Bulgaria at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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Bulgaria
competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics
in Mexico City
, Mexico
.
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Modern pentathlon
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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Gold
- Petar KirovPetar KirovPetar Kirov is a former Greco Roman wrestler from Bulgaria.He was born in Kalchevo, Yambol province.He is an Olympic gold winner from the games in Mexico 1968 and Munich 1972, three times champion of the World and four times champion of Europe....
— Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight - Boyan RadevBoyan RadevBoyan Radev is a former Greco Roman wrestler from Bulgaria.He is two-time Olympic Games champion and one-time champion of the world.-External links:*...
— Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
Silver
- Tsvetan Dimitrov, Yancho DimitrovYancho DimitrovYancho Dimirtov is a Bulgarian Combat Sambo practitioner, Kickboxing and MMA fighter in heavyweight division. He has 3 -rd place, over 100 kg on 2007 World Sambo Championships, was held in Prague, Czech Republic from the 7th to the 11th of November, 2007. Yancho lost on semi-final from Fedor...
, Asparukh Donev, Milko GaydarskiMilko GaydarskiMilko Gaydarski was a Bulgarian football defender who played for Bulgaria in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where Bulgaria won silver. At the club level, Gaydarski played for Spartak Sofia and PFC Levski Sofia...
, Ivailo Georgiyev, Atanas Gerov, Mikhail Gionin, Georgi Ivanov, Kiril IvkovKiril IvkovKiril Ivkov is a former Bulgarian football player in defender role.In career he played for PFC Levski Sofia. In 1974 and 1975 he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year....
, Atanas Khristov, Georgi Khristakiev, Kiril Khristov, Todor Nikolov, Georgi VasilievGeorgi Parvanov VasilevGeorgi Parvanov Vasilev-Gocho is a former Bulgarian football player in forward role.In career he played for PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv and PFC Pirin Gotse Delchev....
, Yevgeny Yanchovsky, Stoyan YordanovStoyan YordanovStoyan Ivanov Yordanov is a Bulgarian former football goalkeeper.-CSKA Sofia:*A PFG**1961-62, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76,*Bulgarian Cup** 1964-65, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74...
, Ivan ZafirovIvan ZafirovIvan Georgiev Zafirov is a former Bulgarian football defender.After short spells at Sliven, it was with CSKA Sofia that he found his spiritual home in the 1970s. Zafirov, a right-back, played 340 times for the Reds, scoring 8 goals...
, and Petar ZhekovPetar ZhekovPetar Petrov Zhekov is a former Bulgarian football player, who won the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.Zhekov was born in Knizhovnik, Haskovo Province, and began his career in F.C. Dimitrovgrad. Later he moved to Beroe Stara Zagora, where he twice became Bulgaria's top goalscorer. Between...
— Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition - Enyu Todorov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
- Enyu ValchevEnyu ValchevEnyu Valchev Dimov is a former freestyle wrestler from Bulgaria.He is Olympic games champion , World champion and two time champion of Europe.He was born in Polski Gradec, Stara Zagora Province.-External links:*...
— Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight - Osman Duraliev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
Bronze
- Ivan MihailovIvan Mihailov (boxer)Ivan Mihailov is a boxer from Bulgaria.He competed for Bulgaria in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the featherweight event where he finished in third place.-References:*...
— Boxing, Men's Featherweight - Georgi StankovGeorgi StankovGeorgi Stankov is a boxer from Bulgaria.He competed for Bulgaria in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the light-heavyweight event where he finished in third place. He returned to the Olympics four years later in Munich but lost in the first round.-References:*...
— Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight - Prodan GardzhevProdan GardzhevProdan Stoyanov Gardzhev is a Bulgarian former Olympic Champion in freestyle wrestling in the 1964 Olympics. He also won a bronze medal and finished behind gold medalist Boris Michail Gurevich of the Soviet Union and silver medalist Jigjidiin Mönkhbat of Mongolia at the 1968 Summer Olympics...
— Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight
BoxingBoxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics-Medal table:- Light Flyweight :-First Round:* Tahar Aziz def. David Nata , 4:1* Hubert Skrzypczak def. Mohamed Sohem , 5:0* Joseph Donovan def. György Gedó , TKO-2...
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Stefan Alexandrov
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Gabriel Ogun (NGA), 1:4
Modern pentathlonModern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer OlympicsThe modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics was represented by two events : Individual competition and Team competition...
Men's Individual Competition:
- Anton Panyovski – 4247 points (→ 33rd place)
- Konstantine Sardzhev – 4191 points (→ 36th place)
- Ivan Apostolov – 3462 points (→ 45th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Paniowsky, Sardjev, and Apostolov – 11976 points (→ 11th place)