Bulgaria at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 112 (102 men and 10 women) in 13 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 18 |
Gold 2 |
Silver 4 |
Bronze 3 |
Total 9 |
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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.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- Petar Kirov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
- Boyan Radev — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
Silver
- Tsvetan 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 Zhekov — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition
- Enyu Todorov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
- Enyu Valchev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight
- Osman Duraliev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
Bronze
- Ivan Mihailov — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
- Georgi Stankov — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
- Prodan Gardzhev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Stefan Alexandrov
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Gabriel Ogun (NGA), 1:4
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Football
Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Six shooters, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1968.
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Bulgaria at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
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