Bulgaria competed at the

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( equestrian events).

Medalists

Gold

Nikola Stanchev Nikola Nikolov Stanchev ( bg, Никола Николов Станчев, 11 September 1930 – 12 July 2009) was a Bulgarian freestyle wrestling, freestyle Amateur wrestling, wrestler. He was born in Tvarditsa, Burgas Province, Tvardits ...

— 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 Husein Mehmedov ( bg, Хюсеин Мехмедов) (25 January 1924 – 9 March 2014) was a Bulgarian wrestler of Turkish descent who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the ...

— Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight

Bronze

* Stefan Bozhkov, Todor Diev,

Georgi Dimitrov Georgi Dimitrov Mihaylov (; bg, Гео̀рги Димитро̀в Миха̀йлов), also known as Georgiy Mihaylovich Dimitrov (russian: Гео́ргий Миха́йлович Дими́тров; 18 June 1882 – 2 July 1949), was a Bulgarian ...

Milcho Goranov Milcho Goranov ( bg, Милчо Горанов, 6 November 1928 – 28 July 2008) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender, most notably for Slavia Sofia. Goranov also earned 21 caps for Bulgaria. He competed in the men's tourna ...

, Ivan Petkov Kolev, Nikola Kovachev, Manol Manolov, Dimitar Milanov, Georgi Naydenov, Panayot Panayotov,

Kiril Rakarov Kiril Manolov Rakarov ( bg, Кирил Манолов Ракаров, 24 May 1932 - 25 August 2006) was a Bulgarian football player who played as a defender. He represented Bulgaria at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1962 FIFA World Cup. ...

Gavril Stoyanov Gavril Stoyanov ( bg, Гаврил Стоянов; 9 July 1929 – 6 November 2005) was a Bulgarian football player and coach. He usually played in the position of midfielder. Honours International ;Bulgaria *Olympic Bronze Medal: 1956 ...

Krum Yanev Krum Ivanov Yanev ( bg, Крум Иванов Янев) (9 January 1929 – 24 August 2012) was a Bulgarian footballer who played at both professional and international levels, as a forward. Career Yanev started his career with Spartak Plovdiv. ...

, 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

References

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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