: the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, and the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of Bulgaria's actions in World War II, the worldwide Great Depression and the Soviet boycott, respectively.

The Bulgarian Olympic Committee fielded 51 athletes, 29 men and 22 women, across 14 sports at the Games.[2] [3] It was the nation's smallest delegation sent to the Olympics since 1956, due to the absence of the men's volleyball squad and the ban of 11 weightlifters over a widespread doping offense.[4] [5] Track and field and wrestling accounted for the largest number of athletes on the Bulgarian squad with 11 entries, nearly half of the nation's full roster size. There was only a single competitor each in road cycling, fencing, and modern pentathlon (the country's return to the sport at the Olympic Games after 16 years).

Sixteen Bulgarian athletes competed at London 2012, including four members of the rhythmic gymnastics squad (led by Mihaela Maevska-Velichkova, Albanian-born Elis Guri in Greco-Roman wrestling, pistol shooter and 2015 European Games silver medalist Antoaneta Boneva, and the country's fastest sprinter and two-time European champion Ivet Lalova-Collio in both the women's 100 and 200 metres). Heading to her fourth straight Olympics as the most experienced competitor, Lalova-Collio was selected by the committee to carry the Bulgarian flag at the opening ceremony, the second time by a female in the nation's Summer Olympic history.[1]

Bulgaria returned home from Rio de Janeiro with only three medals (one silver and two bronze), marking a slight improvement from the nation's overall tally at the previous Games (not taking into account subsequent changes to the medal tallies for the 2012 Games due to doping violations).[6] All of Bulgaria's medalists were women for the first time in history; a silver to high jumper Mirela Demireva, and a bronze each to the rhythmic gymnastics group in the group all-around and freestyle wrestler Elitsa Yankova in the women's 48 kg.[7] [8]

Competitors

| width=78% align=left valign=top |The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics5 6 11
Badminton0 3 3
Boxing2 1 3
Canoeing2 0 2
Cycling1 0 1
Fencing1 0 1
Gymnastics0 6 6
Judo2 0 2
Modern pentathlon1 0 1
Rowing2 0 2
Shooting2 1 3
Swimming2 1 3
Tennis1 1 2
Wrestling8 3 11
Total 29 22 51

| width=22% align=left valign=top |

Medals by date
DayDatebgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
Day 16 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 27 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 38 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 49 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 510 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 611 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 712 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 813 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 914 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 1015 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 1116 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 1217 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 11
Day 1318 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 1419 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 1520 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 1bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
bgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 11
Total0123

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Bulgarian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[9] [10]

Track & road events
AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Mitko TsenovMen's 3000 m steeplechase8:54.7914Did not advance
Silvia DanekovaWomen's 3000 m steeplechaseDid not advance
align=left rowspan=2Ivet LalovaWomen's 100 m11.353 QDid not advance
Women's 200 m22.611 Q22.422 Q22.698
Militsa MirchevaWomen's marathon2:51:06108
Field events
  • Men
    • AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Rumen DimitrovTriple jump16.3626Did not advance
    Georgi IvanovShot put19.4925Did not advance
    Tihomir IvanovHigh jump2.291 Q2.2910
    Georgi TsonovTriple jump15.2039Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Mirela DemirevaHigh jump1.949 Q1.97
    Radoslava MavrodievaShot put17.2021Did not advance
    Gabriela PetrovaTriple jump13.9222Did not advance

    Badminton

    See main article: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Bulgaria qualified three badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament. Linda Zechiri was selected among the top 34 individual shuttlers in the women's singles, while sisters Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva secured the women's doubles spot by virtue of their top 16 finish in the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.[11]

    AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		RankOpposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Linda ZechiriWomen's singles
    W (12–21, 21–17, 21–16)
    W (21–17, 21–15)    		1 Q
    L (15–21, 12–21)    		Did not advance
    Gabriela Stoeva
    Stefani Stoeva    		Women's doubles
    L (14–21, 11–21)
    L (22–24, 15–21)
    W (21–14, 21-19)    		3Did not advance

    Boxing

    See main article: Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Bulgaria entered three boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Stanimira Petrova had claimed her Olympic spot with a semifinal victory at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Samsun, Turkey, while Daniel Asenov and Simeon Chamov secured additional places on the Bulgarian roster at the 2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.[12] [13]

    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Daniel AsenovMen's flyweight
    W 2–1
    L 0–3    		Did not advance
    Simeon ChamovMen's welterweight
    W 3–0
    L 0–3    		Did not advance
    Stanimira PetrovaWomen's flyweight
    L 1–2    		Did not advance

    Canoeing

    See main article: Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

    Sprint

    Bulgaria qualified a single boat in the men's K-1 1000 m for the Games through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[14] Meanwhile, one additional boat has been awarded to the Bulgarian squad in men's C-1 1000 m by virtue of a top two national finish at the 2016 European Qualification Regatta in Duisburg, Germany.[15]

    AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Miroslav KirchevMen's K-1 1000 m3:39.3636Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Angel KodinovMen's C-1 200 m42.6944 Q42.9257Did not advance
    Men's C-1 1000 m4:27.9045 Q4:30.5746 FB4:10.10214
    Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

    Cycling

    See main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

    Road

    Bulgaria qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his top 200 individual ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour.[16]

    Fencing

    See main article: Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Bulgaria entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Pancho Paskov had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's sabre by finishing among the top four individuals at the European Zonal Qualifier in Prague, Czech Republic.

    Gymnastics

    See main article: Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

    Rhythmic

    Bulgaria qualified a squad of rhythmic gymnasts for the individual and group all-around by finishing in the top 15 (for individual) and top 10 (for group) at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[17]

    Judo

    See main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Bulgaria qualified two judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Ivaylo Ivanov was ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016, while Yanislav Gerchev at men's extra-lightweight (60 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the European region as Bulgaria's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position.[18] [19]

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Yanislav GerchevMen's −60 kg
    W 110–000
    L 000–100    		Did not advance
    Ivaylo IvanovMen's −81 kg
    W 110–000
    W 010–000
    L 000–100    		Did not advance
    L 000–100    		Did not advance7

    Modern pentathlon

    See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Bulgaria received an invitation from UIPM to send Dimitar Krastanov in the men's modern pentathlon to the Olympics, as one of the next highest-ranked eligible individuals, not yet qualified, at the 2015 European Championships, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since 2000.[20]

    Rowing

    See main article: Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Bulgaria qualified one boat in the men's double sculls for the Olympics at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France.

    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

    Shooting

    See main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Bulgarian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 March 2016.[21]

    AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
    PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Samuil DonkovMen's 10 m air pistol57234Did not advance
    Men's 50 m pistol54132Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=3Anton RizovMen's 10 m air rifle617.342Did not advance
    Men's 50 m rifle prone621.227Did not advance
    Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions116135Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Antoaneta BonevaWomen's 10 m air pistol37141Did not advance
    Women's 25 m pistol5835 Q118Did not advance
    Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Bulgarian swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[22] [23]

    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Ventsislav AydarskiMen's 10 km open water1:53:16.115
    Aleksandar Nikolov50.0841Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Nina Rangelova55.7131Did not advance
    1:58.5722Did not advance

    Tennis

    See main article: Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Bulgaria entered two tennis players into the Olympic tournament. London 2012 Olympian Grigor Dimitrov (world no. 36) qualified directly for the men's singles as one of the top 56 eligible players based on the ATP World Rankings, while Tsvetana Pironkova (world no. 71) had claimed one of six ITF Olympic women's singles places, as Bulgaria's top-ranked tennis player outside of direct qualifying position in the WTA World Rankings as of 6 June 2016.[24] [25]

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Grigor DimitrovMen's singles
    L 1–6, 4–6    		Did not advance
    Tsvetana PironkovaWomen's singles
    L 6–1, 4–6, 2–6    		Did not advance

    Wrestling

    See main article: Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Bulgaria qualified a total of eleven wrestlers for each the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. Three Olympic berths were awarded to Bulgarian wrestlers, who finished among the top six at the 2015 World Championships, while five more had booked Olympic spots with their semifinal triumphs at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament.[26] [27]

    Three further wrestlers had claimed the remaining Olympic slots to round out the Bulgarian roster at the initial meet of the World Qualification Tournament in Ulaanbaatar.

    On 11 May 2016, United World Wrestling awarded an additional Olympic license to Bulgaria in men's freestyle 125 kg, as a response to the doping violations for both the Belarusian and Ukrainian wrestler at the European Qualification Tournament.[28]

    Men's freestyle
    AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Vladimir Dubov−57 kg
    W 4–0 ST
    W 5–0 VT
    L 1–3 PP
    L 1–3 PP    		5
    Borislav Novachkov−65 kg
    W 3–1 PP
    L 1–3 PP    		Did not advance8
    Georgi Ivanov−74 kg
    L 1–3 PP    		Did not advance12
    Mihail Ganev−86 kg
    W 5–0 VT
    L 1–3 PP    		Did not advance8
    Dimitar Kumchev−125 kg
    L 0–4 ST    		Did not advance18
    Men's Greco-Roman
    AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Daniel Aleksandrov−75 kg
    W 3–1 PP
    L 0–4 ST    		Did not advance11
    Nikolay Bayryakov−85 kg
    W 3–0 PO
    L 1–4 SP    		Did not advance
    W 3–1 PP
    L 1–3 PP    		5
    Elis Guri−98 kg
    W 4–0 ST
    W 3–1 PP
    L 0–4 ST    		Did not advance7
    Women's freestyle
    AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Elitsa Yankova−48 kg
    W 4–0 ST
    W 3–1 PP
    W 3–1 PP
    L 0–5 VT
    W 3–1 PP
    Mimi Hristova−58 kg
    L 1–3 PP    		Did not advance15
    Taybe Yusein−63 kg
    L 1–3 PP    		Did not advance13

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. News: Ивет Лалова ще е българският знаменосец в Рио. Ivet Lalova will be Bulgaria's flag bearer in Rio. bg. 21 July 2016. Dnevnik. Bulgaria.
    2. News: 51 спортисти български спортисти до този момент с квоти за Рио. 51 Bulgarian athletes are allowed to compete in Rio. bg. 7 July 2016. 28 December 2016. Sportal.bg.
    3. News: България праща 51 спортисти в Рио с 55 души делегация. Bulgaria sent 51 athletes to Rio, along with 55 others in the delegation. bg. 18 July 2016. 28 December 2016. Media Pool. Bulgaria.
    4. News: Bulgaria Olympic ban confirmed by Court of Arbitration for Sport. BBC Sport. 19 July 2016. 28 December 2016.
    5. News: Bulgaria’s weightlifters get Rio 2016 ban over widespread doping. The Guardian. 20 November 2015. 28 December 2016.
    6. News: Bulgaria 65th in Rio Olympics medal standings. Bulgarian National Radio. 22 August 2016. 28 December 2016.
    7. News: Bulgaria with Bronze Medal after Impressive Performance in Rio Rhythmic Gymnastics. Novinite. 21 August 2016. 28 December 2016.
    8. News: Mirela Demireva Brings Home Silver Medal for Bulgaria in Rio Olympics. Novinite. 21 August 2016. 28 December 2016.
    9. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 18 April 2015.
    10. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards. IAAF. 18 April 2015.
    11. News: Dev. Sukumar. Provisional List of Olympic Qualifiers Published. Badminton World Federation. 5 May 2016. 5 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160508130917/http://bwfbadminton.com/2016/05/05/provisional-list-of-olympic-qualifiers-published/#. 8 May 2016. dead.
    12. News: Azerbaijan’s Yana Alekseevna delivers an inspired performance as Europe’s top boxers book places at Rio 2016. AIBA. 16 April 2016. 16 April 2016.
    13. News: World Olympic Qualifier Quarter-Finals see Haiti, Iraq, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan among 23 nations to confirm quota places at Rio 2016. AIBA. 24 June 2016. 24 June 2016.
    14. News: Olympic Canoe Sprint Qualification spots confirmed. International Canoe Federation. 6 September 2015. 8 September 2015.
    15. News: Euro Olympic quotas secured. International Canoe Federation. 19 May 2016. 20 May 2016.
    16. News: UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas. Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. 20 January 2016.
    17. News: Rhythmic Gymnastics: 2016 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic Test Event and The World Games 2017 qualifiers confirmed. FIG. 12 September 2015. 17 September 2015.
    18. News: IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games. 23 June 2016. International Judo Federation. 24 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160804171231/http://www.intjudo.eu/News/cikk3913. 4 August 2016. dead.
    19. News: Джудото ни поиска служебна квота за Рио!. We are requesting for an additional quota in judo for Rio. bg. Topsport.bg. 26 May 2016. 2 June 2016.
    20. News: Българин с квота за модерния петобой. Bulgaria earns quota in modern pentathlon. bg. 23 June 2016. Monitor.bg. 16 June 2016.
    21. Web site: Quota Places by Nation and Number. 30 May 2016. www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 30 May 2016.
    22. Web site: Swimming World Rankings . . 14 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110106131744/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 . 6 January 2011.
    23. News: Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System . . . 23 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150221025939/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/rio2016/2014-07%20-%20Rio%202016%20-%20Qualification%20System%20-%20FINAL%20-%20Swimming%20-%20EN.pdf . 21 February 2015.
    24. News: ITF announces entries for Rio 2016 Olympics. International Tennis Federation. 30 June 2016. 1 July 2016.
    25. News: Пиронкова и Григор Димитров ще участват в олимпийските игри в Рио. Pironkova and Grigor Dimitrov will compete at the Rio Olympics. bg. Dnevnik. Bulgaria. 8 June 2016. 20 June 2016.
    26. News: Wrestling for Rio 2016. 19 September 2015. United World Wrestling. 1 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161201222421/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/rio-2016. dead.
    27. News: Реалната цел на България в Лас Вегас са 3 медала и 5 квоти за Рио 2016. Bulgaria aims to earn at least three medals in Las Vegas and five quotas for Rio 2016. bg. 8 September 2015. Sportal.bg. 6 September 2015.
    28. News: Adjustments to Olympic Qualifiers Announced. 11 May 2016. United World Wrestling. https://web.archive.org/web/20160805134918/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/adjustments-to-olympic-qualifiers-announced#. 5 August 2016. dead.

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