Bulgaria at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria was represented by 72 athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Bulgaria at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBUL
NOCBulgarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
in Beijing
Competitors72 in 16 sports
Flag bearer Petar Stoychev (opening)
Matey Kaziyski (closing)
Medals
Ranked 42nd
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldRumyana NeykovaRowingWomen's single sculls
 SilverStanka ZlatevaWrestlingWomen's freestyle 72 kg
 BronzeYavor YanakievWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 74 kg
 BronzeRadoslav VelikovWrestlingMen's freestyle 55 kg
 BronzeKiril TerzievWrestlingMen's freestyle 74 kg

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The country has allocated one spot in the men's individual event. Daniel Pavlov qualified at the 2007 World Championships.[1]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Daniel Pavlov Men's individual 618 59  Tsyrempilov (RUS) (6)
L 102–112		 Did not advance

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Desislav Gunev 100 m 10.66 6 Did not advance
200 m 21.55 6 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Nikolay Atanasov Long jump 7.54 35 Did not advance
Spas Bukhalov Pole vault 5.45 =25 Did not advance
Iliyan Efremov NM — Did not advance
Georgi Ivanov Shot put NM — Did not advance
Momchil Karailiev Triple jump 17.12 11 Q 16.48 11
Kolyo Neshev Javelin throw 66.00 36 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Inna Eftimova 100 m 11.67 4 Did not advance
200 m 23.50 5 Q 23.48 8 Did not advance
Tsvetelina Kirilova 400 m hurdles 55.22 3 Q N/A 55.97 8 Did not advance
Ivet Lalova 100 m 11.33 1 Q 11.40 3 Q 11.51 7 Did not advance
200 m 23.13 5 Q 23.15 4 Did not advance
Tezdzhan Naimova 100 m 11.70 5 Did not advance
Dobrinka Shalamanova 3000 m steeplechase DNF N/A Did not advance
Daniela Yordanova 1500 m Withdrew 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.[2]

Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Gita Dodova Triple jump 13.53 25 Did not advance
Venera Getova Discus throw 54.00 34 Did not advance
Rumyana Karapetrova Javelin throw 40.15 52 Did not advance

Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Petya Nedelcheva Women's singles  Persson (SWE)
W 21–10, 21–10		  Hosny (EGY)
W 21–7, 21–4		  Wong M C (MAS)
L 16–21, 8–21		 Did not advance

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria had qualified two boxers for the Olympics: Boris Georgiev, light welterweight, European gold medalist in 2006 and Olympic bronze medalist from Athens 2004 and Kubrat Pulev, super heavyweight, bronze world medalist in 2005 and bronze European medalist in 2006

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Boris Georgiev Light welterweight  Molina (USA)
W 14–1		  Mönkh-Erdene (MGL)
L 3–10		 Did not advance
Kubrat Pulev Super heavyweight N/A  Rivas (COL)
L 5–11		 Did not advance

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Sprint
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Adnan Aliev
Deyan Georgiev		 Men's C-2 500 m 1:43.428 5 QS 1:42.891 2 Q 1:43.971 7
Men's C-2 1000 m 3:54.111 6 QS 3:45.019 4 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Daniel Petrov Men's road race Did not finish
Evgeniy Gerganov Did not finish

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Artistic
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Yordan Yovchev Rings N/A 16.275 N/A 16.275 2 Q N/A 15.525 N/A 15.525 8
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Nikolina Tankusheva All-around 12.850 13.850 12.700 12.075 51.475 61 Did not advance

Rhythmic
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Rope Hoop Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Rope Hoop Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Elizabeth Paisieva Individual 16.175 16.400 16.200 14.525 63.300 19 Did not advance
Simona Peycheva 16.900 17.125 16.475 16.675 67.175 9 Q 15.975 16.975 16.775 15.750 65.475 10
Athlete Event Qualification Final
5 ropes 3 hoops
2 clubs		 Total Rank 5 ropes 3 hoops
2 clubs		 Total Rank
Tsveta Kuseva
Yolita Manolova
Zornitsa Marinova
Maya Paunovska
Yoanna Tancheva
Tatyana Tongova		 Team 16.825 16.875 33.700 5 Q 16.750 16.800 33.550 5

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ivo Yanakiev
Martin Yanakiev		 Double sculls 6:45.03 4 R 6:24.70 3 SA/B 6:26.62 4 FB 6:45.91 10
Women
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rumyana Neykova Single sculls 7:56.07 1 QF 7:22.37 1 SA/B 7:33.29 2 FA 7:22.34

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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Irina Konstantinova-Bontemps RS:X 18 8 8 15 18 17 10 10 2 13 EL 101 12

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Tanyu Kiryakov 10 m air pistol 580 10 Did not advance
50 m pistol 562 7 Q 656.8 6
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Desislava Balabanova 10 m air rifle 393 26 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 574 28 Did not advance
Mariya Grozdeva 10 m air pistol 382 11 Did not advance
25 m pistol 583 5 Q 786.6 5
Irena Tanova 10 m air pistol 377 32 Did not advance
25 m pistol 289 37 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mihail Alexandrov 100 m breaststroke 1:00.69 NR 14 Q 1:00.61 NR 11 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:11.94 NR 24 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:00.70 20 Did not advance
Georgi Palazov 100 m butterfly 55.25 60 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:01.84 39 Did not advance
Petar Stoychev 1500 m freestyle 15:28.84 30 N/A Did not advance
10 km open water N/A 1:52:09.1 6
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nina Rangelova 200 m freestyle 2:00.66 NR 30 Did not advance

Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Tsvetana Pironkova Women's singles  Domachowska (POL)
W 6–3, 6–4		  Cibulková (SVK)
L 2–6, 2–6		 Did not advance

Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men's indoor tournament
Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Bulgaria's men's team qualified as bronze medalists from the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup. The team won three of its group play matches, and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Russia. The team's final ranking in the tournament was tied for 5th place.

Roster

The following is the Bulgarian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]

№ Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2008 club
1Evgeni Ivanov3 June 19742.10 m (6 ft 11 in)98 kg (216 lb)351 cm (138 in)340 cm (130 in) Jastrzębski Węgiel
2Hristo Tsvetanov29 March 19781.98 m (6 ft 6 in)85 kg (187 lb)345 cm (136 in)330 cm (130 in) Budvanska Rivijera Budva
3Andrey Zhekov12 March 19801.90 m (6 ft 3 in)82 kg (181 lb)340 cm (130 in)326 cm (128 in) Patron Patra
4Boyan Yordanov12 March 19831.97 m (6 ft 6 in)86 kg (190 lb)358 cm (141 in)335 cm (132 in) Olympiacos
5Krasimir Gaydarski23 February 19832.04 m (6 ft 8 in)96 kg (212 lb)350 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in) Olympiacos
6Matey Kaziyski23 September 19842.02 m (6 ft 8 in)93 kg (205 lb)370 cm (150 in)335 cm (132 in) Trentino Volley
11Vladimir Nikolov3 October 19772.00 m (6 ft 7 in)95 kg (209 lb)345 cm (136 in)325 cm (128 in) Trentino Volley
13Teodor Salparov16 August 19821.85 m (6 ft 1 in)73 kg (161 lb)320 cm (130 in)305 cm (120 in) CSKA Sofia
14Kostadin Stoykov7 December 19771.99 m (6 ft 6 in)85 kg (187 lb)349 cm (137 in)329 cm (130 in) VC Nova
15Todor Aleksiev21 April 19832.00 m (6 ft 7 in)96 kg (212 lb)347 cm (137 in)327 cm (129 in) Levski Siconco
17Plamen Konstantinov14 June 19732.02 m (6 ft 8 in)93 kg (205 lb)350 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in) Iraklis
18Ivan Tasev21 March 19671.89 m (6 ft 2 in)90 kg (200 lb)334 cm (131 in)316 cm (124 in) CSKA Sofia
Group play
 
 Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  United States 10 5 0 460 371 1.240 15 4 3.750
2  Italy 9 4 1 439 401 1.095 13 6 2.167
3  Bulgaria 8 3 2 446 440 1.014 10 9 1.111
4  China 7 2 3 445 492 0.904 9 13 0.692
5  Venezuela 6 1 4 421 451 0.933 8 12 0.667
6  Japan 5 0 5 392 448 0.875 4 15 0.267

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

10 August 2008
20:00
Bulgaria  3–1  China Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Laert Souza (BRA), Mitch Davidson (CAN)
(25–20, 25–21, 26–28, 25–19)
result statistics
12 August 2008
22:45
Japan  1–3  Bulgaria Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Mitch Davidson (CAN), Victor Rodriguez (PUR)
(27–29, 25–23, 21–25, 19–25)
result statistics
14 August 2008
22:30
Bulgaria  1–3  United States Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 5,700
Referees: Laert Souza (BRA), Kun-Tae Kim (KOR)
(29–27, 21–25, 14–25, 24–26)
result statistics
16 August 2008
14:50
Italy  3–0  Bulgaria Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Umit Sokullu (TUR), Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI)
(25–20, 25–21, 25–16)
result statistics
18 August 2008
10:00
Bulgaria  3–1  Venezuela Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing
Attendance: 3,400
Referees: Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI), Laert Souza (BRA)
(23–25, 25–19, 25–16, 25–22)
result statistics
Quarterfinal
20 August 2008
10:00
Bulgaria  1–3  Russia Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,500
Referees: Bela Hobor (HUN), Frans Loderus (NED)
(25–20, 16–25, 22–25, 21–25)
result statistics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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 Guidia, but he was involved in a car accident, prompting him not to compete.[4] Eventually, the freed spot was taken by Mike Zadick from the United States.[5]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Radoslav Velikov −55 kg Bye  Cejudo (USA)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance Bye  Gochashvili (GEO)
W 3–1 PP		  Sevdimov (AZE)
W 3–1 PP
Serafim Barzakov −66 kg Bye  Jung Y-H (KOR)
W 3–1 PP		  Tushishvili (GEO)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 11
Kiril Terziev −74 kg Bye  Jokar (IRI)
W 3–1 PP		  Gitinov (KGZ)
W 5–0 VT		  Saitiev (RUS)
L 0–5 VT		 Bye  Fundora (CUB)
W 5–0 VT
Bozhidar Boyadzhiev −120 kg  Akhmedov (RUS)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance  Masoumi (IRI)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 13
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Venelin Venkov −55 kg  Sourian (IRI)
L 0–5 VT		 Did not advance 17
Armen Nazaryan −60 kg  Bedinadze (GEO)
W 3–1 PP		  Sasamoto (JPN)
W 3–1 PP		  Rahimov (AZE)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance Bye  Sheng J (CHN)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 7
Nikolay Gergov −66 kg Bye  Eroğlu (TUR)
W 3–1 PP		  Kovalenko (RUS)
W 3–1 PP		  Begaliev (KGZ)
L 1–3 PP		 Bye  Vardanyan (UKR)
L 1–3 PP		 5
Yavor Yanakiev −74 kg Bye  Chang Yx (CHN)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance Bye  Barrera (PER)
W 3–0 PO		  Mikhalovich (BLR)
W 3–1 PP
Kaloyan Dinchev −96 kg Bye  Švec (CZE)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 14
Ivan Ivanov −120 kg Bye  Szczepaniak (FRA)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 13
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Elina Vaseva −63 kg Bye  Dunn (GUM)
W 3–0 PO		  Kartashova (RUS)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance Bye  Shalygina (KAZ)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 7
Stanka Zlateva −72 kg N/A  Akuffo (CAN)
W 3–0 PO		  Unda (ESP)
W 3–1 PP		  Wieszczek (POL)
W 3–0 PO		 Bye  Wang J (CHN)
L 0–5 VT

Weightlifting controversy

The Bulgarian Olympic Committee initially selected a team of 8 athletes, 6 men and 2 women, for weightlifting, but decided to withdraw its entire weightlifting delegation to the games, after its athletes had been tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid substance.[6]

References
  1. "FITA Olympic Qualification - Men" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-16. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/athletics/7564507.stm
  3. "Bulgaria men's volleyball team roster". Beijing 2008. FIVB. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. "Bulgaria Olympic Wrestling Team Stricken by Bad Karma", novinite.com, 10 August 2008.
  5. "Zadick added to freestyle wrestling field", Sports Illustrated, 17 August 2008.
  6. "Bulgaria men, women teams withdraw from Olympics" Archived August 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, AFP, 28 June 2008.
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