Bulgaria at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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Bulgaria at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Flag of Bulgaria.svg
IOC code BUL
NOC Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Website www.bgolympic.org  (in Bulgarian and English)
in Paris
Competitors24 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Kiril Petrunov [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Bulgaria competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, with 24 athletes competing in 4 sports. [2] It was the first official appearance of the nation at the modern Olympic Games, although some sources claim that Charles Champaud represented Bulgaria in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics.

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Athletics

Four athletes represented Bulgaria in 1924. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport.

Ranks given are within the heat.

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Lyuben Karastoyanov 1500 m N/AUnknown5Did not advance
Kiril Petrunov 400 m Unknown4Did not advance
Long jump N/A6.009Did not advance
Triple jump N/A12.0159Did not advance
Anton Tsvetanov 10000 m N/ADid not finish
Vasil Venkov 10000 m N/ADid not finish

Cycling

Seven cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Games.

Road cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

CyclistEventFinal
ResultRank
Georgi Abadzhiev Time trial 8:08:35.053
Atanas Atanasov Time trial Did not finish
Mikhail Georgiev Time trial Did not finish
Mikhail Klaynerov Time trial 8:23:18.057
Georgi Abadzhiev
Atanas Atanasov
Mikhail Georgiev
Mikhail Klaynerov
Team time trial Did not finish

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

CyclistEventFirst roundFirst repechageQuarterfinalsSecond repechageSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Boris Dimchev Sprint Unknown3 rDid not startDid not advance
Prodan Georgiev 50 km N/AUnknown8–36
Borislav Stoyanov 50 km N/AUnknown8–36

Equestrian

Two equestrians represented Bulgaria in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Games.

EquestrianEventFinal
ScoreTimeRank
Krum Lekarski Eventing Did not finish
Vladimir Stoychev Dressage 220.2N/A17
Eventing 533.5N/A31

Football

Bulgaria competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time in 1924.

Round 1
Bye
Round 2
Irish Free State  Flag of Ireland.svg1–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Duncan Soccerball shade.svg75' Report
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: A. Henriot (FRA)
Final rank
9th place

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References

  1. "Kiril Petrunov". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. "Bulgaria at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-01-22.