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| Bulgaria at the 2015 European Games | |
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| IOC code | BUL |
| NOC | Bulgarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Baku, Azerbaijan 12 – 28 June 2015 | |
| Competitors | 127 in 19 sports |
| Flag bearer | Maria Grozdeva |
| Medals Ranked 27th |
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| European Games appearances (overview) | |
Bulgaria competed at the 2015 European Games , in Baku, Azerbaijan from 12 to 28 June 2015. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | Badminton | Women's doubles | 27 June |
 Silver | Elitsa Yankova | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 48 kg | 15 June |
| Silver | Antoaneta Boneva | Shooting | Women's 25 metre pistol | 20 June |
| Silver | Kalina Stefanova | Sambo | Women's 60 kg | 22 June |
| Silver | Georgi Bratoev Rozalin Penchev Martin Bozhilov Svetoslav Gotsev Velizar Chernokozhev Branimir Grozdanov Dobromir Dimitrov Valentin Bratoev Jani Jeliazkov Todor Aleksiev (captain) Nikolay Nikolov Borislav Apostolov Ventsislav Ragin Petar Karakashev | Volleyball | Men's tournament | 28 June |
 Bronze | Daniel Aleksandrov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 80 kg | 13 June |
| Bronze | Evelina Nikolova | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 55 kg | 15 June |
| Bronze | Taybe Yusein | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 60 kg | 15 June |
| Bronze | Magdalena Varbanova | Sambo | Women's 52 kg | 22 June |
| Bronze | Petya Nedelcheva | Badminton | Women's singles | 27 June |
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Yavor Hristov | Men's individual | 651 | 35 |  Nesemann (GER)W 6–2 |  van den Berg (NED)L 3–7 | Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Dobromira Danailova | Women's individual | 626 | 36 |  Martin (ESP)L 4–6 | Did not advance | 33 | ||||
| Dobromira Danailova Yavor Hristov | Mixed team | 1277 | 17 | — | Did not advance | 18 | ||||
Bulgaria has qualified one athlete after the performance at the 2013 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships. [2]
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