Bulgaria at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria at the Olympic Games

Flag of Bulgaria
IOC code  BUL
NOC Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.bgolympic.org (Bulgarian) (English)
At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris
Competitors 24 in 4 sports
Medals Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games

Bulgaria competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, with 24 athletes competing in 4 sports.[1] It was the first official appearance of the nation at the modern Olympic Games, although some sources claim that Charles Champaud represented Bulgaria in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics.

Athletics

Four athletes represented Bulgaria in 1924. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Lyuben Karastoyanov 1500 m N/A Unknown 5 Did not advance
Kiril Petrunov 400 m Unknown 4 Did not advance
Long jump N/A 6.00 9 Did not advance
Triple jump N/A 12.015 9 Did not advance
Anton Tsvetanov 10000 m N/A Did not finish
Vasil Venkov 10000 m N/A Did not finish

Cycling

Seven cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Games.

Road cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist Event Final
Result Rank
Georgi Abadzhiev Time trial 8:08:35.0 53
Atanas Atanasov Time trial Did not finish
Mikhail Georgiev Time trial Did not finish
Mikhail Klaynerov Time trial 8:23:18.0 57
Georgi Abadzhiev
Atanas Atanasov
Mikhail Georgiev
Mikhail Klaynerov
Team time trial Did not finish

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist Event First round First repechage Quarterfinals Second repechage Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Boris Dimchev Sprint Unknown 3 r Did not start Did not advance
Prodan Georgiev 50 km N/A Unknown 8–36
Borislav Stoyanov 50 km N/A Unknown 8–36

Equestrian

Two equestrians represented Bulgaria in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Games.

Equestrian Event Final
Score Time Rank
Krum Lekarski Eventing Did not finish
Vladimir Stoychev Dressage 220.2 N/A 17
Eventing 533.5 N/A 31

Football

Bulgaria competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time in 1924.

Round 1
Bye
Round 2

May 28, 1924
Irish Free State  1–0  Bulgaria
Duncan  75' Report
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: A. Henriot (FRA)
Final rank
9th place

References

  1. "Bulgaria at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-01-22.

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