Bulgaria at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. It was the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having missed the Olympics on three occasions, including the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the Soviet boycott. Despite this being London's third Olympic Games, this was the first time a Bulgarian team appeared at a London Olympics. The Bulgarian Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games, tying the record with Helsinki in 1952, and with Tokyo in 1964. A total of 63 athletes, 36 men and 27 women, competed in 16 sports. Men's volleyball was the only team event in which Bulgaria was represented in these Olympic games. There was only a single competitor in badminton, sprint canoeing, fencing, and judo.

Bulgaria at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBUL
NOCBulgarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
in London
Competitors63 in 16 sports
Flag bearer Yordan Yovchev (opening)
Stanka Zlateva (closing)
Medals
Ranked 63rd
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Bulgarian team featured three Olympic medalists from Beijing in freestyle wrestling: Stanka Zlateva, who won the silver, Radoslav Velikov and Kiril Terziev, who both won the bronze. Among these medalists, only Zlateva managed to repeat her silver medal in London, losing out to Russia's Natalia Vorobieva in the final match. Two Bulgarian athletes, on the other hand, made their sixth Olympic appearance: pistol shooter, two-time gold medalist, and former Olympic record holder Maria Grozdeva, and rings gymnast and multiple-time Olympic medalist Yordan Yovchev, who was also the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[1]

Bulgaria, however, failed to win the gold medal for the first time since 1952, after achieving poor athletic performance at these Olympic games.[2] Only two medals were awarded to the athletes, including the bronze medal won by heavyweight boxer Tervel Pulev.

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 SilverStanka ZlatevaWrestlingWomen's freestyle 72 kg9 August
 SilverMilka ManevaWeightliftingWomen's 63 kg31 July
 BronzeTervel PulevBoxingMen's heavyweight10 August

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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
Yavor Hristov Men's individual 663 35  Álvarez (MEX) (30)
L 0–6		 Did not advance

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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):[3][4]

In May 2012, the Bulgarian athletics federation announced a two-year ban for Inna Eftimova after testing positive for somatotropin at the World Championships held in August 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. As a consequence of the ban she will miss the 2012 London 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
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Georgi Ivanov Shot put 19.63 22 Did not advance
Viktor Ninov High jump 2.16 28 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Silvia Danekova 3000 m steeplechase 9:59.52 11 N/A Did not advance
Ivet Lalova 100 m Bye 11.06 2 Q 11.31 6 Did not advance
200 m 23.01 5 q N/A 22.98 6 Did not advance
Vanya Stambolova 400 m hurdles DNF N/A Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Andriana Banova Triple jump 13.33 32 Did not advance
Radoslava Mavrodieva Shot put NM — Did not advance
Venelina Veneva High jump 1.85 20 Did not advance

Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria have won 1 quota for the women's singles competition.

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Petya Nedelcheva Women's singles  Zaitsava (BLR)
W 21–7, 21–19		  Firdasari (INA)
L 10–21, 15–21		 2 Did not advance

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria has so far qualified boxers for the following events

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Aleksandar Aleksandrov Light flyweight  Máquina (MOZ)
W 22–7		  Shin J-H (KOR)
W 15–14		  Pongprayoon (THA)
L 10–16		 Did not advance
Detelin Dalakliev Bantamweight  Sonjica (RSA)
W 15–6		  Balla (AUS)
W 14–10		  Campbell (GBR)
L 15–16		 Did not advance
Tervel Pulev Heavyweight N/A  Wang (CHN)
W 10–7		  Peralta (ARG)
W 13–10		  Usyk (UKR)
L 5–21		 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Stoyka Petrova Flyweight  Fernandes (NZL)
W 23–11		  Adams (GBR)
L 7–16		 Did not advance

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Bulgaria has gained a quota place for the following sprint event;[5]

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Miroslav Kirchev Men's K-1 1000 m 3:30.768 3 Q 3:30.818 5 FB 3:33.051 11

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Spas Gyurov Men's road race Did not finish
Danail Petrov 5:46:37 61

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria has qualified 1 fencer.

Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Margarita Tschomakova Individual sabre  Kharlan (UKR)
L 8–15		 Did not advance

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 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 15.308 N/A 15.308 8 Q N/A 15.108 N/A 15.108 7
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Ralitsa Mileva All-around 12.200 13.200 10.966 12.066 48.432 56 Did not advance

Rhythmic
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Silvia Miteva Individual 27.700 27.800 27.325 28.100 110.925 4 Q 27.450 27.100 26.750 27.650 108.950 8
Athlete Event Qualification Final
5 balls 3 ribbons
2 hoops		 Total Rank 5 balls 3 ribbons
2 hoops		 Total Rank
Reneta Kamberova
Mihaela Maevska
Tsvetelina Naydenova
Elena Todorova
Hristiana Todorova
Katrin Velkova		 Team 27.250 27.375 54.625 4 Q 27.950 26.425 54.375 6

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria have won 1 quota for the men's competition

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Martin Ivanov Men's −66 kg Bye  Lim (KAZ)
L 0001–0101		 Did not advance

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Yoan Kolev RS:X 29 31 39 16 20 35 26 19 19 8 EL 207 26
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Irina Konstantinova-Bontemps RS:X 23 22 15 20 23 20 20 16 24 21 EL 180 22

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

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria has gained four quota places in the shooting events;[6]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Anton Rizov 50 m rifle 3 positions 1162 24 Did not advance
50 m rifle prone 588 42 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 593 22 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Antoaneta Boneva 25 m pistol 582 10 Did not advance
10 m air pistol 384 9 Did not advance
Mariya Grozdeva 25 m pistol 384 9 Did not advance
10 m air pistol 378 24 Did not advance
Petya Lukanova 50 m rifle 3 positions 577 30 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 392 40 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Bulgarian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[7][8]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Ventsislav Aydarski 1500 m freestyle 15.34.86 28 Did not advance
Petar Stoychev 10 km open water N/A 1:50:46.2 9
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ekaterina Avramova 100 m backstroke 1:02.20 31 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:15.44 32 Did not advance
Nina Rangelova 100 m freestyle 55.52 24 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:59.21 19 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 4:11.71 23 N/A Did not advance

Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Grigor Dimitrov Men's singles  Kubot (POL)
W 6–3, 7–6(7–4)		  Simon (FRA)
L 3–6, 3–6		 Did not advance
Tsvetana Pironkova Women's singles  Cibulková (SVK)
W 7–6(7–4), 6–2		  Pennetta (ITA)
L 5–7, 1–6		 Did not advance

Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria's men's volleyball team have secured place in the Olympic tournament.

Men's indoor tournament
Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Team roster

The following is the Bulgarian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[9]

Head coach: Nayden Naydenov

№ Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2012 club
1Georgi Bratoev (1987-10-21) October 21, 19872.02 m (6 ft 8 in)88 kg (194 lb)335 cm (132 in)318 cm (125 in) Levski Volley
7Todor Skrimov9 January 19901.91 m (6 ft 3 in)82 kg (181 lb)340 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in) Paris Volley
9Dobromir Dimitrov7 July 19911.96 m (6 ft 5 in)81 kg (179 lb)342 cm (135 in)322 cm (127 in) Pirin Balkanstroy
10Valentin Bratoev21 October 19872.01 m (6 ft 7 in)87 kg (192 lb)335 cm (132 in)315 cm (124 in) Argos Volley
11Vladimir Nikolov (C)3 October 19772.00 m (6 ft 7 in)95 kg (209 lb)345 cm (136 in)325 cm (128 in) Copra Volley
12Viktor Yosifov16 October 19852.04 m (6 ft 8 in)95 kg (209 lb)350 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in) Pallavolo Modena
13Teodor Salparov (L)16 August 19821.85 m (6 ft 1 in)73 kg (161 lb)320 cm (130 in)305 cm (120 in) VC CSKA Sofia
14Teodor Todorov1 September 19892.08 m (6 ft 10 in)94 kg (207 lb)365 cm (144 in)345 cm (136 in) Gazprom-Yugra Surgut
15Todor Aleksiev21 April 19832.00 m (6 ft 7 in)96 kg (212 lb)347 cm (137 in)327 cm (129 in) Gazprom-Yugra Surgut
17Nikolay Penchev22 August 19921.96 m (6 ft 5 in)85 kg (187 lb)335 cm (132 in)320 cm (130 in) Copra Volley
18Nikolay Nikolov29 July 19862.06 m (6 ft 9 in)97 kg (214 lb)350 cm (140 in)332 cm (131 in) Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia
19Tsvetan Sokolov31 December 19892.06 m (6 ft 9 in)108 kg (238 lb)362 cm (143 in)319 cm (126 in) Itas Diatec Trentino
Group play
 
 Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Bulgaria 12 4 1 13 4 3.250 407 390 1.044
2  Poland 9 3 2 11 7 1.571 433 374 1.158
3  Argentina 9 3 2 10 7 1.429 382 367 1.041
4  Italy 8 3 2 10 9 1.111 426 413 1.031
5  Australia 7 2 3 8 10 0.800 395 397 0.995
6  Great Britain 0 0 5 0 15 0.000 274 376 0.729
29 July 2012
09:30
Great Britain  0–3  Bulgaria Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Akihiko Tano (JPN)
(18–25, 20–25, 24–26)
result statistics
31 July 2012
11:40
Poland  1–3  Bulgaria Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 11,300
Referees: Andrey Zenovich (RUS), Akihiko Tano (JPN)
(22–25, 27–29, 25–13, 23–25)
result statistics
2 August 2012
12:20
Australia  0–3  Bulgaria Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Andrey Zenovich (RUS)
(23–25, 21–25, 22–25)
result statistics
4 August 2012
20:30
Argentina  3–1  Bulgaria Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 14,500
Referees: Frans Loderus (NED), Akihiko Tano (JPN)
(25–18, 21–25, 25–19, 25–20)
result statistics
6 August 2012
14:45
Italy  0–3  Bulgaria Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Akihiko Tano (JPN), Bela Hobor (HUN)
(30–32, 20–25, 19–25)
result statistics
Quarterfinal
8 August 2012
21:30
Bulgaria  3–0  Germany Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Bela Hobor (HUN), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(25–20, 25–16, 25–14)
result statistics
Semifinal
10 August 2012
15:00
Bulgaria  1–3  Russia Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 13,500
Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(21–25, 15–25, 25–23, 23–25)
result statistics
Bronze medal game
12 August 2012
09:30
Bulgaria  1–3  Italy Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Frans Loderus (NED), Rolando Cholakian (ARG)
(19–25, 25–23, 22–25, 21–25)
result statistics

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria has qualified the following quota places.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Ivan Markov Men's −85 kg 172 4 203 7 375 5
Milka Maneva Women's −63 kg 102 5 131 3 233

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria has secured 9 quota places.

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  Noev (TJK)
W 3–0 PO		  Khinchegashvili (GEO)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance  Farag (EGY)
W 3–0 PO		  Kumar (IND)
W 3–0 PO		  S Yumoto (JPN)
L 1–3 PP		 5
Anatolie Guidea −60 kg  Dutt (IND)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 13
Leonid Bazan −66 kg Bye  Hasanov (AZE)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 14
Kiril Terziev −74 kg Bye  Goudarzi (IRI)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance Bye  Tigiev (UZB)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 15
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
Aleksandar Kostadinov −55 kg Bye  Li Sj (CHN)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 12
Ivo Angelov −60 kg  Coleman (USA)
W 3–1 PP		  Norouzi (IRI)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance  Sheng J (CHN)
W 3–1 PP		  Kebispayev (KAZ)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 7
Hristo Marinov −84 kg Bye  Gadzhiyev (KAZ)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 18
Elis Guri −96 kg  Alexuc-Ciurariu (ROU)
W 3–0 PO		  Jabidze (GEO)
W 3–1 PP		  Dzeinichenka (BLR)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 7
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
Stanka Zlateva −72 kg  Marzaliuk (BLR)
W 3–0 PO		  Fransson (SWE)
W 3–0 PO		  Ali (CMR)
W 3–1 PP		  Unda (ESP)
W 3–0 PO		 Bye  Vorobieva (RUS)
L 0–5 VT

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