Bulgaria competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after having missed the 1932 Summer Olympics due to high travel costs. 26 competitors, all men, took part in 22 events in 7 sports.
Athletics
Track and Road Events AthleteEventResultRankBoris HaralampievMarathon3:08:53.836
Combined Events - Decathlon
AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankLyuben DoychevResult11.56.3512.261.7054.116.338.253.7048.435:34.2630714Points710639645671665736660775559247
Cycling
Ten cyclists, all male, represented Bulgaria in 1936.
Road Cycling AthleteEventTimeRankAleksandar NikolovRoad Race, Individual Kanyo Dzhambazov2:33:08.016Nikola Nenov Gennadi Simov DzhambazovNenovNikolovSimovRoad Race, Team
Track Cycling AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Semi-FinalSemi-FinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankBoris Dimitrov1km Time Trial DNSSava GerchevMarin NikolovGeorgi VelinovBogdan YanchevTeam Pursuit5:10.413did not advance
Sprint Athlete1/16 Final1/16 Rep1/8 Final1/8 RepQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultNedyu RachevL3did not advance
Equestrian
At the 1936 Summer Olympics Bulgaria participated with three competitors only in the Three-Day-Event as at the time the Eventing discipline of Equestrian Sports was a military sports competition, meaning that only military people could participate in it and the Bulgarian military had earned Olympic quotas.
Three-Day-Event (Military) Individual AthleteHorseDressageCross-CountryJumpingRankPts LostRankPts Gained/LostPenPts LostPenTotalHristo MalakchievMageremlek136.81430/-20-10156.810Petar AngelovLiquidator146.6179/8540-30263.717Todor SemovLovakDSQ
Team AthleteHorsePenaltiesTotalRankHristo MalakchievPetar AngelovTodor SemovMageremlekLiquidatorLovakDNF
Fencing
One male fencer represented Bulgaria in 1936 - Dimitar Vasilev.
Fencing Events AthleteEventRound 1Round 2SemifinalFinalRankDimitar VasilevMen's Foil1/2/266did not advanceMen's Épée1/2/157did not advanceMen's Sabre4/8/172 Q2/4/163 Q0/0/206Did not advance
Gymnastics
At the 1936 Summer Olympics the members of the Bulgarian Gymnastics Men's Team participated in all the Gymnastics Events to be eligible for the team ranking.
Individual AthleteEventRingsMirchev14.13317.30012.80016.46716.30016.93393.93378278649544666G Dimitrov13.30016.5005.33413.73314.30014.10077.267884910986918693J Hristov13.10013.80010.70016.46716.30016.93393.93391935984989996Ivan Chureshki10.56614.7337.33414.86713.30010.80071.600998510874989598Sidov9.50011.90010.10013.83413.50010.33369.167103999785969799Obretenov11.03313.6009.00010.86613.6007.83365.932979510410295104101Stoychev7.5677.2009.80012.90011.8337.65750.86710810810090105106106
Team Team All-AroundRank509.200452.33313
Shooting
Men AthleteEventFinalScoreRankBoris Khristov50 m Rifle Prone23858
Art competitions
References
External links Official Olympic Reports