| Bulgaria at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BUL |
| NOC | Bulgarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 72 in 16 sports |
| Flag bearers | Petar Stoychev (opening) Matey Kaziyski (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 42nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Bulgaria was represented by 72 athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Rumyana Neykova | Rowing | Women's single sculls |
 Silver | Stanka Zlateva | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 72 kg |
 Bronze | Yavor Yanakiev | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg |
| Bronze | Radoslav Velikov | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 55 kg |
| Bronze | Kiril Terziev | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 74 kg |
The country has allocated one spot in the men's individual event. Daniel Pavlov qualified at the 2007 World Championships. [1]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Daniel Pavlov | Men's individual | 618 | 59 |  Tsyrempilov (RUS) (6)L 102–112 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Desislav Gunev | 100 m | 10.66 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 21.55 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Nikolay Atanasov | Long jump | 7.54 | 35 | Did not advance | |
| Spas Bukhalov | Pole vault | 5.45 | =25 | Did not advance | |
| Iliyan Efremov | NM | — | Did not advance | ||
| Georgi Ivanov | Shot put | NM | — | Did not advance | |
| Momchil Karailiev | Triple jump | 17.12 | 11 Q | 16.48 | 11 |
| Kolyo Neshev | Javelin throw | 66.00 | 36 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Inna Eftimova | 100 m | 11.67 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 23.50 | 5 Q | 23.48 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Tsvetelina Kirilova | 400 m hurdles | 55.22 | 3 Q | — | 55.97 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Ivet Lalova | 100 m | 11.33 | 1 Q | 11.40 | 3 Q | 11.51 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m | 23.13 | 5 Q | 23.15 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Tezdzhan Naimova | 100 m | 11.70 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Dobrinka Shalamanova | 3000 m steeplechase | DNF | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Daniela Yordanova | 1500 m | Withdrew for failing the drug test* | |||||||
* On 13 June 2008, Daniela Yordanova was tested positive for testosterone in an out-of-competition doping test in Sofia. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Gita Dodova | Triple jump | 13.53 | 25 | Did not advance | |
| Venera Getova | Discus throw | 54.00 | 34 | Did not advance | |
| Rumyana Karapetrova | Javelin throw | 40.15 | 52 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Petya Nedelcheva | Women's singles |  Persson (SWE)W 21–10, 21–10 |  Hosny (EGY)W 21–7, 21–4 |  Wong M C (MAS)L 16–21, 8–21 | Did not advance | |||
Bulgaria had qualified two boxers for the Olympics: Boris Georgiev, light welterweight, European gold medalist in 2006 and Olympic bronze medalist from Athens 2004 and Kubrat Pulev, super heavyweight, bronze world medalist in 2005 and bronze European medalist in 2006
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Boris Georgiev | Light welterweight |  Molina (USA)W 14–1 |  Mönkh-Erdene (MGL)L 3–10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kubrat Pulev | Super heavyweight | — |  Rivas (COL)L 5–11 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Adnan Aliev Deyan Georgiev | Men's C-2 500 m | 1:43.428 | 5 QS | 1:42.891 | 2 Q | 1:43.971 | 7 |
| Men's C-2 1000 m | 3:54.111 | 6 QS | 3:45.019 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Petrov | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
| Evgeniy Gerganov | Did not finish | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Yordan Yovchev | Rings | — | 16.275 | — | 16.275 | 2 Q | — | 15.525 | — | 15.525 | 8 | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
| Nikolina Tankusheva | All-around | 12.850 | 13.850 | 12.700 | 12.075 | 51.475 | 61 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
| Elizabeth Paisieva | Individual | 16.175 | 16.400 | 16.200 | 14.525 | 63.300 | 19 | Did not advance | |||||
| Simona Peycheva | 16.900 | 17.125 | 16.475 | 16.675 | 67.175 | 9 Q | 15.975 | 16.975 | 16.775 | 15.750 | 65.475 | 10 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ropes | 3 hoops 2 clubs | Total | Rank | 5 ropes | 3 hoops 2 clubs | Total | Rank | ||
| Tsveta Kuseva Yolita Manolova Zornitsa Marinova Maya Paunovska Yoanna Tancheva Tatyana Tongova | Team | 16.825 | 16.875 | 33.700 | 5 Q | 16.750 | 16.800 | 33.550 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ivo Yanakiev Martin Yanakiev | Double sculls | 6:45.03 | 4 R | 6:24.70 | 3 SA/B | 6:26.62 | 4 FB | 6:45.91 | 10 |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rumyana Neykova | Single sculls | 7:56.07 | 1 QF | 7:22.37 | 1 SA/B | 7:33.29 | 2 FA | 7:22.34 |  |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Irina Konstantinova-Bontemps | RS:X | 8 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 13 | EL | 101 | 12 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Tanyu Kiryakov | 10 m air pistol | 580 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| 50 m pistol | 562 | 7 Q | 656.8 | 6 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Desislava Balabanova | 10 m air rifle | 393 | 26 | Did not advance | |
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | 574 | 28 | Did not advance | ||
| Mariya Grozdeva | 10 m air pistol | 382 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| 25 m pistol | 583 | 5 Q | 786.6 | 5 | |
| Irena Tanova | 10 m air pistol | 377 | 32 | Did not advance | |
| 25 m pistol | 289 | 37 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mihail Alexandrov | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.69 NR | 14 Q | 1:00.61 NR | 11 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:11.94 NR | 24 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:00.70 | 20 | Did not advance | ||||
| Georgi Palazov | 100 m butterfly | 55.25 | 60 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:01.84 | 39 | Did not advance | ||||
| Petar Stoychev | 1500 m freestyle | 15:28.84 | 30 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 10 km open water | — | 1:52:09.1 | 6 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nina Rangelova | 200 m freestyle | 2:00.66 NR | 30 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Tsvetana Pironkova | Women's singles |  Domachowska (POL)W 6–3, 6–4 |  Cibulková (SVK)L 2–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | ||||
Bulgaria's men's team qualified as bronze medalists from the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup. The team won three of its group play matches, and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Russia. The team's final ranking in the tournament was tied for 5th place.
The following is the Bulgarian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [3]
Head Coach: Martin Stoev
| № | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2008 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgeni Ivanov | 3 June 1974 | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 351 cm (138 in) | 340 cm (130 in) |  Jastrzębski Węgiel |
| 2 | Hristo Tsvetanov | 29 March 1978 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 330 cm (130 in) |  Budvanska Rivijera Budva |
| 3 | Andrey Zhekov | 12 March 1980 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 326 cm (128 in) |  Patron Patra |
| 4 | Boyan Yordanov | 12 March 1983 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 358 cm (141 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Olympiacos |
| 5 | Krasimir Gaydarski | 23 February 1983 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Olympiacos |
| 6 | Matey Kaziyski | 23 September 1984 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 370 cm (150 in) | 335 cm (132 in) |  Trentino Volley |
| 11 | Vladimir Nikolov | 3 October 1977 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Trentino Volley |
| 13 | Teodor Salparov (c) | 16 August 1982 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 305 cm (120 in) |  CSKA Sofia |
| 14 | Kostadin Stoykov | 7 December 1977 | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 349 cm (137 in) | 329 cm (130 in) |  VC Nova |
| 15 | Todor Aleksiev | 21 April 1983 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 347 cm (137 in) | 327 cm (129 in) | Levski Siconco |
| 17 | Plamen Konstantinov (L) | 14 June 1973 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Iraklis |
| 18 | Ivan Tasev | 21 March 1967 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 334 cm (131 in) | 316 cm (124 in) | CSKA Sofia |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 460 | 371 | 1.240 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 439 | 401 | 1.095 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 446 | 440 | 1.014 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | |
| 4 |  China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 445 | 492 | 0.904 | 9 | 13 | 0.692 | |
| 5 |  Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 421 | 451 | 0.933 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | |
| 6 |  Japan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 392 | 448 | 0.875 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 |
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
| 10 August 2008 20:00 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | China | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Laert Souza (BRA), Mitch Davidson (CAN) |
| (25–20, 25–21, 26–28, 25–19) Results Statistics | ||||
| 12 August 2008 22:45 | Japan | 1–3 | Bulgaria | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Mitch Davidson (CAN), Victor Rodriguez (PUR) |
| (27–29, 25–23, 21–25, 19–25) Results Statistics | ||||
| 14 August 2008 22:30 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | United States | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 5,700 Referees: Laert Souza (BRA), Kun-Tae Kim (KOR) |
| (29–27, 21–25, 14–25, 24–26) result statistics | ||||
| 16 August 2008 14:50 | Italy | 3–0 | Bulgaria | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Umit Sokullu (TUR), Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI) |
| (25–20, 25–21, 25–16) result statistics | ||||
| 18 August 2008 10:00 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Venezuela | Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI), Laert Souza (BRA) |
| (23–25, 25–19, 25–16, 25–22) result statistics | ||||
| 20 August 2008 10:00 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Russia | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,500 Referees: Bela Hobor (HUN), Frans Loderus (NED) |
| (25–20, 16–25, 22–25, 21–25) result statistics | ||||
On 9 August 2008, Anatolie Guidea ruptured his Achilles' tendon and could not compete in the event. The Bulgarian Wrestling Federation has asked another Bulgarian wrestler, Ismail Redzhep, to replace Guidia, but he was involved in a car accident, prompting him not to compete. [4] Eventually, the freed spot was taken by Mike Zadick from the United States. [5]
Key:
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Radoslav Velikov | −55 kg | Bye | Cejudo (USA) L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | Bye |  Gochashvili (GEO)W 3–1 PP |  Sevdimov (AZE)W 3–1 PP | | |
| Serafim Barzakov | −66 kg | Bye |  Jung Y-H (KOR)W 3–1 PP | Tushishvili (GEO) L 0–3 PO | Did not advance | 11 | |||
| Kiril Terziev | −74 kg | Bye |  Jokar (IRI)W 3–1 PP |  Gitinov (KGZ)W 5–0 VT | Saitiev (RUS) L 0–5 VT | Bye |  Fundora (CUB)W 5–0 VT | | |
| Bozhidar Boyadzhiev | −120 kg | Akhmedov (RUS) L 0–3 PO | Did not advance | Masoumi (IRI) L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 13 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Venelin Venkov | −55 kg | Sourian (IRI) L 0–5 VT | Did not advance | 17 | |||||
| Armen Nazaryan | −60 kg | Bedinadze (GEO) W 3–1 PP |  Sasamoto (JPN)W 3–1 PP | Rahimov (AZE) L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | Bye |  Sheng J (CHN)L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 7 |
| Nikolay Gergov | −66 kg | Bye |  Eroğlu (TUR)W 3–1 PP | Kovalenko (RUS) W 3–1 PP | Begaliev (KGZ) L 1–3 PP | Bye |  Vardanyan (UKR)L 1–3 PP | 5 | |
| Yavor Yanakiev | −74 kg | Bye | Chang Yx (CHN) L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | Bye |  Barrera (PER)W 3–0 PO |  Mikhalovich (BLR)W 3–1 PP | | |
| Kaloyan Dinchev | −96 kg | Bye |  Švec (CZE)L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 14 | ||||
| Ivan Ivanov | −120 kg | Bye |  Szczepaniak (FRA)L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 13 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Elina Vaseva | −63 kg | Bye |  Dunn (GUM)W 3–0 PO | Kartashova (RUS) L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | Bye |  Shalygina (KAZ)L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 7 |
| Stanka Zlateva | −72 kg | — |  Akuffo (CAN)W 3–0 PO |  Unda (ESP)W 3–1 PP | Wieszczek (POL) W 3–0 PO | Bye | Wang J (CHN) L 0–5 VT | | |
The Bulgarian Olympic Committee initially selected a team of 8 athletes, 6 men and 2 women, for weightlifting, but decided to withdraw its entire weightlifting delegation to the games, after its athletes had been tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid substance. [6]
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Ukraine competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's third consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era. The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine sent the nation's largest ever delegation to these Games. A total of 240 athletes, 125 men and 115 women, took part in 21 sports. Women's handball was the only team-based sport in which Ukraine had its representation at these Games for the first time. There was only a single competitor in modern pentathlon and taekwondo.
Russia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's third consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation. The Russian Olympic Committee sent a total of 446 athletes to the Games, 244 men and 202 women, to compete in all sports, except baseball, field hockey, football, and softball.
Cuba competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance in the Olympics, except for some editions. Cuban athletes did not attend in two Olympic Games, where they joined the Soviet and North Korean boycott. Cuban Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1972. A total of 151 athletes, 97 men and 54 women, competed in 18 sports.
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