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Bulgaria At The Olympics
Bulgaria first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, with a single gymnast. However, since Charles Champaud was a Swiss national living in Sofia, some sources credit his appearance to Switzerland at the Olympics, Switzerland instead. The Bulgarian Olympic Committee was created in 1923 and first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1924. The nation has participated in every Summer Games since then, except for 1932 (during the Great Depression), 1948 (Bulgaria's role in World War II) and 1984 (part of the 1984 Summer Olympics boycott, Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics). Bulgaria first participated in the Winter Olympic Games in 1936 and has attended every Winter Games since then. Bulgarian athletes have won a total of 230 medals, with amateur wrestling, wrestling and Olympic weightlifting, weightlifting as the top medal-producing sports. After the fall of the communist regime in 1989–90, in Bulgaria's turbulent transition to free-market ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian Olympic Committee
The Bulgarian Olympic Committee ( bg, Български олимпийски комитет, ''Balgarski olimpiyski komitet''; abbreviated as БОК, BOC) is a non-profit organization serving as the National Olympic Committee of Bulgaria and a part of the International Olympic Committee. History The Bulgarian Olympic committee was formed on 30 March 1923 (with Bulgaria participating in the Olympic Games since the first modern Olympiad in 1896 Summer Olympics, 1896) and disbanded between September 1944 and 1952, since when it has continuously represented the country in the Olympic movement. List of presidents IOC Members Member federations The Bulgarian National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 29 Olympic Summer and 7 Winter Sport Federations in Bulgaria. See also * Bulgaria at the Olympics External links Official we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 Summer Olympics Medal Table
This is the full medal table of the 1924 Summer Olympics which were held in Paris, France. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ... .... External links * * * {{Top Summer Olympics medal-winning nations Medal count 1924 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgaria At The 1968 Summer Olympics
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. Medalists Gold * Petar Kirov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight * Boyan Radev — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight Silver * 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 * Ivan Mihailov — Boxing, Men's Featherweight * Georgi Stankov — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight * Prodan Gardzhev & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Summer Olympics Medal Table
Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople meet in Jerusalem. * January 6 – A British firm, the Leyland Motor Corp., announces the sale of 450 buses to the Cuban government, challenging the United States blockade of Cuba. * January 9 – ''Martyrs' Day'': Armed clashes between United States troops and Panamanian civilians in the Panama Canal Zone precipitate a major international crisis, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and 4 U.S. soldiers. * January 11 – United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the U.S. government). * January 12 ** Zanzibar Revolution: The predominantly Arab government of Zanzibar is overthrown by African nationalist rebels; a United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgaria At The 1964 Summer Olympics
Bulgaria competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 63 competitors, 56 men and 7 women, took part in 56 events in 9 sports. Medalists Gold * Boyan Radev — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight. * Enyu Valchev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight. * Prodan Gardzhev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight. Silver * Velichko Velichkov — Shooting, Men's 50 metre Rifle, Three Positions * Angel Kerezov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight * Kiril Petkov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight * Stancho Kolev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight * Lyutvi Ahmedov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight Bronze * Aleksandar Nikolov — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight * Said Mustafov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight Athletics Boxing Canoeing Sprint ;Men ;Women Cycling One cyclist represented Bulgaria in 1964. Stefan Kirev from Kazanlak. Track ;1000m time trial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1960 Summer Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees ranked by the number of medals won during the 1960 Summer Olympics, held in Rome, Italy from August 25 to September 11, 1960. A total of 5,338 athletes from 83 countries participated in these Games, competing in 150 events in 17 sports. Athletes from 44 countries won at least one medal, leaving 39 countries in blank in the medal table. The Soviet Union won the most gold (43) and overall medals (103). British West Indies, Republic of China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Morocco, and Singapore won the first medals in their Olympic history. Medal table The ranking in this table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee, although that organization does not officially recognize global ranking per country. The countries are ranked by the number of gold medals won by the athletes of that country. If countries are tied, first the number of silver medals is taken into consideration an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgaria At The 1960 Summer Olympics
People's Republic of Bulgaria, Bulgaria competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 98 competitors, 89 men and 9 women, took part in 66 events in 12 sports. Medals Gold * Dimitar Dobrev — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight Silver * Krali Bimbalov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight * Nezhdet Zalev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight * Stancho Ivanov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight Bronze * Velik Kapsazov — Gymnastics, Men's Rings * Dinko Petrov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight * Enyu Valchev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight Athletics Basketball Preliminary round Group B Boxing Canoeing Sprint ;Men Cycling Five male cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1960. Road Track ;1000m time trial Equestrian Fencing Two fencers, both men, represented Bulgaria in 1960. ;Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's foil, Men's foil * Boris Stavrev * Asen Dyakovski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Summer Olympics Medal Table
This is the full table of the medal table of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian events). These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC. The Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland (Soviet invasion of Hungary), Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon (Suez Crisis) and the People's Republic of China (participation of Taiwan) boycotted the games, but some of them took part in the equestrian events in Stockholm. An additional bronze medal not included in the above Wikipedia table was presented to John Ian Wing, an Australian resident, for advocating that the closing ceremony have athletes march as one nation. References External links * * * Medal count 1956 Events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgaria At The 1956 Summer Olympics
Bulgaria competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian events). Medalists Gold * Nikola Stanchev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight Silver * Dimitar Dobrev — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight * Petko Sirakov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight * Yusein Mekhmedov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight Bronze * Stefan Bozhkov, Todor Diev, Georgi Dimitrov, Milcho Goranov, Ivan Petkov Kolev, Nikola Kovachev, Manol Manolov, Dimitar Milanov, Georgi Naydenov, Panayot Panayotov, Kiril Rakarov, Gavril Stoyanov, Krum Yanev, and Yosif Yosifov — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition Basketball Preliminary round Group C Quarterfinal Group B Classification playoffs 5th place match Boxing Football First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze Medal match Gymnastics Weightlifting ;Men Wrestling ReferencesOfficial Olympic Reports [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Summer Olympics Medal Table ...
This is the full table of the medal table of the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC. External links * * * {{Top Summer Olympics medal-winning nations Medal count 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgaria At The 1952 Summer Olympics
Bulgaria competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after having missed the 1948 Summer Olympics. 63 competitors, 54 men and 9 women, took part in 34 events in 8 sports. Medalists Athletics Basketball Preliminary round Group 2 Quarterfinals The top two teams in each quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. The other two teams in each quarterfinals played in the fifth through eighth place classification. Quarterfinals group A Classification matches 5-8th-place match 7th-place match Boxing Cycling ;Road Competition Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km) * Petar Georgiev — 5:24:34.0 (→ 46th place) *Boyan Kotsev — did not finish (→ no ranking) * Ilya Velchev — did not finish (→ no ranking) * Milcho Rosev — did not finish (→ no ranking) Equestrian Football ; Preliminary round results Head coach: Krum Milev Gymnastics Shooting Six shooter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Berlin, Germany, from 1 August to 16 August. Berlin had previously been chosen to host the 1916 Summer Olympics, which were subsequently cancelled due to the First World War. The 1936 Games had 3,963 athletes from 49 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participating in a total of 129 events in 19 sports. This was the highest number of nations represented at any Games to date. Athletes from 32 NOCs won medals, of which 21 secured at least one gold medal. As a result, 17 NOCs were left without any medal. The host NOC, Germany, received a total of 89 medals, a record for a united German team, although East Germany broke that record in 1976, 1980 and 1988. A boycott by the United States was suggested due to Germany's National Socialist regime, but it was not implemented. The other NOCs which threatened to boycott the Games for the same reason were the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
