Bulgaria

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 1998 Winter Olympics

1998 Winter Olympics

The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...

in Nagano, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. Bulgaria won its first ever Gold Medal when Ekaterina Dafovska ‎won the Women's 15 km Biathlon.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Biathlon Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics -10 km Sprint:February 18, 1998-20 km Individual:February 11, 1998Each missed target equals a one-minute penalty.-4 x 7.5 km Relay:-7.5 km Sprint:February 15, 1998-15 km Individual:February 9, 1998-4 x 7.5 km Relay:-References:*...	Women's 15 km

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
		Time	Time	Time	Rank
Lyubomir Popov	Giant Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Stefan Georgiev Stefan Georgiev Stefan Georgiev is an alpine skier from Bulgaria. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics, 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. His best result was a 16th place in the combined in 2002.-External links:...		1:27.76	1:23.13	2:50.89	32
Angel Pumpalov	Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Lyubomir Popov		DNF	–	DNF	–
Petar Dichev		59.62	DNF	DNF	–
Stefan Georgiev Stefan Georgiev Stefan Georgiev is an alpine skier from Bulgaria. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics, 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. His best result was a 16th place in the combined in 2002.-External links:...		57.95	58.17	1:56.12	22

Men's combined

Athlete	Slalom		Downhill	Total
	Time 1	Time 2	Time	Total time	Rank
Petar Dichev	51.16	DSQ	–	DSQ	–

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
		Time	Time	Time	Rank
Nadejda Vassileva Nadejda Vassileva Nadejda Vassileva is a professional Bulgarian tennis player. On March 5, 2007, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 553 whilst her best doubles ranking was 588 on August 2, 2004.-ITF Circuit finals :...	Slalom	52.68	52.76	1:45.44	26

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Misses 1	Time	Rank
10 km Sprint	Georgi Kasabov	0	31:09.5	57

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time 2	Rank
20 km	Georgi Kasabov	1'01:59.5	5	1'06:59.5	67

Women

Event	Athlete	Misses 1	Time	Rank
7.5 km Sprint	Pavlina Filipova Pavlina Filipova Pavlina Ivanova Filipova is a Bulgarian biathlete. She has competed in three Winter Olympic Games. In 1998 and 2002, Filipova posted fourth-place finishes in the 15 km individual and 4 x 7.5 km relay, respectively.- Titles :* World Cup**No victories in World Cup events...	3	25:34.8	41
	Ekaterina Dafovska Ekaterina Dafovska Ekaterina Dafovska is a Bulgarian biathlete. At the age of 15 years she signed up in the sports club of her hometown, where she went in for biathlon. She won a gold Olympic medal at the 15 km Individual event during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano...	2	25:06.7	29

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time 2	Rank
15 km	Pavlina Filipova Pavlina Filipova Pavlina Ivanova Filipova is a Bulgarian biathlete. She has competed in three Winter Olympic Games. In 1998 and 2002, Filipova posted fourth-place finishes in the 15 km individual and 4 x 7.5 km relay, respectively.- Titles :* World Cup**No victories in World Cup events...	54:18.1	1	55:18.1	4
	Ekaterina Dafovska Ekaterina Dafovska Ekaterina Dafovska is a Bulgarian biathlete. At the age of 15 years she signed up in the sports club of her hometown, where she went in for biathlon. She won a gold Olympic medal at the 15 km Individual event during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano...	53:52.0	1	54:52.0

Women's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Misses 1	Time	Rank
Radka Popova Ekaterina Dafovska Ekaterina Dafovska Ekaterina Dafovska is a Bulgarian biathlete. At the age of 15 years she signed up in the sports club of her hometown, where she went in for biathlon. She won a gold Olympic medal at the 15 km Individual event during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano... Pavlina Filipova Pavlina Filipova Pavlina Ivanova Filipova is a Bulgarian biathlete. She has competed in three Winter Olympic Games. In 1998 and 2002, Filipova posted fourth-place finishes in the 15 km individual and 4 x 7.5 km relay, respectively.- Titles :* World Cup**No victories in World Cup events... Valentina Peychinova	3	1'48:55.2	16

¹A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.

²One minute added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
10 km C	Slavcho Batinkov	33:23.2	84
15 km pursuit1 F	Slavcho Batinkov	49:41.5	61
30 km C	Slavcho Batinkov	1'50:35.0	60

¹ Starting delay based om 10 km results.

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
5 km C	Irina Nikulchina Irina Nikulchina Irina Nikulchina is a Bulgarian biathlete.At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City she won a bronze medal in the 10 km Pursuit competition. She had also competed in the cross country skiing events 1994, 1998 and the biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:...	20:52.6	70
10 km pursuit2 F	Irina Nikulchina Irina Nikulchina Irina Nikulchina is a Bulgarian biathlete.At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City she won a bronze medal in the 10 km Pursuit competition. She had also competed in the cross country skiing events 1994, 1998 and the biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:...	34:13.5	53
15 km C	Irina Nikulchina Irina Nikulchina Irina Nikulchina is a Bulgarian biathlete.At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City she won a bronze medal in the 10 km Pursuit competition. She had also competed in the cross country skiing events 1994, 1998 and the biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:...	57:07.2	63
30 km F	Irina Nikulchina Irina Nikulchina Irina Nikulchina is a Bulgarian biathlete.At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City she won a bronze medal in the 10 km Pursuit competition. She had also competed in the cross country skiing events 1994, 1998 and the biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:...	1'31:04.7	28

² Starting delay based om 5 km results.

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	SP	FS	TFP	Rank
Ivan Dinev Ivan Dinev Ivan Dinev is a Bulgarian figure skater. He is an 11-time Bulgarian national champion and competed at 14 European Championships. He is the first Bulgarian skater to medal at a Grand Prix event, which he did at Trophée Lalique in 1999. He is also the first Bulgarian skater to land a quadruple jump...	7	14	17.5	11

Women

Athlete	SP	FS	TFP	Rank
Sofia Penkova	28	DNF	DNF	–

Ice Dancing

Athletes	CD1	CD2	OD	FD	TFP	Rank
Albena Denkova Albena Denkova Albena Denkova is a Bulgarian ice dancer. With partner and fiance Maxim Staviski, she is the 2006 & 2007 World Champion, the 2003 & 2004 European silver medalist, and the 2006 Grand Prix Final champion... Maxim Staviyski	18	18	18	18	36.0	18

Short track speed skating

Women

Athlete	Event	Round one		Quarter finals		Semi finals		Finals
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Final rank
Evgeniya Radanova	500 m	45.977	1 Q	DSQ	–	Did not advance
Daniela Vlaeva		46.681	3	Did not advance
Daniela Vlaeva	1000 m	1:37.124	3	Did not advance
Evgeniya Radanova		1:39.279	2 Q	1:38.510	3	Did not advance

Snowboarding

Women's giant slalom

Athlete	Race 1	Race 2	Total
	Time	Time	Time	Rank
Mariya Dimova	1:23.31	1:19.53	2:42.84	20