Bulgaria at the 1936 Winter Olympics

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Bulgaria at the
1936 Winter Olympics
Flag of Bulgaria.svg
IOC code BUL
NOC Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Website www.bgolympic.org  (in Bulgarian and English)
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Competitors7 in 2 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Bulgaria competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

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Alpine skiing

Men
AthleteEventDownhillSlalomTotal
TimeRankTime 1Time 2RankTotal pointsRank
Boyan Dimitrov CombinedDSQDNF
Asen Tsankov 10:53.2532:13.5DSQDNF
Borislav Yordanov 6:06.4302:06.1DSQDNF

Cross-country skiing

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
18 km Racho Zhekov 1'43:1170
Dimitar Kostov 1'42:2268
Ivan Angelakov 1'41:4466
Hristo Kochov 1'32:3053
Men's 4 x 10 km relay
AthletesRace
TimeRank
Hristo Kochov
Ivan Angelakov
Dimitar Kostov
Racho Zhekov
3'29:3915

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