Bulgaria at the Olympics

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Bulgaria at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  BUL
NOC Bulgarian Olympic Committee
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
Winter Games
1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Bulgaria first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, with a single gymnast. However, since Charles Champaud was a Swiss national living in Sofia, some sources credit his appearance to Switzerland instead.

The Bulgarian Olympic Committee was created in 1923 and first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1924. The nation has participated in every Summer Games since then, except for 1932 (during the Great Depression), 1948 (after World War II, and 1984, when they participated in the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics. Bulgaria first participated in the Winter Olympic Games in 1936, and has attended every Winter Games since then.

Bulgarian athletes have won a total of 213 medals, with wrestling and weightlifting as the top medal-producing sports.

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[edit] Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

[edit] Medals by Summer Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1896 Athens 0 0 0 0
1900 Paris did not participate
1904 St. Louis did not participate
1908 London did not participate
1912 Stockholm did not participate
1920 Antwerp did not participate
1924 Paris 0 0 0 0
1928 Amsterdam 0 0 0 0
1932 Los Angeles did not participate
1936 Berlin 0 0 0 0
1948 London did not participate
1952 Helsinki 0 0 1 1
1956 Melbourne/Stockholm 1 3 1 5
1960 Rome 1 3 3 7
1964 Tokyo 3 5 2 10
1968 Mexico City 2 4 3 9
1972 Munich 6 10 5 21
1976 Montreal 6 9 7 22
1980 Moscow 8 16 17 41
1984 Los Angeles did not participate
1988 Seoul 10 12 13 35
1992 Barcelona 3 7 6 16
1996 Atlanta 3 7 5 15
2000 Sydney 5 6 2 13
2004 Athens 2 1 9 12
Total 50 83 74 207

[edit] Medals by Winter Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 0 0 0 0
1948 St. Moritz 0 0 0 0
1952 Oslo 0 0 0 0
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 0 0 0 0
1960 Squaw Valley 0 0 0 0
1964 Innsbruck 0 0 0 0
1968 Grenoble 0 0 0 0
1972 Sapporo 0 0 0 0
1976 Innsbruck 0 0 0 0
1980 Lake Placid 0 0 1 1
1984 Sarajevo 0 0 0 0
1988 Calgary 0 0 0 0
1992 Albertville 0 0 0 0
1994 Lillehammer 0 0 0 0
1998 Nagano 1 0 0 1
2002 Salt Lake City 0 1 2 3
2006 Turin 0 1 0 1
Total 1 2 3 6

[edit] Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Wrestling 16 30 17 63
Weightlifting 12 16 8 36
Athletics 5 7 6 18
Shooting 4 6 6 16
Boxing 4 5 8 17
Canoeing 4 5 8 17
Gymnastics 2 4 7 13
Rowing 2 4 7 13
Swimming 1 1 1 3
Biathlon 1 0 1 2
Judo 0 1 2 3
Short track speed skating 0 2 1 3
Basketball 0 1 1 2
Football 0 1 1 2
Volleyball 0 1 1 2
Equestrian 0 1 0 1
Cross-country skiing 0 0 1 1
Tennis 0 0 1 1
Total 51 85 77 213

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