Bulgaria at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Last updated
Bulgaria at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg
IOC code BUL
NOC Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Website www.bgolympic.org  (in Bulgarian and English)
in Munich
Competitors130 (106 men and 24 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer Dimitar Zlatanov
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
6
Silver
10
Bronze
5
Total
21
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Bulgaria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 130 competitors, 106 men and 24 women, took part in 92 events in 15 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Men's 5000 metres

Men's High Jump

Boxing

Men
AthleteEvent1 Round2 Round3 RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Asen Nikolov Light Flyweight Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yoshimitsu Aragaki  (JPN)
W 5-0		Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Ivanov  (URS)
L 0-5		Did not advance
Georgi Kostadinov Flyweight BYEFlag of Pakistan.svg  Jan Balouch  (PAK)
W TKO-2		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Chris Ius  (CAN)
W 5-0		Flag of Colombia.svg  Calixto Perez  (COL)
W 3-2		Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Leszek Blazynski  (POL)
W 5-0		Flag of Uganda.svg  Leo Rwabwogo  (UGA)
W 5-0		 Gold medal.svg
Kuncho Kunchev Featherweight BYEFlag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Palamdorj Baatar  (MGL)
W 3-2		Flag of Colombia.svg  Clemente Rojas  (COL)
L WO		Did not advance
Ivan Mihailov Lightweight Flag of Panama.svg  Roy Hurdley  (PAN)
W TKO-2		State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Hosain Eghmaz  (IRN)
W 3-2		Flag of Hungary.svg  László Orbán  (HUN)
L 1-4		Did not advance
Angel Angelov Light Welterweight Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Luis Contreras  (VEN)
W TKO-3		Flag of Argentina.svg  Walter Desiderio Gomez  (ARG)
W 4-1		—Flag of Thailand.svg  Srisook Bantow  (THA)
W TKO-2		Flag of Niger.svg  Issaka Dabore  (NIG)
W 5-0		Flag of the United States.svg  Ray Seales  (USA)
L 2-3		 Silver medal.svg
Vladimir Kolev Welterweight Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Abdelhamid Fouad Gad  (EGY)
W 5-0		Flag of Uganda.svg  David Jackson  (UGA)
L 1-4		Did not advance
Nayden Stanchev Light Middleweight BYEFlag of Uganda.svg  John Opio  (UGA)
W 3-2		Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Wiesław Rudkowski  (POL)
L 0-5		Did not advance
Georgi Stankov Light Heavyweight Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nikolay Anfimov  (URS)
L 0-5		Did not advance
Atanas Suvandzhiev Heavyweight Flag of East Germany.svg  Jürgen Fanghänel  (GDR)
L KO-1		Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Boris Lyubenov C-1 1000 m 4:32.032 Q—BYE4:14.656
Ivan Burchin
Fedia Damianov 		C-2 1000 m 4:14.473 QBYE3:53.723 Q3:58.10 Bronze medal.svg
Vasil Chilingrov K-1 1000 m DSQDid not advance
Vasil Chilingrov
Aleksandar Donkov 		K-2 1000 m 3:45.063 QBYE3:36.393 Q3:45.409
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Natasha Petrova K-1 500 m 2:25.497 Q2:19.664Did not advance
Petrana Koleva
Natasha Petrova 		K-2 500 m 2:05.165 Q—1:57.312 Q1:59.408

Cycling

Four cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1972.

Track

1000m time trial
AthleteEventTimeRank
Dimo Angelov Tonchev Men's 1000m time trial 1:07.556
Pursuit
AthleteEventQualificationRound 1/8QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankOpposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Rank
Ivan Tsvetkov Men's individual pursuit 5:02.3915Did not advance
Nikifor Petrov Minchev
Plamen Timchev
Dimo Angelov Tonchev
Ivan Tsvetkov 		Team pursuit 4:31.438 Q—Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)
L 4:31.55		Did not advance5

Equestrian

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1972.

Men's sabre
Men's team sabre

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1972.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Rowing

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Yordan Valtchev Single sculls 7:50.291 QBYE8:17.644 FB7:59.558
Dimitar Valov
Dimitar Yanakiev
Nenko Dobrev 		Coxed pair 8:01.012 R8:10.941 Q8:20.214 FB8:01.8610
Biser Boyadzhiev
Borislav Vasilev
Nikolay Kolev
Metodi Khalvadzhiski 		Coxless four 6:47.993 R7:02.692 Q7:24.936 FB6:54.548

Shooting

Six male shooters represented Bulgaria in 1972.

Open
AthleteEventFinal
ScoreRank
Dencho Denev 50 m pistol 55411
25 m pistol 5907
Ratcho Kossev Skeet DNS
Ivan Mandov 50 m pistol 54429
25 m pistol 57642
Anton Manolov Skeet 18733
Stefan Vasilev 50 m rifle three positions 113034
50 m rifle prone 59421
Emiliyan Vergov 300 m rifle three positions DNS
50 m rifle three positions 114313
50 m rifle prone 59419

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Angel Chakarov 100 metre breaststroke 1:10.3430Did not advance
200 metre breaststroke 2:30.2719Did not advance
Vasil Dobrev 100 metre butterfly 1:00.0727Did not advance
200 metre butterfly 2:11.2822Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Khriska Peycheva 100 metre freestyle 1:03.4343Did not advance

Volleyball

Preliminary round

Pool A
PosTeam
PldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 550101535.0002571961.311 Semifinals
2Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 54191381.6252942351.251
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 53281161.8332302051.122 5th–8th semifinals
4Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 52377100.7002091971.061
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 51468120.6672372590.915 9th place match
6Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 50550150.000902250.400 11th place match
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
27 Aug Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg3–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 16–1815–615–915–13 61–46
29 Aug Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg3–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 15–1115–1112–1514–1615–971–62
31 Aug Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 9–1515–1015–1115–10 54–46
02 Sep Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg3–2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 14–1612–1515–715–315–1071–51
05 Sep Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg3–0Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 15–1015–515–7  45–22

Semifinals

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
08 Sep Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg2–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 15–1315–99–159–1512–1560–67

Bronze medal match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
09 Sep Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–0Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 15–1115–815–13  45–32

Team roster

Water polo

Preliminary round

Pool C

Nation　PldWDLGFGA
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4400309
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 43012516
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 42021920
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 41031825
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 40041436
August 281st2nd3rd4th
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg8-5Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 3-13-22-10-1
August 291st2nd3rd4th
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg7-2Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 2-02-12-01-1
August 301st2nd3rd4th
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg7-4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3-10-12-12-1
August 311st2nd3rd4th
Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg6-4Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 0-02-12-12-2

Classification 7th – 12th

Pos.NationPldWDLGFGA
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 54102925
8Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 54102518
9Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 52122324
10Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 52032420
11Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 50231517
12Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 50141827
September 11st2nd3rd4th
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg5-2Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 1-00-12-12-0
September 21st2nd3rd4th
Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg4-3Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 2-21-01-00-1
September 31st2nd3rd4th
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4-4Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 2-21-01-10-1
September 41st2nd3rd4th
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg4-4Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 0-02-31-01-1

Team Roster

Weightlifting

Men
AthleteEventMilitary pressSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Atanas Kiroy 56 kg 117.5710551404362.55
Georgi Todorov 110121001014053508
Norair Nurikyan 60 kg 127.5 OR2117.54157.5 WR1402.5 WR Gold medal.svg
Mladen Kuchev 67,5 kg 157.5 WR11254167.52450 Silver medal.svg
Yordan Bikov 75 kg 160314041851485 WR Gold medal.svg
Andon Nikolov 90 kg 180315511906525 OR Gold medal.svg
Atanas Shopov 18041457192.53517.5 Silver medal.svg
Aleksandar Kraychev 110 kg 197.52162.55202.55562.5 Silver medal.svg
Stancho Penchev 0NVLDNSDNS0AC

Wrestling

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Poland at the 1972 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Poland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 290 competitors, 252 men and 38 women, took part in 150 events in 22 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 410 competitors, 285 men and 125 women, took part in 189 events in 22 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Moscow, a Soviet segment was performed at the closing ceremony.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Poland at the 1976 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Poland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 207 competitors, 180 men and 27 women, took part in 116 events in 18 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Poland at the 1980 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Poland competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 306 competitors, 232 men and 74 women, took part in 162 events in 21 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bulgaria at the 1980 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Bulgaria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 271 competitors, 183 men and 88 women, took part in 151 events in 20 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bulgaria at the 1996 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Bulgaria competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 110 competitors, 74 men and 36 women, took part in 89 events in 17 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cuba at the 1996 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Cuba competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 164 competitors, 111 men and 53 women, took part in 84 events in 15 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bulgaria men's national basketball team</span>

The Bulgaria men's national basketball team represents Bulgaria in international basketball. The governing body is the Bulgarian Basketball Federation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Romania at the 1976 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Romania competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. 157 competitors, 103 men and 54 women, took part in 92 events in 11 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bulgaria at the 1976 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Bulgaria competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 158 competitors, 105 men and 53 women, took part in 108 events in 14 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bulgaria at the 1968 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bulgaria at the 1964 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bulgaria at the 1960 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Bulgaria competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 98 competitors, 89 men and 9 women, took part in 66 events in 12 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Soviet Union at the 1964 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 317 competitors, 254 men and 63 women, took part in 154 events in 19 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Soviet Union at the 1952 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The Soviet Union (USSR) competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 295 competitors, 255 men and 40 women, took part in 141 events in 18 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Soviet Union at the 1956 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 272 competitors, 233 men and 39 women, took part in 135 events in 17 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Soviet Union at the 1960 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 283 competitors, 233 men and 50 women, took part in 145 events in 17 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Soviet Union at the 1968 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 312 competitors, 246 men and 66 women, took part in 164 events in 18 sports.

References

  1. ↑ "Bulgaria at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.