Bulgaria at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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- Tereza MarinovaTereza MarinovaTereza Moncheva Marinova is a Bulgarian athlete who competed in long jump and triple jump. In her younger days she became both European and World Junior champion, and she still holds the world junior record at triple jump. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal with a personal best...
— AthleticsAthletics at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
, Women’s Triple Jump
- Tanyu KiryakovTanyu KiryakovTanyu Kiryakov is a Bulgarian pistol shooter, the only shooter to have won Olympic gold medals in both the 50 metre pistol event and the 10 metre air pistol event, in which he was also the first Olympic champion.- External links :*...
— ShootingShooting at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe shooting competitions at the 2000 Summer Olympics were carried out at the Sydney International Shooting Centre in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia during the first week of the Games, from Saturday 16 September 2000 to Saturday 23 September 2000....
, Men’s 50 m Pistol
- Mariya Grozdeva — ShootingShooting at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe shooting competitions at the 2000 Summer Olympics were carried out at the Sydney International Shooting Centre in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia during the first week of the Games, from Saturday 16 September 2000 to Saturday 23 September 2000....
, Women’s Sport Pistol
- Galabin BoevskiGalabin BoevskiGalabin Boevski is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He was born in Knezha, and was both World Champion and Olympic Champion. He was later suspended for eight years after failing drug tests. He is now in a Brazilian prison awaiting a trial for an alleged cocaine trafficking...
— WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe Weightlifting Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw the introduction of women's weightlifting.-Men's Competition:-Women's Competition:-Participating nations:...
, Men’s Lightweight (69 kg)
- Armen Nazaryan — WrestlingWrestling at the 2000 Summer OlympicsWrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. The freestyle competitions were held from September 28 to October 1, and the...
, Men’s Greco-Roman Bantamweight (58 kg)
Silver
- Petar MerkovPetar MerkovPetar Hristov Merkov is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he who won two silver medals at Sydney in 2000...
— CanoeingCanoeing at the 2000 Summer OlympicsCanoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the sprint events and the Whitewater Stadium in Penrith for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines. The repechage rounds that ran from the 1960 to the 1996 Games were eliminated in the sprint events while...
, Men’s K1 500 m Kayak Singles
- Petar MerkovPetar MerkovPetar Hristov Merkov is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he who won two silver medals at Sydney in 2000...
— CanoeingCanoeing at the 2000 Summer OlympicsCanoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the sprint events and the Whitewater Stadium in Penrith for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines. The repechage rounds that ran from the 1960 to the 1996 Games were eliminated in the sprint events while...
, Men’s K1 1000 m Kayak Singles
- Rumyana NeykovaRumyana NeykovaRumyana Neykova is a Bulgarian rower. Neykova competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she won silver in Single Sculls, the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won bronze and the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won gold in the same discipline. Her...
— RowingRowing at the 2000 Summer OlympicsFinal results for the Rowing events at the 2000 Summer Olympics:The event is probably most noted for Steve Redgrave's winning his fifth Olympic gold medal in as many games in the British men's coxless four. However, there were a number of other dramatic races. Both the men's and women's single...
, Women’s Single Sculls
- Georgi MarkovGeorgi Markov (weightlifter)Georgi Markov is a retired male weightlifter from Bulgaria. He won the silver medal in the men's lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics, behind compatriot Galabin Boevski...
— WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe Weightlifting Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw the introduction of women's weightlifting.-Men's Competition:-Women's Competition:-Participating nations:...
, Men’s Lightweight (69 kg)
- Alan TsagaevAlan TsagaevAlan Tsagaev is a Bulgarian weightlifter of Ossetian origin who competed in the Men's 105 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal, lifting 422.5 kg in total...
— WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe Weightlifting Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw the introduction of women's weightlifting.-Men's Competition:-Women's Competition:-Participating nations:...
, Men’s Heavyweight (105 kg)
- Serafim BarzakovSerafim BarzakovSerafim Barzakov Serafim Barzakov Serafim Barzakov (born on July 22, 1975 in Kolarovo is a male freestyle wrestler from Bulgaria.He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics, Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2004 Summer Olympics, Men's freestyle 63 kg at 2000 Summer Olympics and Men's...
— WrestlingWrestling at the 2000 Summer OlympicsWrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. The freestyle competitions were held from September 28 to October 1, and the...
, Men’s Freestyle Featherweight (63 kg)
Bronze
- Yordan Yovchev — GymnasticsGymnastics at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics and trampoline events were held at the Sydney SuperDome on September 16–25 and September 22–23, respectively...
, Men’s Rings
- Yordan Yovchev — GymnasticsGymnastics at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics and trampoline events were held at the Sydney SuperDome on September 16–25 and September 22–23, respectively...
, Men’s Floor Exercises
Men's Competition
Men's 100 m- Petko YankovPetko YankovPetko Yankov is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He competed at the 1999 World Indoor Championships, the 1999 World Championships and the 2000 Olympic Games without reaching the final round....
- Round 1 — 10.63 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m
- Petko YankovPetko YankovPetko Yankov is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He competed at the 1999 World Indoor Championships, the 1999 World Championships and the 2000 Olympic Games without reaching the final round....
- Round 1 — 20.91
- Round 2 — 20.75 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m
- Iliya Dzhivondov
- Round 1 — 48.64 (→ did not advance)
Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Zhivko VidenovZhivko VidenovZhivko Videnov is a Bulgarian hurdler.He finished eighth at the 2002 European Championships. He also competed at the 2000 Olympic Games, the 2001 World Indoor Championships and the 2001 World Championships without reaching the finals....
- Round 1 — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Iliya Dzhivondov
- Round 1 — 54.36 (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- Petar DachevPetar DachevPetar Dachev is a retired Bulgarian long jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 2000 European Indoor Championships.His personal best was 8.30 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Nicosia. This ranks him fourth among Bulgarian long jumpers, behind Ivaylo Mladenov, Atanas Atanasov and Nikolay...
- Qualifying — 8.03
- Final — 7.80 (→ 11th place)
- Nikolay AtanasovNikolay AtanasovNikolay Atanasov is a Bulgarian long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.31 metres, achieved in July 2003 in Pirgos.He competed at the World Championships in 1999, 2003 and 2007, the Olympic Games in 2000, 2004 and 2008, the 2002 European Indoor Championships and the 2006 European Championships....
- Qualifying — 7.62 (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
- Rostislav DimitrovRostislav DimitrovRostislav Dimitrov is a former triple jumper from Bulgaria, best known for his silver medal at the 1999 World Championships. He originally won the silver medal at the World Indoor Championships the same year, but was disqualified for ephedrin use. His personal best was 17.49...
- Qualifying — 17.00
- Final — 16.95 (→ 9th place)
- Ivayle Rusenov
- Qualifying — 16.40 (→ did not advance)
Men's Pole Vault
- Ilian Efremov
- Qualifying — 5.55 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Petko Stefanov
- Final — 2:26:24 (→ 60th place)
Women's Competition
Women's 100 m- Petya PendarevaPetya PendarevaPetya Pendareva is a Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...
- Round 1 — 11.30
- Round 2 — 11.36 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m
- Monika Gachevska
- Round 1 — 24.16 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 m
- Daniela GeorgievaDaniela GeorgievaDaniela Georgieva is a retired Bulgarian sprinter. She won a bronze medal at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and holds the Bulgarian record over 400 metres both outdoor and indoor .In 1996 she failed a doping control...
- Round 1 — 54.46 (→ did not advance)
Women's 5,000 m
- Daniela YordanovaDaniela YordanovaDaniela Yordanova is a Bulgarian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She tested positive for testosterone in an out-of-competition doping test in Sofia on 13 June 2008, which eventually got her kicked out of the 2008 Summer Olympics...
- Round 1 — 15:10.08
- Final — 14:56.95 (→ 10th place)
Women's 100 m Hurdles
- Svetla DimitrovaSvetla DimitrovaSvetla Stefanova Dimitrova was a Bulgarian athlete who started out competing in heptathlon, and later specialized as a sprint hurdler....
- Round 1 — 13.00
- Round 2 — 13.04
- Semifinal — 12.95 (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Khristina Georgieva
- Qualifying — 54.60 (→ did not advance)
Women's Hammer Throw
- Aneliya Yordanova
- Qualifying — 54.92 (→ did not advance)
Women's Triple Jump
- Tereza MarinovaTereza MarinovaTereza Moncheva Marinova is a Bulgarian athlete who competed in long jump and triple jump. In her younger days she became both European and World Junior champion, and she still holds the world junior record at triple jump. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal with a personal best...
- Qualifying — 14.73
- Final — 15.20 (→ Gold Medal)
- Mariya DimitrovaMariya DimitrovaMariya Dimitrova is a Bulgarian triple jumper.She finished seventh at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the World Championships in 2003 and 2007 and the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004 without reaching the finals....
- Qualifying — 13.87 (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
- Eleonora Miloucheva
- Qualifying — 1.94
- Final — 1.90 (→ 13th place)
- Venelina VenevaVenelina VenevaVenelina Veneva-Mateeva is a Bulgarian high jumper. Talented at a young age, she jumped 1.93 metres indoor in 1990 to record a world best performance by a 15-year-old. She did not improve this result outdoor until 1995...
- Qualifying — 1.94
- Final — 1.93 (→ 9th place)
- Hristina Kalcheva
- Qualifying — no mark (→ did not advance)
Women's Pole Vault
- Tanya Koleva
- Qualifying — no mark (→ did not advance)
BadmintonBadminton at the 2000 Summer OlympicsBadminton was held at The Dome and Exhibition Complex at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney from September 17–23, 2000. The competition included five events ....
Men's Singles
- Rio Suryana
- Round of 64 — Bye
- Round of 32 — Defeated Svetoslav Stoyanov of Australia
- Round of 16 — Lost to Xia XuanzeXia XuanzeXia Xuanze is a former male Chinese badminton player who played singles at the world level from the late 1990s through the first few years of the 21st century. Now he is a men's singles coach for the national team of China.-Player Attributes:...
of China
- Mihail Popov
- Round of 64 — Bye
- Round of 32 — Lost to Fung PermadiFung PermadiFung Permadi is a former male Chinese Indonesian badminton player. He was a singles specialist who played first for Indonesia and later for Chinese Taipei.-Career:...
of Chinese Taipei
Men's Doubles
- Mihail Popov and Svetoslav Stoyanov
- Round of 32 — Lost to Martin Lundgaard HansenMartin Lundgaard HansenMartin Lundgaard Hansen is a male badminton player from Denmark.-2004 Summer Olympics:Hansen competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Jens Eriksen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Howard Bach and Kevin Qi Han of the United States in the second...
, Lars PaaskeLars Paaske-Career:He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Jonas Rasmussen. After an initial bye in the first round, they were then defeated in the next round by Yim Bang-eun and Kim Yong-hyun of Korea...
of Denmark
Women's Singles
- Nely Boteva
- Round of 64 — Defeated Kellie Lucas of Australia
- Round of 32 — Lost to Chia-Chi Huang of Chinese Taipei
Women's Doubles
- Nely Boteva and Diana Koleva-Tzvetanova
- Round of 32 — Lost to Gao LingGao LingGao Ling is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is unarguably, to many fans, the most successful doubles specialists in the history of women's badminton. In addition, she earned...
, Qin YiyuanQin YiyuanQin Yiyuan is a Chinese former world level women's badminton player.-Career:A doubles specialist, Qin played internationally for China from the mid 1990s through the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, a period during which her fellow countrywomen Ge Fei and Gu Jun dominated international women's doubles...
of China
BoxingBoxing at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...
Men's Featherweight (– 57kg)
- Juri Mladenov
- Round 1 — Defeated Servin Suleymanov of Ukraine
- Round 2 — Lost to Yosvani AguileraYosvani AguileraYosvany Aguilera Zamora is a boxer from Cuba.He participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics for his native Caribbean country. There he was stopped in the second round of the light-flyweight division by Philippines' eventual runner-up Mansueto Velasco...
of Cuba (→ did not advance)
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71kg)
- Dmitry UsaginDmitry UsaginDmitry Usagin is a boxer from Bulgaria, who competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.Usagin is best known for winning the bronze medal at 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the Men's Light-Middleweight division, alongside Yugoslavia's Nikola...
- Round 1 — Lost to Jermain TaylorJermain TaylorJermain Taylor is an American professional boxer and former undisputed middleweight champion. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raúl Márquez and William Joppy...
of United States (→ did not advance)
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81kg)
- Dankov Emil-Krastev
- Round 1 — Lost to Ali Ysmajlov of Azerbaijan (→ did not advance)
Men's Competition
Men's Kayak Singles 500 m
- Peter Merkov
- Qualifying Heat — 01:40.227
- Semifinal — 01:40.008
- Final — 01:58.393 (→ Silver Medal)
Men's Kayak Singles 1000 m
- Peter Merkov
- Qualifying Heat — 03:38.234
- Semifinal — 03:38.217
- Final — 03:34.649 (→ Silver Medal)
Men's Kayak Doubles 500 m
- Petar Sibinkitch, Milko KazanovMilko KazanovMilko Georgiev Kazanov is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to 2005. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996....
- Qualifying Heat — 01:33.682
- Semifinal — 01:31.919
- Final — 01:52.725 (→ 8th place)
Men's Kayak Doubles 1,000 m
- Mariyan Dimitrov, Dimitar Ivanov
- Qualifying Heat — 03:23.646 (→ did not advance)
Men's Kayak Fours 1,000 m
- Milko KazanovMilko KazanovMilko Georgiev Kazanov is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to 2005. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996....
, Iordan Iordanov, Petar MerkovPetar MerkovPetar Hristov Merkov is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he who won two silver medals at Sydney in 2000...
, Petar Sibinkitch - Qualifying Heat — 03:00.634
- Semifinal — 03:01.051
- Final — 02:58.112 (→ 5th place)
Men's Canoe Singles 500 m
- Nikolav Bouhalov
- Qualifying Heat — 01:51.996
- Semifinal — 01:52.371
- Final — 02:44.289 (→ 9th place)
Men's Canoe Singles 1000 m
- Nikolav Bouhalov
- Qualifying Heat — 03:59.092
- Semifinal — 04:05.236 (→ did not advance)
SailingSailing at the 2000 Summer OlympicsSailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....
Only one woman competed for Bulgaria in the Sailing competition at the 2000 Olympics.Women's Mistral
- Irina Konstantinova
- Race 1 — 20
- Race 2 — (25)
- Race 3 — 22
- Race 4 — 15
- Race 5 — 25
- Race 6 — 22
- Race 7 — 22
- Race 8 — 23
- Race 9 — (26)
- Race 10 — 22
- Race 11 — 22
- Final — 193 (→ 24th place)
SwimmingSwimming at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 swimming events were contested, between September 15–23, 2000. There was a total of 954 participants from 150 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men:...
Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Petar StoychevPetar StoychevPetar Stoychev is a Bulgarian swimmer who is the most successful long distance marathon swimmer of the last decade. He is one of the greatest marathon swimmers of all time and an honor swimmer in the...
- Preliminary Heat — 03:59.94 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Petar StoychevPetar StoychevPetar Stoychev is a Bulgarian swimmer who is the most successful long distance marathon swimmer of the last decade. He is one of the greatest marathon swimmers of all time and an honor swimmer in the...
- Preliminary Heat — 15:42.76 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Simeon MakedonskiSimeon MakedonskiSimeon Makedonski is a retired butterfly swimmer from Bulgaria, who competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the qualifying round of the men's 100m butterfly, he swam the 100m in 55.49 seconds, but did not qualify for the semifinal.-See also:* Swimming...
- Preliminary Heat — 55.49 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Georgi Palazov
- Preliminary Heat — 02:04.40 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Krasimir Zahov
- Preliminary Heat — 01:07.09 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Ivan Angelov
- Preliminary Heat — 58.03 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Ivan Angelov
- Preliminary Heat — 02:07.30 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Georgi Palazov
- Preliminary Heat — 04:35.92 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Ivanka Moralieva
- Preliminary Heat — 02:07.61 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Ivanka Moralieva
- Preliminary Heat — 04:19.10 (→ did not advance)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Ivanka Moralieva
- Preliminary Heat — 08:52.61 (→ did not advance)
Women's Beach Competition
- Lina Yanchulova and Petia Yanchulova — 17th place (tied)
Weightlifting
MenAthlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Ivan Ivanov | – 56 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg The Men's Bantamweight Weightlifting Event is the lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass... |
125.0 | 130.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 162.5 | DSQ | — | |
Galabin Boevski Galabin Boevski Galabin Boevski is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He was born in Knezha, and was both World Champion and Olympic Champion. He was later suspended for eight years after failing drug tests. He is now in a Brazilian prison awaiting a trial for an alleged cocaine trafficking... |
– 69 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 69 kg The Men's Lightweight Weightlifting Event is the third men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass... |
155.0 | 160.0 | 162.5 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 196.5 | 357.5 | |
Georgi Markov Georgi Markov (weightlifter) Georgi Markov is a retired male weightlifter from Bulgaria. He won the silver medal in the men's lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics, behind compatriot Galabin Boevski... |
– 69 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 69 kg The Men's Lightweight Weightlifting Event is the third men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass... |
155.0 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 182.5 | 187.5 | 352.5 | ||
Alan Tsagaev Alan Tsagaev Alan Tsagaev is a Bulgarian weightlifter of Ossetian origin who competed in the Men's 105 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal, lifting 422.5 kg in total... |
– 105 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 105 kg The Men's Heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the seventh men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 105 kilograms of body mass... |
180.0 | 187.5 | 230.0 | 235.0 | 422.5 |
Women
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Milena Trendafilova | – 69 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 69 kg The Women's Light-Heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the fifth weight class in women's weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on 2000-09-19 in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre... |
100.0 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 232.5 | 4 | |||
Daniela Kerkelova | – 69 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 69 kg The Women's Light-Heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the fifth weight class in women's weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on 2000-09-19 in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre... |
97.5 | 100.0 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 232.5 | 5 |