| Bulgaria at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | BUL |
| NOC | Bulgarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 112 (102 men and 10 women) in 13 sports |
| Flag bearer | Prodan Gardzhev |
| Medals Ranked 18th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Bulgaria competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 112 competitors, 102 men and 10 women, took part in 69 events in 13 sports. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Petar Kirov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman flyweight | 26 October |
| Gold | Boyan Radev | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight | 26 October |
 Silver | Enyu Todorov | Wrestling | Men's freestyle featherweight | 20 October |
| Silver | Enyu Valchev | Wrestling | Men's freestyle lightweight | 20 October |
| Silver | Osman Duraliev | Wrestling | Men's freestyle heavyweight | 20 October |
| Silver | Tsvetan Dimitrov, Yancho Dimitrov, Asparukh Donev, Milko Gaydarski, Ivailo Georgiyev, Atanas Gerov, Mikhail Gionin, Georgi Ivanov, Kiril Ivkov, Atanas Khristov, Georgi Khristakiev, Kiril Khristov, Todor Nikolov, Georgi Vasiliev, Yevgeny Yanchovsky, Stoyan Yordanov, Ivan Zafirov, and Petar Zhekov | Football (soccer) | Men's Team Competition | 26 October |
 Bronze | Prodan Gardzhev | Wrestling | Men's freestyle middleweight | 20 October |
| Bronze | Ivan Mihailov | Boxing | Men's featherweight | 24 October |
| Bronze | Georgi Stankov | Boxing | Men's light heavyweight | 24 October |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ivailo Sharankov | Marathon | — | 2:39:49 | 30 | |||||
| Nikola Simeonov | — | 2:48:30 | 42 | ||||||
| Mikhail Zhelev | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:01.96 | 2 Q | — | 8:58.41 | 6 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Georgi Stoykovski | Triple jump | 16.24 | 6 Q | 16.46 | 9 |
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 100H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spas Dzhurov | Result | 10.95 | 7.40 | 13.99 | 1.89 | 50.28 | 15.17 | 40.90 | 3.60 | 47.04 | 5:15.58 | 7173 | 15 |
| Points | 872 | 910 | 728 | 705 | 802 | 829 | 683 | 509 | 545 | 328 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Snezhana Yurukova | 80 m hurdles | 11.0 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Yordanka Blagoeva | High jump | 1.68 | 17 Q | Did not advance | |
| Ivanka Khristova | Shot Put | — | 17.25 | 6 | |
| Katya Lazova | High jump | 1.68 | 18 Q | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | 80H | SP | HJ | LJ | 200 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snezhana Yurukova | Result | 11.0 | 11.83 | 1.59 | 5.98 | 25.1 | 4728 | 14 |
| Points | 1044 | 843 | 934 | 984 | 923 |
| Qualified for the semifinals |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union | 7 | 0 | 642 | 408 | +234 | 14 |
 Brazil | 6 | 1 | 561 | 418 | +143 | 13 |
 Mexico | 5 | 2 | 493 | 443 | +50 | 12 |
 Poland | 4 | 3 | 473 | 504 | −31 | 11 |
 Bulgaria | 3 | 4 | 456 | 478 | −22 | 10 |
 Cuba | 2 | 5 | 514 | 532 | −18 | 9 |
 South Korea | 1 | 6 | 453 | 530 | −77 | 8 |
 Morocco | 0 | 7 | 355 | 634 | −279 | 7 |
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| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Boris Lyubenov | C-1 1000 m | 4:36.2 | 5 Q | — | 4:35.82 | 2 Q | 4:43.43 | 5 | |
| Ivan Valov Aleksandar Damyanov | C-2 1000 m | 4:26.1 | 4 Q | BYE | 4:22.17 | 3 Q | 4:22.89 | 8 | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 |
 Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
 Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 |
 Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 7 – 0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
Gyonin  25'Zhekov 55'Mihaylov 56'61'Zafirov 73'Nikodimov 85'Ivkov 88' | Report |
| Bulgaria | 2 – 2 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Georgiev 44' Zhekov 77' | Report | Jarabinský 25' Petráš 42' |
| Bulgaria | 2 – 1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Nikodimov 50' Zhekov 84' | Report | López Oliva 88' |
| Bulgaria | 1 – 1 |  Israel |
|---|---|---|
| Hristakiev 5' | Report | Feigenbaum 89' |
Bulgaria progressed after a drawing of lots.
| Mexico | 2–3 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Morales 39' Pulido Rodríguez 48' | Report | Zhekov 8' Mihaylov 9'Veselinov 58' |
Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1968.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Atanas Zelev Yordan Valtchev | Double sculls | 6:54.16 | 1 Q | BYE | 7:12.08 | 2 Q | 6:58.48 | 4 | |
| Georgi Atanasov Georgi Nikolov Veselin Staievski | Coxed pair | 8:11.13 | 1 Q | BYE | 8:06.41 | 5 FB | 7:58.10 | 8 | |
Six shooters, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1968.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Dencho Denev | 50 m pistol | 545 | 24 |
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | 579 | 28 | |
| Martsel Koen | 50 m rifle three positions | 1142 | 21 |
| 50 m rifle prone | 592 | 24 | |
| Anton Manolov | Skeet | 180 | 40 |
| Atanas Tasev | 185 | 34 | |
| Velichko Velichkov | 50 m rifle prone | 584 | 64 |
| Emiliyan Vergov | 50 m rifle three positions | 1119 | 45 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Angel Chakarov | 200 m individual medley | 2:24.0 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m individual medley | 5:10.9 | 16 | Did not advance | ||||
| Yulyan Rusev | 200 m individual medley | 2:22.7 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m individual medley | 5:07.0 | 11 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mariya Nikolova | 100 metre freestyle | 1:05.1 | 33 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:40.8 | 18 | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 m individual medley | 5:45.2 | 15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 3.250 | 464 | 326 | 1.423 |
| 2 |  Japan | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 4.000 | 430 | 258 | 1.667 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 1.467 | 454 | 417 | 1.089 |
| 4 |  East Germany | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 1.833 | 449 | 374 | 1.201 |
| 5 | Poland | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 1.636 | 371 | 281 | 1.320 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 0.941 | 379 | 385 | 0.984 |
| 7 |  United States | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 0.833 | 383 | 414 | 0.925 |
| 8 |  Belgium | 9 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 0.250 | 239 | 417 | 0.573 |
| 9 |  Brazil | 9 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 0.320 | 357 | 469 | 0.761 |
| 10 |  Mexico | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 0.222 | 289 | 474 | 0.610 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–9 | 15–4 | 15–6 | 45–19 | ||
| 16 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–10 | 15–1 | 15–5 | 45–16 | ||
| 17 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–10 | 15–9 | 15–10 | 45–29 | ||
| 19 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–2 | United States | 10–15 | 17–15 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 16–14 | 65–66 |
| 20 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–0 |  Brazil | 15–8 | 18–16 | 15–3 | 48–27 | ||
| 21 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 15–7 | 10–15 | 15–9 | 4–15 | 15–7 | 59–53 |
| 23 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–3 | 15–5 | 15–10 | 45–18 | ||
| 24 Oct | East Germany | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 15–11 | 8–15 | 15–10 | 10–15 | 15–7 | 63–58 |
| 25 Oct | Japan  | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–7 | 15–6 | 15–5 | 45–18 |
| Athlete | Event | Military press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Atanas Kiroy | 56 kg | 105 | 8 | 100 | 7 | 130 | 7 | 335 | 7 |
| Mladen Kuchev | 60 kg | 115 | 8 | 107.5 | 7 | 135 | 10 | 357.5 | 9 |
| Petar Yanev | NVL | AC | DNS | DNS | DNF | ||||
| Kostadin Tilev | 67,5 kg | 132.5 | 4 | 115 | 12 | 150 | 10 | 397.5 | 8 |
| Rilko Florov | 117.5 | 13 | 120 | 8 | 147.5 | 12 | 385 | 12 | |
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