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.[1]
Bulgaria at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | BUL |
NOC | Bulgarian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Mexico City | |
Competitors | 112 (102 men and 10 women) in 13 sports |
Flag bearer | Prodan Gardzhev |
Medals Ranked 18th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists edit
Gold edit
- Petar Kirov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
- Boyan Radev — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
Silver edit
- Tsvetan Dimitrov, Yancho Dimitrov, Asparukh Donev, Milko Gaydarski, Ivailo Georgiyev, Atanas Gerov, Mikhail Gionin, Georgi Ivanov, Kiril Ivkov, Atanas Khristov, Georgi Khristakiev, Kiril Khristov, Todor Nikolov, Georgi Vasiliev, Yevgeny Yanchovsky, Stoyan Yordanov, Ivan Zafirov, and Petar Zhekov — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition
- Enyu Todorov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
- Enyu Valchev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight
- Osman Duraliev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
Bronze edit
- Ivan Mihailov — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
- Georgi Stankov — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
- Prodan Gardzhev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight
Athletics edit
- Men
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Ivailo Sharankov | Marathon | — | 2:39:49 | 30 | |||||
Nikola Simeonov | — | 2:48:30 | 42 | ||||||
Mikhail Zhelev | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:01.96 | 2 Q | — | 8:58.41 | 6 |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Georgi Stoykovski | Triple jump | 16.24 | 6 Q | 16.46 | 9 |
- Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 100H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
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Spas Dzhurov | Result | 10.95 | 7.40 | 13.99 | 1.89 | 50.28 | 15.17 | 40.90 | 3.60 | 47.04 | 5:15.58 | 7173 | 15 |
Points | 872 | 910 | 728 | 705 | 802 | 829 | 683 | 509 | 545 | 328 |
- Women
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Snezhana Yurukova | 80 m hurdles | 11.0 | 6 | Did not advance |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Yordanka Blagoeva | High jump | 1.68 | 17 Q | Did not advance | |
Ivanka Khristova | Shot Put | — | 17.25 | 6 | |
Katya Lazova | High jump | 1.68 | 18 Q | Did not advance |
- Combined events – Pentathlon
Athlete | Event | 80H | SP | HJ | LJ | 200 m | Final | Rank |
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Snezhana Yurukova | Result | 11.0 | 11.83 | 1.59 | 5.98 | 25.1 | 4728 | 14 |
Points | 1044 | 843 | 934 | 984 | 923 |
Basketball edit
Preliminary round edit
Group B edit
Qualified for the semifinals |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Soviet Union | 7 | 0 | 642 | 408 | +234 | 14 |
Brazil | 6 | 1 | 561 | 418 | +143 | 13 |
Mexico | 5 | 2 | 493 | 443 | +50 | 12 |
Poland | 4 | 3 | 473 | 504 | −31 | 11 |
Bulgaria | 3 | 4 | 456 | 478 | −22 | 10 |
Cuba | 2 | 5 | 514 | 532 | −18 | 9 |
South Korea | 1 | 6 | 453 | 530 | −77 | 8 |
Morocco | 0 | 7 | 355 | 634 | −279 | 7 |
October 13
October 14
October 15
October 16
October 18
October 19
October 20
9th–12th Place edit
October 23
9th–10th Place edit
October 24
Boxing edit
- Men
Canoeing edit
Sprint edit
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Boris Lyubenov | C-1 1000 m | 4:36.2 | 5 Q | — | 4:35.82 | 2 Q | 4:43.43 | 5 | |
Ivan Valov Aleksandar Damyanov |
C-2 1000 m | 4:26.1 | 4 Q | BYE | 4:22.17 | 3 Q | 4:22.89 | 8 |
Football edit
First round edit
Group D edit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 |
Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 |
Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
Bulgaria | 7 – 0 | Thailand |
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Gyonin 25' Zhekov 55' Mihaylov 56' 61' Zafirov 73' Nikodimov 85' Ivkov 88' |
Report |
Referee: Guillermo Velasquez
Bulgaria | 2 – 2 | Czechoslovakia |
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Georgiev 44' Zhekov 77' |
Report | Jarabinský 25' Petráš 42' |
Bulgaria | 2 – 1 | Guatemala |
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Nikodimov 50' Zhekov 84' |
Report | López Oliva 88' |
Referee: Raul Osorio
Quarter-finals edit
Bulgaria | 1 – 1 | Israel |
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Hristakiev 5' | Report | Feigenbaum 89' |
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian
Bulgaria progressed after a drawing of lots.
Semi-finals edit
Mexico | 2–3 | Bulgaria |
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Morales 39' Pulido Rodríguez 48' |
Report | Zhekov 8' Mihaylov 9' Veselinov 58' |
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn
Gold Medal match edit
Gymnastics edit
Modern pentathlon edit
Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1968.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Antoni Panyovski – 4247 points (→ 33rd place)
- Konstantin Sardzhev – 4191 points (→ 36th place)
- Ivan Apostolov – 3462 points (→ 45th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Paniowsky, Sardjev, and Apostolov – 11976 points (→ 11th place)
Rowing edit
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Atanas Zelev Yordan Valtchev |
Double sculls | 6:54.16 | 1 Q | BYE | 7:12.08 | 2 Q | 6:58.48 | 4 | |
Georgi Atanasov Georgi Nikolov Veselin Staievski |
Coxed pair | 8:11.13 | 1 Q | BYE | 8:06.41 | 5 FB | 7:58.10 | 8 |
Shooting edit
Six shooters, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1968.
- Open
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Score | Rank | ||
Dencho Denev | 50 m pistol | 545 | 24 |
25 m rapid fire pistol | 579 | 28 | |
Martsel Koen | 50 m rifle three positions | 1142 | 21 |
50 m rifle prone | 592 | 24 | |
Anton Manolov | Skeet | 180 | 40 |
Atanas Tasev | 185 | 34 | |
Velichko Velichkov | 50 m rifle prone | 584 | 64 |
Emiliyan Vergov | 50 m rifle three positions | 1119 | 45 |
Swimming edit
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Angel Chakarov | 200 m individual medley | 2:24.0 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
400 m individual medley | 5:10.9 | 16 | Did not advance | ||||
Yulyan Rusev | 200 m individual medley | 2:22.7 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
400 m individual medley | 5:07.0 | 11 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Mariya Nikolova | 100 metre freestyle | 1:05.1 | 33 | Did not advance | |||
200 m individual medley | 2:40.8 | 18 | Did not advance | ||||
400 m individual medley | 5:45.2 | 15 | Did not advance |
Volleyball edit
Round robin edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | Soviet Union | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 3.250 | 464 | 326 | 1.423 |
2 | Japan | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 4.000 | 430 | 258 | 1.667 |
3 | Czechoslovakia | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 1.467 | 454 | 417 | 1.089 |
4 | East Germany | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 1.833 | 449 | 374 | 1.201 |
5 | Poland | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 1.636 | 371 | 281 | 1.320 |
6 | Bulgaria | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 0.941 | 379 | 385 | 0.984 |
7 | United States | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 0.833 | 383 | 414 | 0.925 |
8 | Belgium | 9 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 0.250 | 239 | 417 | 0.573 |
9 | Brazil | 9 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 0.320 | 357 | 469 | 0.761 |
10 | Mexico | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 0.222 | 289 | 474 | 0.610 |
Source: [citation needed]
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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13 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–9 | 15–4 | 15–6 | 45–19 | ||
16 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–10 | 15–1 | 15–5 | 45–16 | ||
17 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–10 | 15–9 | 15–10 | 45–29 | ||
19 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–2 | United States | 10–15 | 17–15 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 16–14 | 65–66 |
20 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Brazil | 15–8 | 18–16 | 15–3 | 48–27 | ||
21 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 15–7 | 10–15 | 15–9 | 4–15 | 15–7 | 59–53 |
23 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–3 | 15–5 | 15–10 | 45–18 | ||
24 Oct | East Germany | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 15–11 | 8–15 | 15–10 | 10–15 | 15–7 | 63–58 |
25 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–7 | 15–6 | 15–5 | 45–18 |
Weightlifting edit
- Men
Athlete | Event | Military press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Atanas Kiroy | 56 kg | 105 | 8 | 100 | 7 | 130 | 7 | 335 | 7 |
Mladen Kuchev | 60 kg | 115 | 8 | 107.5 | 7 | 135 | 10 | 357.5 | 9 |
Petar Yanev | NVL | AC | DNS | DNS | DNF | ||||
Kostadin Tilev | 67,5 kg | 132.5 | 4 | 115 | 12 | 150 | 10 | 397.5 | 8 |
Rilko Florov | 117.5 | 13 | 120 | 8 | 147.5 | 12 | 385 | 12 |
Wrestling edit
References edit
- ^ "Bulgaria at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-08-13.