| Bulgaria at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BUL |
| NOC | Bulgarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki, Finland 19 July–3 August 1952 | |
| Competitors | 63 in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Boris Nikolov |
| Medals Ranked 40th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Bulgaria competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after having missed the 1948 Summer Olympics. 63 competitors, 54 men and 9 women, took part in 34 events in 8 sports. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Boris Nikolov | Boxing | Men's Middleweight | 1 August |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 192 | 143 | +49 | 6 |
 Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 163 | 182 | −19 | 5 |
 Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 172 | 171 | +1 | 4 |
 Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 178 | −31 | 3 |
The top two teams in each quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. The other two teams in each quarterfinals played in the fifth through eighth place classification.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 194 | 187 | +7 | 5 |
 Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 174 | +52 | 5 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 177 | 220 | −43 | 4 |
 France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178 | 194 | −16 | 4 |
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
Bulgaria Head coach: Krum Milev
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | Cards yellow/red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Boris Apostolov | 20 January 1925 | 27 | ? | Spartak Sofia | ||||||
| FW | Petar Argirov | 19 February 1923 | 29 | ? | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||||||
| MF | Stefan Bozhkov | 20 September 1923 | 28 | ? | CSKA Sofia | ||||||
| MF | Georgi Eftimov | 24 March 1931 | 21 | ? | |||||||
| FW | Ivan Kolev | 1 November 1930 | 21 | ? | CSKA Sofia | ||||||
| DF | Manol Manolov | 22 October 1926 | 25 | ? | CSKA Sofia | ||||||
| FW | Dimitar Milanov | 18 October 1928 | 23 | ? | CSKA Sofia | ||||||
| FW | Panayot Panayotov | 30 December 1930 | 21 | ? | CSKA Sofia | ||||||
| GK | Apostol Sokolov | 23 October 1917 | 34 | ? | Spartak Sofia | ||||||
| FW | Dimitar Stoyanov | 18 October 1927 | 24 | ? | |||||||
| MF | Gavril Stoyanov | 9 July 1929 | 23 | ? | CSKA Sofia | ||||||
| FW | Krum Yanev | 9 January 1929 | 23 | ? | CSKA Sofia | ||||||
Six shooters represented Bulgaria in 1952.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Ivan Ivanov | Trap | 182 | 16 |
| Georgi Keranov | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 561 | 17 |
| Nikolay Khristozov | 50 m pistol | 500 | 41 |
| Stoyan Popov | 50 m pistol | 517 | 26 |
| Khristo Shopov | Trap | 168 | 30 |
| Todor Stanchev | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 552 | 25 |
Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics was the third appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. 23 nations entered the competition.
Hungary competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 189 competitors, 162 men and 27 women, took part in 107 events in 15 sports.
Luxembourg competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 44 competitors, all men, took part in 32 events in 9 sports.
Romania competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after having missed the 1948 Summer Olympics. 114 competitors, 103 men and 11 women, took part in 67 events in 15 sports.
Belgium competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 135 competitors, 130 men and 5 women, took part in 75 events in 16 sports.
Uruguay competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 32 competitors, 31 men and 1 woman, took part in 17 events in 9 sports.
Chile at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland was the nation's ninth appearance out of twelfth editions of the Summer Olympic Games. The nation was represented by a team of 59 athletes, 55 males and 4 females, that competed in 33 events in 9 sports. This edition marked Chile's second and third Olympic medals, both in the silver category.
Switzerland competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 157 competitors, 148 men and 9 women, took part in 96 events in 17 sports.
Sweden competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 206 competitors, 183 men and 23 women, took part in 124 events in 17 sports.
Austria competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 112 competitors, 91 men and 21 women, took part in 70 events in 16 sports.
Finland was the host nation for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. 258 competitors, 228 men and 30 women, took part in 139 events in 18 sports. The nation won 22 medals.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 99 competitors, 86 men and 13 women, took part in 70 events in 11 sports.
Germany competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 205 competitors, 173 men and 32 women, took part in 123 events in 18 sports.
The Union of South Africa competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 64 competitors, 60 men and 4 women, took part in 59 events in 13 sports.
Japan competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Japan returned to the Olympic Games after not being invited to the 1948 Summer Olympics because of the nations's role in World War II. 69 competitors, 58 men and 11 women, took part in 60 events in 13 sports.
Brazil competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 97 competitors, 92 men and 5 women, took part in 51 events in 14 sports. Brazil won three medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Brazil won its first gold medal since its debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
The State of Vietnam competed as Vietnam in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. It was the first time the nation had participated at the Summer Olympic Games. Eight competitors, all men, took part in seven events in five sports.
The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 21 July. Seventy-two athletes from 33 nations competed; each nation was limited to 3 runners. The final was won by American Lindy Remigino, the fourth consecutive victory by a different American. Herb McKenley won Jamaica's first medal in the men's 100 metres with his silver, while McDonald Bailey's bronze put Great Britain on the podium for the first time since 1928. The final was "probably the closest mass finish in Olympic 100 metre history" with the first four runners all clocking in at 10.4 seconds hand-timed, all six finalists within 0.12 seconds electric-timed, and a photo finish necessary to separate the winners.
The men's 200 metres sprint event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place between July 22 and July 23. There were 71 competitors from 35 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by American Andy Stanfield. Americans also took silver and bronze as the United States swept the medals in the event for the third time.
Bulgaria competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. It was the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having missed the Olympics on three occasions, including the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the Soviet boycott. Despite this being London's third Olympic Games, this was the first time a Bulgarian team appeared at a London Olympics. The Bulgarian Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games, tying the record with Helsinki in 1952, and with Tokyo in 1964. A total of 63 athletes, 36 men and 27 women, competed in 16 sports. Men's volleyball was the only team event in which Bulgaria was represented in these Olympic games. There was only a single competitor in badminton, sprint canoeing, fencing, and judo.
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