Bulgaria at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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...

was represented by 72 athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

, held in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

Medalists

Name	Sport	Event
Rumyana Neykova Rumyana Neykova Rumyana 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...	Rowing Rowing (sport) Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...	Women's single sculls Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's single sculls Women's single sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 9 and 16, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.This rowing event is a single scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by a single rower...
Stanka Zlateva Stanka Zlateva Stanka Zlateva Hristova is a female Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she won a silver medal...	Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...	Women's freestyle -72 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 72 kg Women's Freestyle 72 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 17 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....
Yavor Yanakiev Yavor Yanakiev Yavor Dimitrov Yanakiev is a Bulgarian wrestler who won the bronze medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 74kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.Yanakiev currently competes for Slavia Litex, where his coach is Stoyan Dobrev; his first coach was Petar Manev...	Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...	Men's Greco-Roman -74 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 13 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....
Radoslav Velikov Radoslav Velikov Radoslav Marinov Velikov is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. He has been engaged in wrestling since 1997 and he currently competes for Levski Sofia, where his coach is former world champion and triple European champion Simeon Shterev, who also coaches Stanka Zlateva. Velikov won the 2006 World...	Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...	Men's freestyle 55 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 55 kg Men's freestyle 55 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 19 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....
Kiril Terziev Kiril Terziev Kiril Stoychev Terziev is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in his category ....	Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...	Men's freestyle 74 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 74 kg Men's Freestyle 74 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 20 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....

Swimming

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mihail Alexandrov	Men's 100 m breaststroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Schedule:All times are China Standard Time -Heats:-Semifinals:-Final:-References:...	1:00.69 NR	14 Q	1:00.61 NR	11	Did not advance
	Men's 200 m breaststroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place between August 12 and 14 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.Seven...	2:11.94 NR	24	Did not advance
	Men's 200 m individual medley Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heats:* Q = Qualified* DNS = Did Not Start-Semifinals:-Final:-References:...	2:00.70	20	Did not advance
Georgi Palazov	Men's 100 m butterfly Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly The men's 100 metre butterfly event, included in the swimming competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 14–16, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center...	55.25	60	Did not advance
Georgi Palazov	Men's 200 m butterfly Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...	2:01.84	39	Did not advance
Petar Stoychev Petar Stoychev Petar 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...	Men's 1500 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:Legend: OR=Olympic Record; AM=Americas Record; ER=European Record; AS=Asian Record-Final:...	15:28.84	30	Did not advance
	Men's marathon 10 km Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon 10 kilometre The men's marathon 10 kilometre event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 21 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. It was a new event on the program at the 2008 Games. The men's and women's marathon 10 kilometre races, unlike all of the other swimming events, were held in open...					1:52:09.1	6
Nina Rangelova	Women's 200 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heats:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:-References:...	2:00.66 NR	30	Did not advance

Archery

The country has allocated one spot in the men's individual event and none in the women's. Daniel Pavlov

Daniel Pavlov

Daniel Pavlov is an athlete from Bulgaria, who competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Pavlov finished his ranking round with a total of 618 points, which gave him the 59th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Balzhinima Tsyrempilov in...

qualified at the 2007 World Championships.

Men

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Daniel Pavlov Daniel Pavlov Daniel Pavlov is an athlete from Bulgaria, who competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Pavlov finished his ranking round with a total of 618 points, which gave him the 59th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Balzhinima Tsyrempilov in...	Individual	618	59	(6) L 102-112	Did not advance

Field events

Men's team

Athletes	Event	Qualification		Final
Athletes	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Georgi Ivanov Georgi Ivanov (athlete) Georgi Stoyanov Ivanov is an Bulgarian shot putter. His personal best throw is 20.02 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Sofia.He won the gold medals at the 2001 World Youth Championships and the 2004 World Junior Championships, and the bronze medal at the 2003 European Junior Championships...	Shot put	No mark		Did not advance
Iliyan Efremov Iliyan Efremov Iliyan Efremov is a Bulgarian pole vaulter.He finished tenth at the 1988 World Junior Championships and thirteenth at the 2006 European Championships. He also won gold medals at the 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2003 Balkan Games...	Pole vault	No mark		Did not advance
Spas Bukhalov Spas Bukhalov Spas Bukhalov is a Bulgarian pole vaulter.He won the 2001 Balkan Games and finished sixth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the Olympic Games in 2004 as well as the World Championships in 2003 and 2007 without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 5.80 metres,...	Pole vault	5.45	13	Did not advance
Momchil Karailiev Momchil Karailiev Momchil Karailiev is a Bulgarian triple jumper.His personal best jump is 17.41 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Sofia.-Achievements:-External links:...	Triple jump	17.12	11 Q	16.48	11
Kolio Neshev	Javelin throw	66.00	18	Did not advance
Nikolay Atanasov Nikolay Atanasov Nikolay 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....	Long jump	7.54	35	Did not advance

Women's team

Athletes	Event	Qualification		Final
Athletes	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Venera Getova Venera Getova Venera Getova is a female discus thrower from Bulgaria. Her personal best is 59.08 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Sofia.She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final.-References:*...	Discus throw	54.00	34	Did not advance
Gita Dodova Gita Dodova Gita Dodova is a Bulgarian triple jumper. She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. Her personal best jump is 14.24 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Argos Orestiko.-References:...	Triple jump	13.53	25	Did not advance
Rumyana Karapetrova Rumyana Karapetrova Rumyana Karapetrova is a Bulgarian javelin thrower.She finished sixth at the 2006 European Championships with a career best throw of 61.78 metres. She also finished tenth at the 2005 World Championships, and competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the...	Javelin throw	40.15	52	Did not advance

Track and road events

Men's team

Athletes	Event	Heat round 1		Heat round 2		Semifinal		Final
Athletes	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Desislav Gunev Desislav Gunev Desislav Gunev is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Bulgaria.Gunev represented Bulgaria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 6th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time of...	100 m	10.66	6	Did not advance
	200 m	21.55	6	Did not advance

Women's team

Athletes	Event	Heat round 1		Heat round 2		Semifinal		Final
Athletes	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ivet Lalova Ivet Lalova Ivet Lalova is a Bulgarian athlete who specialises in the 100 metres and 200 metres sprint events. She is the tenth fastest woman in 100 metres history, the fastest white woman in the world, and finished fourth in the 100 metres and fifth in the 200 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Her career...	100 m	11.33	1 Q	11.40	3 Q	11.51	7	Did not advance
	200 m	23.13	5 Q	23.15	4	Did not advance
Tezdzhan Naimova Tezdzhan Naimova Tezdzhan Naimova is a Bulgarian sprinter. She specializes in both the 60, 100 and 200 metres.-Junior career:Born in Parvomay, Naimova took up athletics at the age of 10 and was initially trained by Tanyo Tanev, but changed to former triple jumper Stoyko Tsonov, who has been her coach since seventh...	100 m	11.70	5	Did not advance
Inna Eftimova Inna Eftimova Inna Eftimova is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Bulgaria.Eftimova represented Bulgaria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 4th in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time...	100 m	11.67	4	Did not advance
	200 m	23.50	5 Q	23.48	8 Q	Did not advance
Daniela Yordanova Daniela Yordanova Daniela 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...	1500 m	Withdrew - failed drugs test*
Tsvetelina Kirilova Tsvetelina Kirilova Tsvetelina Kirilova is a Bulgarian athlete who competes in the 400 metres, the 800 metres and the 400m hurdles. Her personal bests are 51.63 in the 400 metres achieved at Ankara on May 22 1999, 1:59.63 in the 800 metres achieved at Luzern on June 27 2001 and the 55.22 in the 400 metres hurdles...	400 m hurdles	55.22	3 Q			55.97	8 Q	Did not advance
Dobrinka Shalamanova Dobrinka Shalamanova Dobrinka Shalamanova is a Bulgarian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:800 metres - 2:11.02 min 1500 metres - 4:20.47 min *3000 metres - 9:21.89 min...	3000 m steeplechase	Did not finish						Did not advance

* On 13 June 2008 Daniela Yordanova

Daniela Yordanova

Daniela 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...

tested positive for testosterone

Testosterone

Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group and is found in mammals, reptiles, birds, and other vertebrates. In mammals, testosterone is primarily secreted in the testes of males and the ovaries of females, although small amounts are also secreted by the adrenal glands...

in an out-of-competition doping test in Sofia

Sofia

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

. She did not participate in the event.

Badminton

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Petya Nedelcheva Petya Nedelcheva Petya Nedelcheva is a female Bulgarian badminton player. She was born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. At the Bulgarian National Badminton Championships she won more than 20 titles.-2004 Summer Olympics:...	Singles	W 21-10 21-10	W 21-7 21-4	L 16-21 8-21	Did not advance

Boxing

The country was represented by:
Boris Georgiev

Boris Georgiev

Boris Georgiev is an amateur boxer from Bulgaria who won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Light Welterweight class.- Career :...

, light welterweight, European Gold Medalist in 2006

2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from July 13 to July 23. The 36th edition of this bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.-Medal winners:-Medal table:...

and an Olympic bronze medalist from Athens 2004 and Kubrat Pulev

Kubrat Pulev

Kubrat Venkov Pulev is a Bulgarian professional heavyweight boxer best known to medal repeatedly at international tournaments as an amateur, winning the gold medal in the super heavyweight division at the 2008 European Championships.-Heavyweight with 201lbs/ 91kg limit:At the 2001 world...

, super heavyweight, bronze world medalist in 2005

2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Mianyang, People's Republic of China from November 13 to November 20. The competition was organised by the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners :- Medal table :...

and bronze European medalist in 2006

2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Boris Georgiev Boris Georgiev Boris Georgiev is an amateur boxer from Bulgaria who won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Light Welterweight class.- Career :...	Light welterweight Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight The light welterweight competition was the median weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Light welterweights were limited to a maximum of 64 kilograms in body mass....	W 14-1	L 3-10	Did not advance
Kubrat Pulev Kubrat Pulev Kubrat Venkov Pulev is a Bulgarian professional heavyweight boxer best known to medal repeatedly at international tournaments as an amateur, winning the gold medal in the super heavyweight division at the 2008 European Championships.-Heavyweight with 201lbs/ 91kg limit:At the 2001 world...	Super heavyweight		L 5-11	Did not advance

Canoeing

Flatwater

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Adnan Aliev Adnan Aliev Adnan Aliev is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished seventh in the C-2 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event.... Deyan Georgiev Deyan Georgiev Deyan Georgiev is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished seventh in the C-2 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event....	C-2 500 m Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 500 metres The men's C-2 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics will take place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The C-2 event is raced in two-man sprint canoes. This would be the last time the event would take place at the Summer Olympics...	1:43.428	5 Q	1:42.891	2 Q	1:43.971	7
	C-2 1000 m Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 1000 metres The men's C-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing between August 18 and 22. The C-2 event is raced in two-man sprint canoes....	3:54.111	6 Q	3:45.019	4	Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Daniel Petrov Daniel Petrov Daniel Bozhilov Petrov is a Bulgarian boxer. He won a silver medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and a gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 in the category Light Flyweight....	Road race Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road race The men's road race, a part of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 9 at the Urban Road Cycling Course in Beijing. It started at 11:00 China Standard Time , and was scheduled to last until 17:30 later that day...	Did not finish
Evgeniy Gerganov	Road race Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road race The men's road race, a part of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 9 at the Urban Road Cycling Course in Beijing. It started at 11:00 China Standard Time , and was scheduled to last until 17:30 later that day...	Did not finish

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men

Athlete	Event	Apparatus						Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Vault	Floor	Pommel horse	Rings	Parallel bars	Horizontal bar	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Yordan Yovchev	All-around Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic individual all-around Men's artistic individual all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 14.For each competitor in the men's qualification, the scores for all six apparatus were summed to give an all-around qualification score...				16.275			16.275	95	Did not advance
Yordan Yovchev	Rings Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's rings Men's rings competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 18 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.The eight competitors with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the men's rings finals...				16.275			16.275	2 Q	15.525	8

Women

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Vault	Floor	Uneven bars	Balance beam	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Nikolina Tankusheva	All-around Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around Women's artistic individual all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 15. at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium....	13.850	12.850	12.700	12.075	51.475	61	Did not advance
	Floor Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's floor Women's floor competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 17 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.The eight competitors with the highest scores in the qualifying round proceed to the women's floor finals...		12.850			12.850	77	Did not advance
	Uneven bars Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's uneven bars Women's uneven bars competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 18 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.The eight competitors with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the women's uneven bars finals...			12.700		12.700	77	Did not advance
	Balance beam Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam Women's balance beam competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 19 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.The eight competitors with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the women's balance beam finals...				12.075	12.075	83	Did not advance

Rhythmic

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
Athlete	Event	Rope	Hoop	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank	Rope	Hoop	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank
Simona Peycheva Simona Peycheva Simona Peycheva is an Individual Rhythmic Gymnast considered by many to be the best Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast of late for her extreme flexibility, technical brilliance and that she is a great audience teaser....	Individual Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's rhythmic individual all-around Women's rhythmic individual all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.There were two rounds of competition in the individual competition. In each round, competing gymnasts performed four routines. One routine was performed with...	16.900	17.125	16.475	16.675	67.175	9 Q	15.975	16.975	16.775	15.750	65.475	10
Elizabeth Paisieva Elizabeth Paisieva Elizabeth Paisieva is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she finished 12th overall in the rhythmic individual all-around competition.-External links:*...	Individual Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's rhythmic individual all-around Women's rhythmic individual all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.There were two rounds of competition in the individual competition. In each round, competing gymnasts performed four routines. One routine was performed with...	16.175	16.400	16.200	14.525	63.300	19	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
Athlete	Event	5 ropes	3 hoops 2 clubs	Total	Rank	5 ropes	3 hoops 2 clubs	Total	Rank
Zornitsa Marinova Yoanna Tancheva Yolita Manolova Maya Paunovska Tatyana Tongova Tsveta Kuseva	Team Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's rhythmic team all-around Women's rhythmic group all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.Teams consist of six gymnasts, five of whom perform in each routine. There are two rounds, a preliminary and a final, with each round consisting of two routines...	16.825	16.875	33.700	5 Q	16.750	16.800	33.550	5

Rowing

Men

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final B		Total
Athlete(s)	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Total
Ivo Yanakiev Ivo Yanakiev Ivo Yanakiev is an Olympic medal-winning rower from Bulgaria. He competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.He won the bronze medal in the single sculls.... Martin Yanakiev	Double sculls Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls Men's double sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 9 and 16 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.This rowing event is a double scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by a pair of rowers...	6:45.03	4 R	6:24.70	3 Q	6:26,62	4	6:45.91	4	10

Women

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete(s)	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Rumyana Neykova Rumyana Neykova Rumyana 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...	Single sculls Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's single sculls Women's single sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 9 and 16, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.This rowing event is a single scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by a single rower...	7:56.07	1 Q	7:22.37	1 Q	7:33,29	2 Q	7:22.34

Sailing

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Medal race	Score	Rank
Irina Konstantinova-Bontemps	Sailboard Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's sailboard Women's sailboard competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 11 and 20 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 27 sailors competed in this windsurfing event....	18	8	8	15	18	17	10	10	2	13	Did not advance	101	12

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Tanyu Kiryakov Tanyu Kiryakov Tanyu 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 :*...	10 m air pistol Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air pistol -Qualification round:The qualification round was held between 12:00 and 13:45 China Standard Time , with all shooters fitting into a single relay.DQ Disqualified – Q Qualified for final-Final:...	580	10	Did not advance
	50 m pistol Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol -Qualification round:DQ Disqualified – Q Qualified for final-Final:DQ Disqualified...	562	7 Q	656.8	6

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Desislava Balabanova	10 m air rifle Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air rifle During the competition, Kateřina Emmons equalled the world record for the qualification round, setting a new Olympic record of maximum 400 points, and then raised the Olympic final record by 1.5 points to 503.5...	393	26	Did not advance
Desislava Balabanova	50 m rifle three positions Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre rifle three positions -Qualification round:EOR Equalled Olympic record – KN Kneeling position – PR Prone position – Q Qualified for final – ST Standing position-Final:OR Olympic record...	574	28	Did not advance
Mariya Grozdeva	10 m air pistol Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air pistol Both Olympic records were broken during the competition: the qualification record was raised to 391 by Natalia Paderina and the final record to 492.3 by Guo Wenjun.-Qualification round:...	382	11	Did not advance
Mariya Grozdeva	25 m pistol Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 25 metre pistol -Qualification round:The precision stage was fired at 09:00 China Standard Time , with all participants fitting into a single relay. In this stage, the time limit for each five-shot string is five minutes. Sonia Franquet of Spain took a two-point lead....	583	5 Q	786	5
Irena Tanova	10 m air pistol Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air pistol Both Olympic records were broken during the competition: the qualification record was raised to 391 by Natalia Paderina and the final record to 492.3 by Guo Wenjun.-Qualification round:...	377	32	Did not advance
Irena Tanova	25 m pistol Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 25 metre pistol -Qualification round:The precision stage was fired at 09:00 China Standard Time , with all participants fitting into a single relay. In this stage, the time limit for each five-shot string is five minutes. Sonia Franquet of Spain took a two-point lead....	289	37	Did not advance

Tennis

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Rank
Tsvetana Pironkova Tsvetana Pironkova Tsvetana Kirilova Pironkova is a female Bulgarian tennis player. She was born and lives in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Pironkova is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhand....	Singles Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Singles The Women's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre...		W 6-3 6-4		L 2-6 2-6	Did not advance

Men's tournament

Bulgaria's men's team
Bulgaria men's national volleyball team
The Bulgaria men's national volleyball team, controlled by the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation, is one of the leading volleyball teams in Europe and the world....

qualified as bronze medalists from the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup. The team won three of its group play matches, and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Russia. The team's final ranking in the tournament was tied for 5th place.

Roster
Group play

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Quarterfinal

Wrestling

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	1/8 final	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage round 1	Repechage round 2	Bronze medal bout	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Radoslav Velikov Radoslav Velikov Radoslav Marinov Velikov is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. He has been engaged in wrestling since 1997 and he currently competes for Levski Sofia, where his coach is former world champion and triple European champion Simeon Shterev, who also coaches Stanka Zlateva. Velikov won the 2006 World...	−55 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 55 kg Men's freestyle 55 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 19 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....		L 6:7	Did not advance			W 3:1	W 4:3	Did not advance
Anatolie Guidea	−60 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 60 kg Men's Freestyle 60 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 19 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....	Withdrew - due to an injury
Serafim Barzakov Serafim Barzakov Serafim 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...	−66 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 66 kg Men's Freestyle 66 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 20 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....		W 4:2	L 0:5	Did not advance
Kiril Terziev Kiril Terziev Kiril Stoychev Terziev is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in his category ....	−74 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 74 kg Men's Freestyle 74 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 20 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....		W 6:1	W Fall	L Fall			W Fall	Did not advance
Bozhidar Boyadzhiev	−120 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 120 kg Men's Freestyle 120 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium.This freestyle wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two...	L 0:3	Did not advance			L 3:6	Did not advance

On 9 August 2008 Anatolie Guidea ruptured his achilles tendon

Achilles tendon

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and could not compete in the event. The Bulgarian Wrestling Federation has asked another Bulgarian wrestler, Ismail Redzhep, to replace Guidia. However, Redzhep was involved in a car accident and could not compete either. Eventually the freed spot was filled by Mike Zadick

Mike Zadick

Michael Najeeb Zadick is a male freestyle wrestler from USA. He participated in Men's freestyle 60 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics...

from the USA

United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	1/8 final	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage round 1	Repechage round 2	Bronze medal bout	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Elina Vaseva	−63 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 63 kg Women's Freestyle 63 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 17 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....		W 12:0	L 1:8	Did not advance		L 0:10	Did not advance
Stanka Zlateva Stanka Zlateva Stanka Zlateva Hristova is a female Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she won a silver medal...	−72 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 72 kg Women's Freestyle 72 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 17 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....		W 7:0	W 12:4	W 8:0				L Fall

Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	1/8 final	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage round 1	Repechage round 2	Bronze medal bout	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Venelin Venkov	−55 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 12 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....	L Fall	Did not advance
Armen Nazarian Armen Nazarian Armen Nazarian \|Masis]], Armenian SSR, Soviet Union) is an Armenian/Bulgarian Greco Roman wrestler and a member of the FILA Hall of Fame....	−60 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 12 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....	W 10:2	W 4:4	L 4:4	Did not advance		L 4:4	Did not advance
Nikolay Gergov	−66 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 13 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....		W 3:2	W 7:7	L 2:2			L 4:11	Did not advance
Yavor Yanakiev Yavor Yanakiev Yavor Dimitrov Yanakiev is a Bulgarian wrestler who won the bronze medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 74kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.Yanakiev currently competes for Slavia Litex, where his coach is Stoyan Dobrev; his first coach was Petar Manev...	−74 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 13 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....		L 4:3	Did not advance			W 7:0	W 4:3	Did not advance
Kaloyan Dinchev	−96 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 14 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....		L 5:6	Did not advance
Ivan Ivanov	−120 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 14 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....		L 3:3	Did not advance

Weightlifting controversy

The country was initially supposed to be represented by a full team of 6 athletes at the men's competition, along with two women. However, Bulgaria later announced that it was withdrawing its entire weightlifting delegation, due to all its weightlifters having tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid substance.

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