| Npc: | BUL |
| Npcname: | Bulgarian Paralympic Association |
| Games: | Summer Paralympics |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Competitors: | 7 |
| Sports: | 3 |
| Rank: | 60 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1988 |
Bulgaria competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
See main article: Disability sport classification. Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1] [2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]
The country sent a team of 7 athletes, 4 men and 3 women, along with 2 officials to the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[4] They competed in athletics, shooting and table tennis.[5]
See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Radoslav Zlatanov | 100 m T13 | 11.15 | 3 Q | 11.38 | 7 |
| Hristiyan Stoyanov | 1500 m T45-46 | 4:08.99 | 7 | ||
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left rowspan=2 | Ruzhdi Ruzhdi | Shot Put F54-55 | 12.33 | |
| Discus F54-56 | 38.04 | 6 |
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left rowspan=2 | Ivanka Koleva | Shot Put F56-57 | 8.42 | 6 |
| Discus F56-57 | 20.52 | 10 | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Daniela Todorova | Discus F54-56 | did not start | |
| Javelin F55-56 | 19.54 | 5 | ||
See main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
The country sent shooters to 2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, where Rio direct qualification was available. They earned a qualifying spot at this event based on the performance of Milena Todorova in the R4 – 10m Air Rifle Standing Mixed SH2 event.[6] [7]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Milena Todorova | Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2 | 627.2 | 13 | did not advance | |
| Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH2 | 628.6 | 22 | did not advance | |||
See main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.