Bulgaria competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 112 competitors, 102 men and 10 women, took part in 69 events in 13 sports.
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDatePetar KirovWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman flyweight26 OctoberBoyan RadevWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman light heavyweight26 OctoberEnyu TodorovWrestlingMen's freestyle featherweight20 OctoberEnyu ValchevWrestlingMen's freestyle lightweight20 OctoberOsman DuralievWrestlingMen's freestyle heavyweight20 OctoberTsvetan Dimitrov, Yancho Dimitrov, Asparukh Donev, Milko Gaydarski, Ivailo Georgiyev, Atanas Gerov, Mikhail Gionin, Georgi Ivanov, Kiril Ivkov, Atanas Khristov, Georgi Khristakiev, Kiril Khristov, Todor Nikolov, Georgi Vasiliev, Yevgeny Yanchovsky, Stoyan Yordanov, Ivan Zafirov, and Petar ZhekovFootball (soccer)Men's Team Competition26 OctoberProdan GardzhevWrestlingMen's freestyle middleweight20 OctoberIvan MihailovBoxingMen's featherweight24 OctoberGeorgi StankovBoxingMen's light heavyweight24 October
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankIvailo SharankovMarathoncolspan=6 2:39:4930Nikola Simeonovcolspan=6 2:48:3042Mikhail Zhelev3000 m steeplechase9:01.962 Qcolspan=4 8:58.416 Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionGeorgi StoykovskiTriple jump16.246 Q16.469 Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankSpas DzhurovResult10.957.4013.991.8950.2815.1740.903.6047.045:15.58717315Points872910728705802829683509545328 Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankSnezhana Yurukova80 m hurdles11.06Did not advance Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionYordanka BlagoevaHigh jump1.6817 QDid not advanceIvanka KhristovaShot Putcolspan=2 17.256Katya LazovaHigh jump1.6818 QDid not advance Combined events – Pentathlon AthleteEvent 200 mFinalRankSnezhana YurukovaResult11.011.831.595.9825.1472814Points1044843934984923
Basketball
Preliminary round
Group B Qualified for the semifinals TeamPts 7 0 642 408 +234 14 6 1 561 418 +143 13 5 2 493 443 +50 12 4 3 473 504 −31 11 3 4 456 478 −22 10 2 5 514 532 −18 9 1 6 453 530 −77 8 0 7 355 634 −279 7
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October 15
October 16
October 18
October 19
October 20
9th–12th Place October 23
9th–10th Place October 24
Boxing
Men AthleteEvent1 Round 2 Round 3 Round QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankStefan AleksandrovLight FlyweightL 1–4Did not advanceNikola SavovBantamweightW RSCW RSCL RSCDid not advanceIvan MihailovFeatherweightW 4–1W 5–0W 3–2L 0–5Did not advanceStoiane Pilitchev LightweightW 5–0W 4–1L 1–4Did not advancePetar StoitchevLight WelterweightW 5–0W 4–1L RSCDid not advanceIvan Kiriakov WelterweightW DSQ-3L RSCDid not advanceSimon GeorgievMiddleweightW 4–1L 1–4Did not advanceGeorgi StankovLight heavyweightW 4–1W 5–0L 0–5Did not advanceKiril PandovHeavyweightW 3–2colspan=2 L 0–5Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBoris LyubenovC-1 1000 m4:36.25 Qcolspan=2 4:35.822 Q4:43.435Ivan ValovAleksandar DamyanovC-2 1000 m4:26.14 Qcolspan=2 4:22.173 Q4:22.898
Football
First round
Group D Team3210113+85320163+343111103+733003119−180
Quarter-finals
Bulgaria progressed after a drawing of lots.
Semi-finals
Gold Medal match
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1968.
Men's Individual Competition: Antoni Panyovski – 4247 points (→ 33rd place) Konstantin Sardzhev – 4191 points (→ 36th place) Ivan Apostolov – 3462 points (→ 45th place)
Men's Team Competition: Paniowsky, Sardjev, and Apostolov – 11976 points (→ 11th place)
Rowing
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAtanas ZelevYordan ValtchevDouble sculls6:54.161 Qcolspan=2 7:12.082 Q6:58.484Georgi AtanasovGeorgi NikolovVeselin StaievskiCoxed pair8:11.131 Qcolspan=2 8:06.415 FB7:58.108
Shooting
Six shooters, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1968. Open AthleteEventFinalScoreRankDencho Denev50 m pistol5452425 m rapid fire pistol57928Martsel Koen50 m rifle three positions11422150 m rifle prone59224Anton ManolovSkeet18040Atanas Tasev18534 Velichko Velichkov50 m rifle prone58464Emiliyan Vergov50 m rifle three positions111945
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAngel Chakarov200 m individual medley2:24.026Did not advance400 m individual medley5:10.916Did not advanceYulyan Rusev200 m individual medley2:22.720Did not advance400 m individual medley5:07.011Did not advance Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMariya Nikolova100 metre freestyle1:05.133Did not advance200 m individual medley2:40.818Did not advance400 m individual medley5:45.215Did not advance
Volleyball
Round robin
Weightlifting
Men AthleteEventMilitary pressSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAtanas Kiroy56 kg1058100713073357Mladen Kuchev60 kg1158107.5713510357.59Petar YanevNVLACDNSDNSDNFKostadin Tilev67,5 kg132.541151215010397.58Rilko Florov117.5131208147.51238512
Wrestling
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