Bulgaria at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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Bulgaria at the
1964 Summer Olympics
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg
IOC code BUL
NOC Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Website www.bgolympic.org  (in Bulgarian and English)
in Tokyo
Competitors63 in 9 sports
Flag bearer Enyu Valchev
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
3
Silver
5
Bronze
2
Total
10
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Bulgaria competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 63 competitors, 56 men and 7 women, took part in 56 events in 9 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Sprint

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Bogdan Ivanov C-1 1000 m 4:48.393 QBYE4:44.766
Georgi Todorov K-1 1000 m DNSDid not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Nikolina Ruseva K-1 500 m 2:13.264 Q2:15.494Did not advance

Cycling

One cyclist represented Bulgaria in 1964. Stefan Kirev from Kazanlak.

Track

1000m time trial
AthleteEventTimeRank
Stefan Kirev Men's 1000m time trial 1:13.0615

Gymnastics

Shooting

Four shooters represented Bulgaria in 1964. Velichko Velichkov won the silver medal in the 50 m rifle, three positions event.

Men
AthleteEventFinal
ScoreRank
Dencho Denev 50 m pistol 54315
25 m rapid fire pistol 58218
Martsel Koen 50 m rifle three positions 113023
50 m rifle prone 58925
Todor Kozlovski 50 m pistol 54023
Velichko Velichkov 50 m rifle three positions 1152 Silver medal.svg
50 m rifle prone 59210

Volleyball

Men

Round robin

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 981172555.0004152791.487
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 9811726102.6004863991.218
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9721622121.8334753721.277
4Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 9631519151.2674323941.096
5Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 9541420161.2504644291.082
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9451318181.0004494660.964
7Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil 9361213230.5654104740.865
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 9271111240.4583784820.784
9Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9271110230.4353604500.800
10Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 90999270.3333765000.752
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
13 Oct Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg3–0Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil 16–1415–1015–6  46–30
14 Oct Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 15–1313–1515–117–1515–1165–65
15 Oct Romania  Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg3–2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 15–611–155–1515–1315–861–57
17 Oct Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 15–1012–1515–615–10 57–41
18 Oct Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg3–2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 15–118–1515–814–1615–867–58
19 Oct Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg3–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15–915–1315–7  45–29
21 Oct Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg3–1Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 15–412–1515–1115–9 57–39
22 Oct Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 15–216–1415–13  46–29
23 Oct Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg3–1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 15–915–1212–1515–8 57–44

Team roster

Weightlifting

Men
AthleteEventMilitary pressSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Bogomil Cvetanov 67,5 kg 1257107.51312519357.515
Weliko Konarov 75 kg 13071305155134158
Stancho Penchev 82.5 kg 13510130121601442511
Petar Tachev 90 kg 145813011170104458
Ivan Veselinov +90 kg 16571351119044907

Wrestling

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References

  1. "Bulgaria at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2014.