Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
competed at the
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
in
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
,
West Germany
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. 130 competitors, 106 men and 24 women, took part in 92 events in 15 sports.
Medalists
Gold
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Georgi Kostadinov — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
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Norair Nurikyan
Norair Nurikyan ( bg, Норайр Нурикян, hy, Նորայր Նուրիկյան; born 26 July 1948) is a former Bulgarian weightlifter of Armenian descent. He is a two-time Olympic Champion and was awarded the Hero of Socialist Labor of ...
— Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight
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Yordan Bikov
Yordan Bikov ( bg, Йордан Биков, born 17 November 1950) is a retired Bulgarian middleweight weightlifter. He won the clean and jerk
The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barb ...
— Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
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Andon Nikolov
Andon Nikolov ( Bulgarian: Андон Николов) (born June 15, 1951) is a former Bulgarian weightlifter
Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lift ...
— Weightlifting, Men's Middle-Heavyweight
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Petar Kirov
Petar Kirov ( bg, Петър Киров, born September 17, 1942) is a former Greco Roman wrestler from Bulgaria. He was born in Kalchevo, Yambol province.
Kirov was an Olympic gold winner from the games in Mexico 1968 and Mun ...
— Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
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Georgi Markov
Georgi Ivanov Markov ( bg, Георги Иванов Марков ; 1 March 1929 – 11 September 1978) was a Bulgarian dissident writer. He originally worked as a novelist, screenwriter and playwright in his native country, the People's Repub ...
— Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
Silver
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Yordanka Blagoeva
Yordanka Blagoeva ( bg, Йорданка Благоева; born 19 January 1947) is a former Bulgarian high jumper. She competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and finished in 17th, 2nd (silver medal), 3rd (bronze medal) and 16th plac ...
— Athletics, Women's High Jump
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Diana Yorgova — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
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Angel Angelov — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
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Mladen Kutchev
Mladen Kuchev ( bg, Младен Кучев; born 29 January 1947) is a Bulgarian former weightlifter who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of t ...
— Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight
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Atanas Shopov
Atanas Shopov ( bg, Атанас Шопов; born 4 October 1951) of Bulgaria is a former weightlifter who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics.
Biography
He was born October 4, 1951, in Dobrovnitsa village near Pazard ...
— Weightlifting, Men's Middle-Heavyweight
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Aleksandar Kraitchev — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
*
Osman Duraliev
Osman Duraliev ( bg, Осман Дуралиев, 15 January 1939 – 25 April 2011) was a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler with Turkish origin. Between 1967 and 1972 he won ten silver medals at major international competitions, including the 1968 ...
— Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Super Heavyweight
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Ognian Nikolov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light-Flyweight
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Stoyan Apostolov
Stoyan Apostolov (born 10 April 1946) is a Bulgarian former wrestler who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known ...
— Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
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Aleksandr Tomov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight
Bronze
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Vasilka Stoeva — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
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Ivanka Khristova
Ivanka Marinova Hristova ( bg, Иванка Маринова Христова; 19 November 1941 – 24 February 2022) was a Bulgarian shot putter. She won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The ...
— Athletics, Women's Shot Put
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Fedia Damianov
Fedia Damianov ( Bulgarian: Федя Дамянов; born August 14, 1950) is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event.
Damianov also won two ...
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Ivan Burtchin
Ivan Burtchin ( Bulgarian: Иван Бурчин) (born December 9, 1952) is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze in the C-2 1000 m event at Munich in 1972.
Burtchin also ...
— Canoe / Kayak, Men's Flatwater C-2 1000m (canoe double)
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Ivan Krastev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
*
Stefan Angelov
Stefan Angelov (7 January 1947 – 21 December 2019) was a Bulgarian wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and ...
— Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light-Flyweight
Athletics
Men's 5000 metres
*
Mikhail Jelev
** Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
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Petar Bogdanov
** Qualification Round — 2.12m (→ did not advance)
Boxing
;Men
Canoeing
Sprint
;Men
;Women
Cycling
Four cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1972.
Track
;1000m time trial
;Pursuit
Equestrian
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1972.
;
Men's sabre
*
Boris Stavrev
*
Stoyko Lipchev
*
Anani Mikhaylov
;
Men's team sabre
*
Khristo Khristov,
Stoyko Lipchev,
Anani Mikhaylov,
Valentin Nikolov,
Boris Stavrev
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition:
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Georgi Stoyanov — 4695 points (→ 26th place)
*
Velko Bratanov — 4339 points (→ 50th place)
*
Angel Pepelyankov — 3971 points (→ 57th place)
Men's Team Competition:
* Stoyanov, Bratanov, and Pepelyankov — 12957 points (→ 16th place)
Rowing
;Men
Shooting
Six male shooters represented Bulgaria in 1972.
;Open
Swimming
;Men
;Women
Volleyball
Preliminary round
;Pool A
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Team roster
*
Dimiter Karov
*
Brunko Iliev
*
Alex Trenev
*
Ivan Ivanov
*
Dimiter Zlatanov
*
Zdravko Simeonov
*
Tsano Tsanov
Tsano Tsanov ( bg, Цано Цанов, born March 25, 1949) is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийск ...
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Kiril Slavov
*
Emil Vulchev
*
Emil Trenev
*Luchezar Soyanov
*Ivan Dimitrov (volleyball), Ivan Dimitrov
Water polo
Preliminary round
Pool C
Classification 7th – 12th
Team Roster
** Bisser Naoumov
** Ivan Kovatchev
** Alexander Chpitzer
** Toma Tomov (water polo), Toma Tomov
** Plamen Brankov
** Mladen Khristov
** Nedeltcho Yordanov
** Vassil Tomov
** Andrei Konstantinov
** Matei Popov
** Lubomir Rountov
Weightlifting
;Men
Wrestling
References
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Nations at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Bulgaria at the Summer Olympics by year, 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 in Bulgarian sport