Bulgaria made its Paralympic Games début at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, sending three competitors in track and field, and a men's goalball team. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics. It made its Winter Paralympics début in 1994, and has taken part in every edition of the Winter Games since then.Bulgaria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Bulgarian athletes have won a total of five gold medals, nine silver and three bronze. All these medals have been won at the Summer Games, and all but one in track and field; the exception is Polina Dzhurova's silver medal in swimming in 1996, in the women's 100m backstroke (S6 category).Bulgaria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
1988 was Bulgaria's most successful year. Gueorgui Sakelarov became the country's first Paralympic champion when he took gold in both the discus and the shot put (B2 category). Compatriot Donko Angelov won Bulgaria's third medal of the Games, a silver, in the triple jump (B3). Ivan Hristov narrowly missed out on a medal when he finished fourth in the high jump (B1).Bulgaria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Sakelarov has won three of Bulgaria's five Paralympic gold medals. He successfully defended his title in the shot put in 1992, though he won "only" silver in the discus that year. Bulgaria's fifth and most recent gold medal was won by Ruzhdi Ruzhdi in the men's shot put (F54-55) in 2016.Bulgaria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Medal tallies Summer Paralympics EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking1988 Summer Paralympics 2 1 0 3 32nd1992 Summer Paralympics 1 2 0 3 38th1996 Summer Paralympics 0 1 1 2 55th2000 Summer Paralympics 1 0 0 1 49th2004 Summer Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -2008 Summer Paralympics 0 1 1 2 60th2012 Summer Paralympics 0 2 1 3 59th2016 Summer Paralympics 1 0 0 1 60th2020 Summer Paralympics 0 2 0 2 69th2024 Summer Paralympics 1 0 0 1 65th
Winter Paralympics EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking1994 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -1998 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -2002 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -2006 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -2010 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -2014 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -2018 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -2026 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -
Medallists Summer Games Medal Name Games Sport Event Gueorgui Sakelarov 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's discus throw B2 Gueorgui Sakelarov 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's shot put B2 Donko Angelov 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's triple jump B3 Gueorgui Sakelarov 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's shot put B2 Donko Angelov 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's triple jump B3 Gueorgui Sakelarov 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's discus throw B2 Polina Dzhurova 1996 Atlanta Swimming Women's 100m backstroke S6 Gueorgui Sakelarov 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's discus F11 Ivanka Koleva 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's shot put F57 Stela Eneva 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's discus throw F57/58 Daniela Todorova 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's javelin throw F54-56 Stela Eneva 2012 London Athletics Women's discus throw F57-58 Stela Eneva 2012 London Athletics Women's shot put F57-58 Radoslav Zlatanov 2012 London Athletics Men's long jump F13 Ruzhdi Ruzhdi 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's shot put F54-55 Ruzhdi Ruzhdi 2020 Tokyo Athletics Men's shot put F55 Hristiyan Stoyanov 2020 Tokyo Athletics Men's 1500 metres T46 Ruzhdi Ruzhdi 2024 Paris Athletics Men's shot put F55
Winter Games See also Bulgaria at the Olympics
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