Bulgaria competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for three occasions, including the 1948 Summer Olympics in London due to the nation's role in World War II and 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the Soviet boycott. The Bulgarian Olympic Committee sent 95 athletes, 49 men and 46 women, to compete in 19 sports. Shooting champion and four-time Olympian Mariya Grozdeva became the nation's first ever female flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Mariya Grozdeva Shooting Women's 25 m pistol Milen Dobrev Weightlifting Men's 94 kg Yordan Yovchev Gymnastics Men's rings Boris Georgiev Boxing Light welterweight Yordan Yovchev Gymnastics Men's floor Zhaneta IlievaEleonora KezhovaZornitsa MarinovaKristina RanguelovaGalina TanchevaVladislava Tancheva Gymnastics Women's rhythmic group all-around Georgi Georgiev Judo Men's 66 kg Ivo Yanakiev Rowing Men's single sculls Rumyana Neykova Rowing Women's single sculls Mariya Grozdeva Shooting Women's 10 m air pistol Velichko Cholakov Weightlifting Men's +105 kg Armen Nazaryan Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg
Archery
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankYavor HristovMen's individual64142W 133–132L 159–170Did not advance
Athletics
Bulgarian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
Key Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only Q = Qualified for the next round q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target NR = National record N/A = Round not applicable for the event Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionNikolay AtanasovLong jump7.9017Did not advanceSpas BukhalovPole vault5.5027Did not advancePetar DachevLong jump8.0513Did not advanceIliyan EfremovPole vault—Did not advanceMomchil KarailievTriple jump16.4522Did not advanceGalin KostadinovShot put17.7537Did not advanceIvaylo RusenovTriple jump16.3924Did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMariyana Dimitrova400 m51.292 Qcolspan=2 51.204Did not advanceMonika Gachevska200 m23.716Did not advanceIvet Lalova100 m11.161 Q11.092 Q11.043 Q11.004200 m22.881 Q22.812 Q22.563 Q22.575Nevena Mineva20 km walkcolspan=6 Daniela Yordanova1500 m4:05.873 Qcolspan=2 4:04.945 Q3:59.105
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionMariya DimitrovaTriple jump14.1619Did not advanceHristina GeorgievaJavelin throw55.1332Did not advanceTsvetanka KhristovaDiscus throw43.2541Did not advanceAneliya KumanovaShot put15.9130Did not advanceTanya StefanovaPole vault4.15=24Did not advanceVenelina VenevaHigh jump1.9215Did not advanceAntoniya YordanovaLong jump6.4521Did not advance
Badminton
Bulgaria has qualified two spots in the women's singles and doubles.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankPetya NedelchevaWomen's singlesW 8–11, 11–7, 13–11W 7–11, 11–5, 11–8L 4–11, 1–11Did not advanceNeli BotevaPetya NedelchevaWomen's doublesL 15–17, 14–17Did not advance
Boxing
Bulgaria sent five boxers to Athens, winning a bronze medal to join a five-way tie for 16th place in the boxing medals scoreboard. Their combined record was 5-5.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSalim SalimovLight flyweightL 14–26Did not advanceDetelin DalaklievBantamweightW L 16–35Did not advanceDimitar ShtilianovLightweightW 20–11L 21–37Did not advanceBoris GeorgievLight welterweightW W 30–10W 20–18L 9–13Did not advanceSergey RozhnovSuper heavyweightL Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankStanimir AtanasovC-1 500 m1:52.9175 q1:50.6312 Q1:49.7598C-1 1000 m3:55.5902 q4:05.6646Did not advancePetar MerkovK-1 500 m1:38.7253 q1:42.2076Did not advanceIvan HristovYordan YordanovK-2 500 m1:33.2224 q1:33.1825Did not advanceIvan HristovMilko KazanovPetar MerkovYordan YordanovK-4 1000 m2:54.2522 Qcolspan=2 2:59.6224
Women AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDelyana DachevaBonka PindzhevaK-2 500 m1:44.2685 q1:44.2461 Q1:42.5536 Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankDmitar GospodinovMen's road raceDid not finish
Track Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankEvgenia RadanovaWomen's sprint12.45757.79812LLDid not advance9th place finalL12
Time trial AthleteEventTimeRankRadoslav KonstantinovMen's time trial1:06.26517
Equestrian
Show jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotalRound 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound BPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankRossen RaitchevMedoc IIIndividual5=311217=4282540 Q2143Did not advance2143
Gymnastics
Artistic Bulgaria has qualified three gymnasts (two males and one female).
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank Filip YanevAll-around9.0128.3008.1379.6258.3759.13752.58646Did not advanceVaultcolspan=3 9.625 colspan=2 9.62513 Qcolspan=3 9.581colspan=2 9.5815Yordan YovchevFloor9.700colspan=5 9.7009 Q9.775colspan=5 9.775Rings9.812colspan=5 9.8122 Q9.850colspan=5 9.850
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankEvgeniya KuznetsovaUneven bars8.150colspan=2 8.15081Did not advanceBalance beamcolspan=2 8.8878.88746Did not advance
Rhythmic AthleteEventQualificationFinalHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankElizabeth PaisievaIndividual24.97521.97523.85023.97594.77512Did not advanceSimona Peycheva25.47524.80024.70023.72598.7007 Q25.37525.67525.60024.400101.0506
AthleteEventQualificationFinal5 ribbons3 hoops 2 ballsTotalRank5 ribbons3 hoops 2 ballsTotalRankZhaneta IlievaEleonora KezhovaZornitsa MarinovaKristina RanguelovaGalina TanchevaVladislava TanchevaTeam22.30024.60046.9003 Q23.40025.20048.600
Judo
Bulgaria has qualified two judoka.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankGeorgi GeorgievMen's −66 kgW 1010–0012W 1020–0001W 0100–0001L 0000–1000colspan=3 W 0001–0000Tsvetana BozhilovaWomen's +78 kgL 0000–1010Did not advance
Rowing
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankIvo YanakievSingle sculls7:28.972 R6:52.511 SA/B/C6:53.432 FA6:52.80
Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRumyana NeykovaSingle sculls7:35.661 SA/B/Ccolspan=2 7:32.062 FA7:23.10Anna ChukMilka TanchevaPair7:52.453 R7:17.163 FBcolspan=2 7:11.898Anet-Jacqueline BuschmannMiglena MarkovaDouble sculls7:35.462 R6:52.781 FAcolspan=2 7:13.974 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage
Sailing
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Veselin NanevMistral33DNF33303032302933253030533
Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Irina KonstantinovaMistral20228201310161817161415219 M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankTanyu Kiryakov10 m air pistol583=4 Q683.4450 m pistol5626 Q654.37Emil Milev25 m rapid fire pistol5829Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankMariya Grozdeva10 m air pistol386=2 Q482.3*25 m pistol5853 Q688.2
Swimming
Bulgarian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMihail Alexandrov200 m freestyle1:52.1231Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:17.1928Did not advance200 m individual medley2:02.3918Did not advanceRaichin Antonov50 m freestyle23.6752Did not advance100 m freestyle52.3352Did not advanceGeorgi Palazov100 m butterfly54.91 NR40Did not advance200 m butterfly2:02.1526Did not advancePetar Stoychev400 m freestyle3:59.8632colspan=2 Did not advance1500 m freestyle15:28.3217colspan=2 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankAna Dangalakova400 m individual medley5:01.0023Did not advanceIvanka Moralieva400 m freestyle4:25.9236Did not advance800 m freestyle9:03.1326Did not advance
Synchronized swimming
AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankAssia AnastassovaBogdana ZarevaDuet41.5832041.83483.41720Did not advance
Tennis
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMagdalena MaleevaWomen's singlesW 6–1, 6–4L 6–2, 4–6, 4-6Did not advance
Volleyball
Beach
AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankPetia YanchulovaTzvetelina YanchulovaWomen'sPool EL 0 – 2 (16–21, 12–21)W 2 – 1 (18–21, 21–19, 15–13)W 2 – 0 (21–19, 21–17)3 QL 1 – 2 (21–18, 16–21, 11–15)Did not advance
Weightlifting
Bulgaria has qualified the following quota places.
Men AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankSevdalin Minchev−62 kg137.54170137.5Ivan Stoitsov−77 kg155=11200=23557Milen Dobrev−94 kg187.5 1220=1407.5Nikolay Kolev177.56217.5177.5Velichko Cholakov+105 kg207.52240=4447.5
Women AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankIzabela Dragneva−48 kg82.5=4105=6187.55Zlatina Atanasova−58 kg90=111151220512Slaveyka Ruzhinska−69 kg1154135=42504Milena Trendafilova105=6132.56237.56
Wrestling
Key – Victory by Fall. - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points. - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle AthleteEventElimination PoolQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRadoslav Velikov−55 kgW 4–1 L 1–3 2Did not advance9Ivan Djorev−60 kgL 0–3 L 0–3 3Did not advance18Serafim Barzakov−66 kgW 4–0 L 1–3 2Did not advance8Nikolay Paslar−74 kgL 1–3 W 3–1 2Did not advance11Miroslav Gochev−84 kgW 3–1 L 1–3 2Did not advance12Krasimir Kochev−96 kgL 1–3 L 0–3 3Did not advance17Bozhidar Boyadzhiev−120 kgL 0–3 W 3–1 W 5–0 2Did not advance8
Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventElimination PoolQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankArmen Nazaryan−60 kgW 3–1 W 3–1 1 QW 3–1 L 1–3 W 3–1 Nikolay Gergov−66 kgW 3–1 L 0–3 2Did not advance14Vladislav Metodiev−84 kgW 3–0 L 1–3 L 0–5 3Did not advance12Kaloyan Dinchev−96 kgW 4–0 L 1–3 2Did not advance8Sergei Mureiko−120 kgW 3–0 L 1–3 W 3–1 2Did not advance8
Women's freestyle