List of flag bearers for Bulgaria at the Olympics

Bulgaria at the Olympics
IOC code	BUL
NOC	Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Website	www.bgolympic.org  (in Bulgarian and English)
Medals	Gold 58 Silver 91 Bronze 88 Total 237
Summer appearances
1896 1900–1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter appearances
1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Bulgaria at the Olympics. ^[1]

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

#	Event year	Season	Flag bearer	Sport
34	2026	Winter
33	2024	Summer	Stanimira Petrova	Boxing	[2]
			Lyubomir Epitropov	Swimming
32	2022	Winter	Maria Zdravkova	Biathlon	[3]
			Radoslav Yankov	Snowboarding
31	2020	Summer	Maria Grozdeva	Shooting	[4]
			Josif Miladinov	Swimming
30	2018	Winter	Radoslav Yankov	Snowboarding	[5]
29	2016	Summer	Ivet Lalova	Athletics	[1]
28	2014	Winter	Maria Kirkova	Alpine skiing
27	2012	Summer	Yordan Yovchev	Gymnastics
26	2010	Winter	Aleksandra Zhekova	Snowboarding
25	2008	Summer	Petar Stoychev	Swimming
24	2006	Winter	Ekaterina Dafovska	Biathlon
23	2004	Summer	Maria Grozdeva	Shooting
22	2002	Winter	Stefan Georgiev	Alpine skiing
21	2000	Summer	Ivo Yanakiev	Rowing
20	1998	Winter	Lyubomir Popov	Alpine skiing
19	1996	Summer	Dimo Tonev	Volleyball
18	1994	Winter	Nadezhda Aleksieva	Biathlon
17	1992	Summer	Ivaylo Yordanov	Wrestling
16	1992	Winter	Iva Karagiozova-Shkodreva	Biathlon
15	1988	Summer	Vasil Etropolski	Fencing
14	1988	Winter	Vladimir Velichkov	Biathlon
13	1984	Winter	Vladimir Velichkov	Biathlon
12	1980	Summer	Aleksandar Tomov	Wrestling
11	1980	Winter	Petar Popangelov	Downhill skiing
10	1976	Summer	Aleksandar Tomov	Wrestling
9	1972	Summer	Dimitar Zlatanov	Volleyball
8	1968	Summer	Prodan Gardzhev	Wrestling
7	1964	Summer	Enyu Valchev	Wrestling
6	1960	Summer	Georgi Panov	Basketball
5	1956	Summer	Georgi Panov	Basketball
4	1952	Summer	Boris Nikolov	Boxing
3	1936	Summer	Lyuben Doychev	Athletics
2	1928	Summer	Todor Semov	Equestrian
1	1924	Summer	Kiril Petrunov	Athletics

See also

• Bulgaria at the Olympics

References

1. Bulgaria. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
2. "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 26 July 2024.
3. "The flagbearers for the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 11 October 2022.
4. "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 11 October 2022.
5. "The Flagbearers for the PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 11 October 2022.