Bulgaria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 130 competitors, 106 men and 24 women, took part in 92 events in 15 sports.
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDateNorair NurikyanWeightliftingMen's featherweight29 AugustYordan BikovWeightliftingMen's middleweight31 AugustAndon NikolovWeightliftingMen's middle-heavyweight3 SeptemberGeorgi KostadinovBoxingMen's flyweight10 SeptemberPetar KirovWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman flyweight10 SeptemberGeorgi MarkovWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman featherweight10 SeptemberMladen KutchevWeightliftingMen's lightweight30 AugustDiana YorgovaAthleticsWomen's long jump31 AugustOgnian NikolovWrestlingMen's freestyle light-flyweight31 AugustOsman DuralievWrestlingMen's freestyle super heavyweight31 AugustAtanas ShopovWeightliftingMen's middle-heavyweight3 SeptemberYordanka BlagoevaAthleticsWomen's high jump4 SeptemberAleksandar KraitchevWeightliftingMen's heavyweight4 SeptemberAngel AngelovBoxingMen's light welterweight10 SeptemberStoyan ApostolovWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman lightweight10 SeptemberAleksandr Tomov WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman super heavyweight10 SeptemberIvan KrastevWrestlingMen's freestyle featherweight31 AugustIvanka KhristovaAthleticsWomen's Shot Put7 SeptemberFedia Damianov & Ivan BurtchinCanoe / KayakMen's Flatwater C-2 1000m 9 SeptemberStefan AngelovWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman light-flyweight9 SeptemberVasilka StoevaAthleticsWomen's Discus Throw10 September
Athletics
Men's 5000 metres Mikhail Jelev Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump Petar Bogdanov Qualification Round — 2.12m (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Men AthleteEvent1 Round 2 Round 3 Round QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAsen NikolovLight FlyweightW 5-0L 0-5Did not advanceGeorgi KostadinovFlyweightW TKO-2W 5-0W 3-2W 5-0W 5-0Kuncho KunchevFeatherweightW 3-2L WODid not advanceIvan Mihailov LightweightW TKO-2W 3-2L 1-4Did not advanceAngel AngelovLight WelterweightW TKO-3W 4-1W TKO-2W 5-0L 2-3Vladimir Kolev WelterweightW 5-0L 1-4Did not advanceNayden StanchevLight MiddleweightW 3-2L 0-5Did not advanceGeorgi StankovLight HeavyweightL 0-5Did not advanceAtanas SuvandzhievHeavyweightL KO-1Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBoris LyubenovC-1 1000 m4:32.032 Qcolspan=2 colspan=2 4:14.656Ivan BurchinFedia DamianovC-2 1000 m4:14.47 3 Qcolspan=2 3:53.723 Q3:58.10Vasil ChilingrovK-1 1000 mDSQDid not advanceVasil Chilingrov Aleksandar Donkov K-2 1000 m3:45.063 Qcolspan=2 3:36.393 Q3:45.409 Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNatasha PetrovaK-1 500 m2:25.497 Q2:19.664Did not advancePetrana KolevaNatasha PetrovaK-2 500 m2:05.165 Qcolspan=2 1:57.312 Q1:59.408
Cycling
Four cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1972.
Track 1000m time trial AthleteEventTimeRank Dimo Angelov TonchevMen's 1000m time trial1:07.556 Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationRound 1/8QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankIvan TsvetkovMen's individual pursuit5:02.3915Did not advanceNikifor Petrov MinchevPlamen TimchevDimo Angelov TonchevIvan TsvetkovTeam pursuit4:31.43 8 Qcolspan=1 L 4:31.55Did not advance5
Equestrian
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1972.
Men's sabre Boris Stavrev Stoyko Lipchev Anani Mikhaylov
Men's team sabre Khristo Khristov, Stoyko Lipchev, Anani Mikhaylov, Valentin Nikolov, Boris Stavrev
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition: Georgi Stoyanov — 4695 points (→ 26th place) Velko Bratanov — 4339 points (→ 50th place) Angel Pepelyankov — 3971 points (→ 57th place)
Men's Team Competition: Stoyanov, Bratanov, and Pepelyankov — 12957 points (→ 16th place)
Rowing
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankYordan ValtchevSingle sculls7:50.291 Qcolspan=2 8:17.644 FB7:59.558Dimitar ValovDimitar YanakievNenko DobrevCoxed pair8:01.012 R8:10.94 1 Q8:20.214 FB8:01.8610Biser BoyadzhievBorislav VasilevNikolay KolevMetodi KhalvadzhiskiCoxless four6:47.993 R7:02.692 Q7:24.936 FB6:54.54 8
Shooting
Six male shooters represented Bulgaria in 1972. Open AthleteEventFinalScoreRankDencho Denev50 m pistol5541125 m pistol5907Ratcho KossevSkeetDNSIvan Mandov50 m pistol5442925 m pistol57642Anton ManolovSkeet18733Stefan Vasilev50 m rifle three positions11303450 m rifle prone59421Emiliyan Vergov300 m rifle three positionsDNS50 m rifle three positions11431350 m rifle prone59419
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAngel Chakarov100 metre breaststroke1:10.3430Did not advance200 metre breaststroke2:30.2719Did not advanceVasil Dobrev100 metre butterfly1:00.0727Did not advance200 metre butterfly2:11.2822Did not advance Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKhriska Peycheva100 metre freestyle1:03.4343Did not advance
Volleyball
Preliminary round
Pool A
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Team roster Dimiter Karov Brunko Iliev Alex Trenev Ivan Ivanov Dimiter Zlatanov Zdravko Simeonov Tsano Tsanov Kiril Slavov Emil Vulchev Emil Trenev Luchezar Soyanov Ivan Dimitrov
Water polo
Preliminary round
Pool C
Nation PldWDLGFGA440030943012516420219204103182540041436 August 281st2nd3rd4th8-53-13-22-10-1 August 291st2nd3rd4th7-22-02-12-01-1 August 301st2nd3rd4th7-43-10-12-12-1 August 311st2nd3rd4th6-40-02-12-12-2
Classification 7th – 12th
Pos.NationPldWDLGFGA754102925854102518952122324105203242011502315171250141827 September 11st2nd3rd4th5-21-00-12-12-0 September 21st2nd3rd4th4-32-21-01-00-1 September 31st2nd3rd4th4-42-21-01-10-1 September 41st2nd3rd4th4-40-02-31-01-1
Team roster
Bisser Naoumov Ivan Kovatchev Alexander Chpitzer Toma Tomov Plamen Brankov Mladen Khristov Nedelcho Yordanov Vassil Tomov Andrei Konstantinov Matei Popov Lubomir Rountov
Weightlifting
Men AthleteEventMilitary pressSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAtanas Kiroy56 kg117.5710551404362.55Georgi Todorov110121001014053508Norair Nurikyan60 kg127.5 OR2117.54157.5 WR1402.5 WRMladen Kuchev67,5 kg157.5 WR11254167.52450 Yordan Bikov75 kg160314041851485 WRAndon Nikolov90 kg180 315511906525 ORAtanas Shopov180 41457192.53517.5 Aleksandar Kraychev110 kg197.52162.55202.55562.5 Stancho Penchev0NVLDNSDNS0AC
Wrestling
Editing process right now Key - Victory or Lose by Fall. - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points. - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points. - Draw in penalty points -draw in points.
Men's freestyle AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Medal roundOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOgnyan Nikolov−48 kgD 2-2 W 4-0 W 4-0 L 1-3 W 3-1 Baju Baev−52 kgD 2-2 D 4-4 Did not advance16Ivan Shavov−57 kgW 3-1 W 4-0 W 4-0 W 4-0 L 1-3 L 1-3 Did not advance5Ivan Krastev−62 kgW 4-0 W 3-1 W 3-1 W 3-1 W 4-0 D 2-2 L 1-3 Ismail Yuseinov−68 kgL 1–3 W 3-1 W 4-0 L 0-4 Did not advance11Yancho Pavlov−74 kgW 3-1 W 4-0 W 3-1 W 3-1 W 3-1 L 0-4 Did not advance4Ivan Iliev−82 kgW 3-1 L 0-4 L 1-3 Did not advance10Rusi Petrov−90 kgW 4-0 W 3-1 W 3-1 L 1-3 L 0-4 Did not advance4
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 AthleteEventElimination PoolClassificationSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankStanka Zlateva−72 kgL 0–4 L 0–5 3Did not advance12
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