| Bulgaria at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BUL |
| NOC | Bulgarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Montreal | |
| Competitors | 158 (105 men and 53 women) in 14 sports |
| Flag bearer | Aleksandar Tomov |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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. [1]
Men's 100 metres
Men's 400m Hurdles
Men's Discus Throw
Men's Javelin Throw
Women's 200 metres
Women's 800 metres
Women's 1,500 metres
Women's 100 metres Hurdles
Women's 4×400 metres Relay
Women's High Jump
Women's Long Jump
Women's Shot Put
Gold Medal)Women's Discus Throw
Women's Javelin Throw
Women's Pentathlon
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | 1st Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union | 5 | 0 | 504 | 346 | +158 | 10 | |
 United States | 3 | 2 | 415 | 417 | −2 | 8 | 1W–0L |
 Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 365 | 377 | −12 | 8 | 0W–1L |
 Czechoslovakia | 2 | 3 | 351 | 359 | −8 | 7 | 1W–0L |
 Japan | 2 | 3 | 405 | 400 | +5 | 7 | 0W–1L |
 Canada | 0 | 5 | 336 | 477 | −141 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Borislav Ananiev | C-1 500 m | 2:12.16 | 3 Q | BYE | 2:11.23 | 3 Q | 1:59.92 | 4 | |
| C-1 1000 m | 4:28.18 | 3 Q | BYE | 4:13.39 | 1 Q | 4:14.41 | 4 | ||
| Ivan Burchin Krasimir Khristov | C-2 500 m | 1:58.84 | 2 Q | BYE | 1:51.63 | 2 Q | 1:50.43 | 6 | |
| C-2 1000 m | 3:57.13 | 4 Q | 3:52.00 | 2 Q | 3:58.74 | 3 Q | 4:02.44 | 7 | |
| Ivan Manev | K-1 500 m | 1:57.30 | 3 Q | BYE | 1:57.30 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Lazar Khristov Borislav Borisov | K-2 500 m | 1:46.02 | 3 Q | BYE | 1:42.21 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| K-2 1000 m | 3:35.94 | 3 Q | BYE | 3:26.76 | 1 Q | 3:37.30 | 9 | ||
| Ivan Manev Bozhidar Milenkov Nikolai Nachev Vasil Chilingirov | K-4 1000 m | 3:11.39 | 3 Q | BYE | 3:14.35 | 3 Q | 3:12.94 | 7 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rosa Georgieva | K-1 500 m | 2:14.23 | 4 Q | 2:10.57 | 2 Q | 2:10.51 | 3 Q | 2:08.54 | 9 |
| Mariya Mincheva Natasha Petrova | K-2 500 m | 2:00.52 | 7 Q | 1:56.60 | 2 Q | 1:53.29 | 2 Q | 1:55.95 | 7 |
Six cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1976.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoyan Bobekov | Men's road race | 4:58:35 | 49 |
| Martin Martinov | DNF | ||
| Ivan Popov | DNF | ||
| Nedyalko Stoyanov | DNF | ||
| Georgi Fortunov Ivan Popov Nedyalko Stoyanov Stoyan Bobekov | Team time trial | 2:15:07 | 12 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimo Angelov Tonchev | Men's 1000m time trial | 1:08.950 | 14 |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Repechage Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | ||
| Dimo Angelov Tonchev | Men's sprint |  Singleton (CAN)L |  Kountras (GRE)W 11.50 |  Tormen Mendez (CHI) Rossi (ITA)L |  Vaarten (BEL) Echeverry (COL)L | Did not advance | ||||
Five fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1976.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Parvan Parvanov | −63kg |  David Saad (LIB)W 0010-0000 |  Bakhvain Buyadaa (MGL)L 0000-0001 | Did not advance | 12 | ||||
| Georgi Georgiev | −70kg | BYE |  Vacinuff Morrison (GBR)L 0000-0001 | Did not advance | 13 | ||||
| Tsancho Atanasov | −93kg | BYE |  Ung Nam An (PRK)L 0000-0010 | Did not advance | 18 | ||||
| Emil Petrunov | +93kg | BYE | Keith Remfry (GBR) L 0000–0010 | Did not advance | 12 | ||||
Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1976.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Georgi Georgiev Valentin Stoev | Coxless pair | 6:58.96 | 2 Q | BYE | 6:33.23 | 3 Q | 7:37.42 | 5 | |
| Tsvetan Petkov Rumen Khristov Todor Kishev | Coxed pair | 7:24.44 | 1 Q | BYE | 7:01.10 | 1 Q | 8:11.27 | 4 | |
| Mincho Nikolov Eftim Gerzilov Yordan Valchev Khristo Zelev | Quadruple sculls | 5:57.19 | 3 R | 5:49.38 | 2 Q | — | 6:32.04 | 5 | |
| Rumian Khristov Todor Mrankov Dimitar Valov Dimitar Yanakiev | Coxless four | 6:20.71 | 3 Q | BYE | 6:06.58 | 5 FB | 6:41.36 | 7 | |
| Lachesar Boichev Ivan Botev Nacho Minchev Kiril Kirchev Nenko Dobrev | Coxed Four | 6:43.69 | 4 R | 6:23.47 | 2 Q | 6:13.26 | 2 Q | 6:52.88 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rosica Spasova | Single sculls | 3:42.67 | 1 Q | BYE | — | 4:10.86 | 4 | ||
| Svetla Otsetova Zdravka Yordanova | Double sculls | 3:25.05 | 1 Q | BYE | — | 3:44.36 | | ||
| Siyka Kelbecheva Stoyanka Kurbatova-Gruicheva | Coxless pair | 3:33.24 | 2 R | 3:48.73 | 1 Q | — | 4:01.22 | | |
| Verka Aleksieva Svetlana Gincheva Iskra Velinova Troianka Vasileva Stanka Georgieva | Quadruple sculls | 3:12.13 | 2 R | 3:22.43 | 1 Q | — | 3:34.13 | 4 | |
| Ginka Gyurova Lilyana Vaseva Reni Yordanova Mariyka Modeva Kapka Georgieva | Coxed four | 3:20.98 | 1 Q | BYE | — | 3:48.24 |  | ||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Dencho Denev | 50 m pistol | 575 | 8 |
| Lyubcho Dyakov | 550 | 18 | |
| Stefan Krastev | 50 m rifle prone | 591 | 12 |
| Anton Manolov | Skeet | 188 | 35 |
| Nonka Matova | 50 m rifle three positions | 1148 | 11 |
| Anka Pelova | 50 m rifle prone | 582 | 60 |
| Emiliyan Vergov | 50 m rifle three positions | 1139 | 20 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nikolay Ganev | 200 metre freestyle | 2:00.54 | 43 | Did not advance | |||
| Petar Georgiev | 2:00.70 | 44 | Did not advance | ||||
| Stefan Georgiev | 100 metre freestyle | 53.85 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
| Krasimir Stoykov | 100 metre backstroke | 1:00.24 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre backstroke | 2:09.67 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
| Petar Georgiev Stefan Georgiev Toni Statelov Krasimir Stoykov | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:57.08 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Norair Nurikyan | −56 kg | 117.5 | 1 | 145 | 1 | 262.5 | |
| Georghi Todorov | −60 kg | 122.5 | 3 | 157.5 | 2 | 280 | |
| Todor Todorov | 0 | NVL | 0 | DNS | 0 | AC | |
| Yordan Mitkov | −75 kg | 145 | 1 | 190 | 1 | 335 | |
| Blagoy Blagoev | −82,5 kg | 162.5 | AC | 200 | AC | 362.5 | DSQ |
| Trendafil Stoitchev | 162.5 | 2 | 197.5 | 2 | 360 | | |
| Atanas Shopov | −90 kg | 155 | 6 | 205 | 2 | 360 |  |
| Valentin Khristov | −110 kg | 170 | AC | 225 | AC | 395 | DSQ |
| Krastiu Semerdzhiev | 170 | 1 | 215 | 3 | 385 | | |
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