Bulgaria was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China by the Bulgarian Olympic Committee.
In total, 70 athletes including 43 men and 27 women represented Bulgaria in 14 different sports including archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, canoeing, cycling, gymnastics, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, tennis, volleyball and wrestling.
Bulgaria won a total five medals at the games including one gold in the rowing events and one silver and three bronze in the wrestling events.
Competitors In total, 70 athletes represented Bulgaria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China across 14 different sports.
SportMenWomenTotalArchery 1 0 1Athletics 7 10 17Badminton 0 1 1Boxing 2 – 2Canoeing 2 0 2Cycling 2 0 2Gymnastics 1 9 10Rowing 2 1 3Sailing 0 1 1Shooting 1 3 4Swimming 3 1 4Tennis 0 1 1Volleyball 12 0 12Wrestling 10 2 12 Total 43 27 70
Medalists
Bulgaria won a total of five medals at the games including one gold, one silver and three bronze.
Medal Name Sport Event Rumyana Neykova Rowing Women's single sculls Stanka Zlateva Wrestling Women's freestyle 72 kg Yavor Yanakiev Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg Radoslav Velikov Wrestling Men's freestyle 55 kg Kiril Terziev Wrestling Men's freestyle 74 kg
Archery
In total, one Bulgarian athlete participated in the archery events – Daniel Pavlov in the men's individual.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankDaniel PavlovMen's individual61859 (6)L 102–112Did not advance
Athletics
In total, 17 Bulgarian athletes participated in the athletics events – Nikolay Atanasov, Spas Bukhalov, Gita Dodova, Iliyan Efremov, Inna Eftimova, Venera Getova, Desislav Gunev, Georgi Ivanov, Momchil Karailiev, Rumyana Karapetrova, Tsvetelina Kirilova, Ivet Lalova, Tezdzhan Naimova, Kolyo Neshev, Dobrinka Shalamanova and Daniela Yordanova.
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankDesislav Gunev100 m10.666Did not advance200 m21.556Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionNikolay AtanasovLong jump7.5435Did not advanceSpas BukhalovPole vault5.45=25Did not advanceIliyan Efremov—Did not advanceGeorgi IvanovShot put—Did not advanceMomchil KarailievTriple jump17.1211 Q16.4811Kolyo NeshevJavelin throw66.0036Did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankInna Eftimova100 m11.674Did not advance200 m23.505 Q23.488Did not advanceTsvetelina Kirilova400 m hurdles55.223 Qcolspan=2 55.978Did not advanceIvet Lalova100 m11.331 Q11.403 Q11.517Did not advance200 m23.135 Q23.154Did not advanceTezdzhan Naimova100 m11.705Did not advanceDobrinka Shalamanova3000 m steeplechasecolspan=4 Did not advanceDaniela Yordanova1500 mWithdrew for failing the drug test* * On 13 June 2008, Daniela Yordanova was tested positive for testosterone in an out-of-competition doping test in Sofia.
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionGita DodovaTriple jump13.5325Did not advanceVenera GetovaDiscus throw54.0034Did not advanceRumyana KarapetrovaJavelin throw40.1552Did not advance
Badminton
In total, one Bulgarian athlete participated in the badminton events – Petya Nedelcheva in the women's singles.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankPetya NedelchevaWomen's singlesW 21–10, 21–10W 21–7, 21–4L 16–21, 8–21Did not advance
Boxing
In total, two Bulgarian athletes participated in the boxing events – Boris Georgiev in the light welterweight category and Kubrat Pulev in the super heavyweight category.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankBoris GeorgievLight welterweightW 14–1L 3–10Did not advanceKubrat PulevSuper heavyweightL 5–11Did not advance
Canoeing
In total, two Bulgarian athletes participated in the canoeing events – Adnan Aliev and Deyan Georgiev in the men's C-2 500 m and the men's C-2 1,000 m.
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAdnan AlievDeyan GeorgievMen's C-2 500 m1:43.4285 QS1:42.8912 Q1:43.9717Men's C-2 1,000 m3:54.1116 QS3:45.0194Did not advance
Cycling
In total, two Bulgarian athletes participated in the cycling events – Daniel Petrov and Evgeniy Gerganov in the men's road race.
AthleteEventTimeRankDaniel PetrovMen's road raceDid not finishEvgeniy GerganovDid not finish
Gymnastics
In total, 10 Bulgarian athletes participated in the gymnastics events – Nikolina Tankusheva in the women's artistic individual all-around, Yordan Yovchev in the men's rings, Elizabeth Paisieva and Simona Peycheva in the women's rhythmic individual all-around and Tsveta Kuseva, Yolita Manolova, Zornitsa Marinova, Maya Paunovska, Yoanna Tancheva and Tatyana Tongova in the women's rhythmic team all-around.
Artistic Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankYordan YovchevRingscolspan=2 16.275colspan=3 16.2752 Qcolspan=2 15.525colspan=3 15.5258
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankNikolina TankushevaAll-around12.85013.85012.70012.07551.47561Did not advance
Rhythmic AthleteEventQualificationFinalRopeHoopClubsRibbonTotalRankRopeHoopClubsRibbonTotalRankElizabeth PaisievaIndividual16.17516.40016.20014.52563.30019Did not advanceSimona Peycheva16.90017.12516.47516.67567.1759 Q15.97516.97516.77515.75065.47510
AthleteEventQualificationFinal5 ropes3 hoops2 clubsTotalRank5 ropes3 hoops2 clubsTotalRankTsveta KusevaYolita ManolovaZornitsa MarinovaMaya PaunovskaYoanna TanchevaTatyana TongovaTeam16.82516.87533.7005 Q16.75016.80033.5505
Rowing
In total, three Bulgarian athletes participated in the rowing events – Ivo Yanakiev and Martin Yanakiev in the men's double sculls and Rumyana Neykova in the women's single sculls.
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankIvo YanakievMartin YanakievDouble sculls6:45.034 R6:24.703 SA/B6:26.624 FB6:45.9110
Women AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRumyana NeykovaSingle sculls7:56.071 QF7:22.371 SA/B7:33.292 FA7:22.34
Sailing
In total, one Bulgarian athlete participated in the sailing events – Irina Konstantinova-Bontemps in the women's sailboard.
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Irina Konstantinova-BontempsRS:X18881518171010213EL10112
Shooting
In total, four Bulgarian athletes participated in the shooting events – Desislava Balabanova in the women's 10 m air rifle and the women's 50 m rifle three positions, Tanyu Kiryakov in the men's 10 m air pistol and the men's 50 m pistol and Mariya Grozdeva and Irena Tanova in the women's 10 m air pistol and the women's 25 m pistol.
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankTanyu Kiryakov10 m air pistol58010Did not advance50 m pistol5627 Q656.86
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankDesislava Balabanova10 m air rifle39326Did not advance50 m rifle 3 positions57428Did not advanceMariya Grozdeva10 m air pistol38211Did not advance25 m pistol5835 Q786.65Irena Tanova10 m air pistol37732Did not advance25 m pistol28937Did not advance
Swimming
In total, four Bulgarian athletes participated in the swimming events – Mihail Alexandrov in the men's 100 m breaststroke, the men's 200 m breaststroke and the men's 200 m individual medley, Georgi Palazov in the men's 100 m butterfly and the men's 200 m butterfly, Nina Rangelova in the women's 200 m freestyle and Petar Stoychev in the 1,500 m freestyle and the men's 10 km open water.
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMihail Alexandrov100 m breaststroke1:00.69 NR14 Q1:00.61 NR11Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:11.94 NR24Did not advance200 m individual medley2:00.7020Did not advanceGeorgi Palazov100 m butterfly55.2560Did not advance200 m butterfly2:01.8439Did not advancePetar Stoychev1,500 m freestyle15:28.8430colspan=2 Did not advance10 km open watercolspan=4 1:52:09.16
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNina Rangelova200 m freestyle2:00.66 NR30Did not advance
Tennis
In total, one Bulgarian athlete participated in the tennis events – Tsvetana Pironkova in the women's singles.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankTsvetana PironkovaWomen's singlesW 6–3, 6–4L 2–6, 2–6Did not advance
Volleyball
In total, 12 Bulgarian athletes participated in the volleyball events – Todor Aleksiev, Krasimir Gaydarski, Evgeni Ivanov, Matey Kaziyski, Plamen Konstantinov, Vladimir Nikolov, Teodor Salparov, Kostadin Stoykov, Ivan Tasev, Hristo Tsvetanov, Boyan Yordanov and Andrey Zhekov in the indoor men's tournament.
Group play
Quarterfinal
Wrestling
In total, 12 Bulgarian athletes participated in the wrestling events – Serafim Barzakov in the men's freestyle −66 kg category, Bozhidar Boyadzhiev in the men's freestyle −120 kg category, Kaloyan Dinchev in the men's Greco-Roman −96 kg category, Nikolay Gergov in the men's Greco-Roman −66 kg category, Ivan Ivanov in the men's Greco-Roman −120 kg category, Armen Nazaryan in the men's Greco-Roman −60 kg category, Kiril Terziev in the men's freestyle −74 kg category, Elina Vaseva in the women's freestyle −63 kg category, Radoslav Velikov in the men's freestyle −55 kg category, Venelin Venkov in the men's Greco-Roman −55 kg category, Yavor Yanakiev in the men's Greco-Roman −74 kg category and Stanka Zlateva in the women's freestyle −72 kg category.
On 9 August 2008, Anatolie Guidea ruptured his Achilles' tendon and could not compete in the event. The Bulgarian Wrestling Federation has asked another Bulgarian wrestler, Ismail Redzhep, to replace Guidea, but he was involved in a car accident, prompting him not to compete."Bulgaria Olympic Wrestling Team Stricken by Bad Karma", novinite.com, 10 August 2008. Eventually, the freed spot was taken by Mike Zadick from the United States."Zadick added to freestyle wrestling field", Sports Illustrated, 17 August 2008.
Men's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRadoslav Velikov−55 kgL 1–3 Did not advanceW 3–1 W 3–1 Serafim Barzakov−66 kgW 3–1 L 0–3 Did not advance11Kiril Terziev−74 kgW 3–1 W 5–0 L 0–5 colspan=2 W 5–0 Bozhidar Boyadzhiev−120 kgL 0–3 Did not advanceL 1–3 Did not advance13
Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankVenelin Venkov−55 kg L 0–5 Did not advance17Armen Nazaryan−60 kg W 3–1 W 3–1 L 1–3 Did not advance L 1–3 Did not advance7Nikolay Gergov−66 kg W 3–1 W 3–1 L 1–3 colspan=2 L 1–3 5Yavor Yanakiev−74 kg L 1–3 Did not advanceW 3–0 W 3–1 Kaloyan Dinchev−96 kgL 1–3 Did not advance14Ivan Ivanov−120 kg L 1–3 Did not advance13
Women's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankElina Vaseva−63 kgW 3–0 L 1–3 Did not advance L 1–3 Did not advance7Stanka Zlateva−72 kgW 3–0 W 3–1 W 3–0 colspan=2 L 0–5
Weightlifting controversy