Bulgaria in Athletics

1896 Summer Olympics

Pole Vault, Men Charles Champaud DNS

1924 Summer Olympics

400 metres, Men Kiril Petrunov 4 h3 r1/4
800 metres, Men Lyuben Karastoyanov DNS
Kiril Petrunov DNS
1,500 metres, Men Lyuben Karastoyanov 6 h5 r1/2
5,000 metres, Men Vasil Venkov DNS
10,000 metres, Men Anton Tsvetanov DNF
Vasil Venkov DNF
Pole Vault, Men Jan Mildev DNS
Long Jump, Men Kiril Petrunov 26
Triple Jump, Men Kiril Petrunov 18
Shot Put, Men Jan Mildev DNS
Discus Throw, Men Jan Mildev DNS

1936 Summer Olympics

Marathon, Men Boris Haralampiev 36
Decathlon, Men Lyuben Doychev 14

1952 Summer Olympics

100 metres, Men Angel Kolev AC h1 r2/4
Angel Gavrilov 4 h6 r1/4
200 metres, Men Angel Kolev 3 h4 r2/4
Angel Gavrilov DNS
Triple Jump, Men Nikola Dagorov 30 r1/2
100 metres, Women Tsvetana Berkovska 6 h1 r2/4
200 metres, Women Tsvetana Berkovska 3 h1 r1/3

1956 Summer Olympics

Shot Put, Men Todor Artarski DNS
Discus Throw, Men Todor Artarski DNS

1960 Summer Olympics

100 metres, Men Mihail Bachvarov 5 h1 r1/4
200 metres, Men Mihail Bachvarov 5 h10 r1/4
Pole Vault, Men Hristo Hristov 10
Dimitar Hlebarov 11
Triple Jump, Men Dodyu Patarinski 19 r1/2
Lyuben Gurgushinov DNS
Shot Put, Men Todor Artarski DNS
Discus Throw, Men Todor Artarski 20
100 metres, Women Snezhana Kerkova 7 h2 r2/4
200 metres, Women Snezhana Kerkova DNS
800 metres, Women Tsvetana Isaeva DNS
80 metres Hurdles, Women Snezhana Kerkova 3 h2 r1/3
Shot Put, Women Lidiya Sharamovich 13 r1/2
Tsvetanka Krasteva 14 r1/2

1964 Summer Olympics

400 metres Hurdles, Men Nikola Dagorov DNS
High Jump, Men Evgeni Yordanov 12
Pole Vault, Men Dimitar Hlebarov AC r1/2
Long Jump, Men Raycho Tsonev 17 r1/2
Triple Jump, Men Georgi Stoykovski 7
Lyuben Gurgushinov 27 r1/2
Discus Throw, Men Valko Kostov DNS
80 metres Hurdles, Women Snezhana Kerkova 8 h1 r2/3
Long Jump, Women Diana Yorgova 6
Shot Put, Women Ivanka Hristova 10
Discus Throw, Women Virzhiniya Mihaylova 4

1968 Summer Olympics

1,500 metres, Men Blagoi Kostov DNS
5,000 metres, Men Mihail Zhelev DNS
Marathon, Men Ivaylo Sharankov 30
Nikola Simeonov 42
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Mihail Zhelev 6
Triple Jump, Men Georgi Stoykovski 9
Decathlon, Men Spas Dzhurov 16
80 metres Hurdles, Women Snezhana Yurukova 6 h2 r1/3
High Jump, Women Yordanka Blagoeva 17 r1/2
Katya Lazova 18 r1/2
Shot Put, Women Ivanka Hristova 6
Pentathlon, Women Snezhana Yurukova 14

1972 Summer Olympics

5,000 metres, Men Mihail Zhelev DNS
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Mihail Zhelev 12
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Aram Levonian DNS
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Ilia Popov DNS
High Jump, Men Petar Bogdanov 23 r1/2
Shot Put, Men Vassil Kroumov DNS
Discus Throw, Men Stoyan Slavkov DNS
Hammer Throw, Men Todor Manolov 21 r1/2
100 metres, Women Ivanka Valkova 6 h4 r2/4
800 metres, Women Svetla Zlateva 4
Vasilena Amzina 5 h4 r1/3
1,500 metres, Women Vasilena Amzina 5 h1 r2/3
Tonka Petrova 5 h4 r1/3
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women Bulgaria 5 h2 r1/2
Diana YorgovaIvanka ValkovaIvanka VenkovaYordanka YankovaIvanka Koshnicharska (DNS)Zdravka Trifonova (DNS)
High Jump, Women Yordanka Blagoeva 2 Silver
Long Jump, Women Diana Yorgova 2 Silver
Shot Put, Women Ivanka Hristova 3 Bronze
Elena Stoyanova 8
Radostina Vasekova 12
Discus Throw, Women Vasilka Stoeva 3 Bronze
Svetla Bozhkova 10
Radostina Vasekova 14 r1/2
Javelin Throw, Women Lyuba Mollova 4
Pentathlon, Women Nedyalka Angelova 6

1976 Summer Olympics

100 metres, Men Petar Petrov 8
200 metres, Men Petar Petrov DNS
400 metres Hurdles, Men Yanko Bratanov 6
Discus Throw, Men Velko Velev 10
Javelin Throw, Men Valentin Dzhonev 14
200 metres, Women Lilyana Panayotova-Ivanova 7 h1 r2/4
800 metres, Women Nikolina Shtereva 2 Silver
Svetla Zlateva 6
Lilyana Todorova 7 h2 r2/3
1,500 metres, Women Nikolina Shtereva 4
Vesela Yatsinska 6 h2 r2/3
Rositsa Pehlivanova 6 h1 r1/3
100 metres Hurdles, Women Penka Sokolova 7 h1 r2/3
4 × 400 metres Relay, Women Bulgaria 5 h2 r1/2
Yordanka IvanovaSvetla ZlatevaIvanka BonovaLilyana TodorovaNikolina Shtereva (DNS)
High Jump, Women Yordanka Blagoeva 3 Bronze
Long Jump, Women Lilyana Panayotova-Ivanova AC r2/2
Ekaterina Nedeva 15 r1/2
Shot Put, Women Ivanka Hristova 1 Gold
Elena Stoyanova 8
Discus Throw, Women Mariya Vergova-Petkova 2 Silver
Javelin Throw, Women Yordanka Peeva 12
Pentathlon, Women Penka Sokolova 9

1980 Summer Olympics

100 metres, Men Petar Petrov 3 Bronze
Ivaylo Karanyotov 4 h7 r1/4
200 metres, Men Vladimir Ivanov 5 h4 r2/4
Petar Petrov 8 h1 r2/4
Pavel Pavlov 8 h3 r2/4
800 metres, Men Binko Kolev 3 h3 r2/3
110 metres Hurdles, Men Plamen Krastev 6 h2 r2/3
400 metres Hurdles, Men Yanko Bratanov 8
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Stanimir Nenov 12 h1 r2/3
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men Bulgaria 6
Pavel PavlovVladimir IvanovIvaylo KaranyotovPetar PetrovPlamen Krastev (DNS)Ivan Tuparov (DNS)
High Jump, Men Atanas Mladenov =24 r1/2
Pole Vault, Men Atanas Tarev 13 r1/2
Ivo Yanchev AC r1/2
Long Jump, Men Yordan Yanev 8
Ivan Tuparov 22 r1/2
Triple Jump, Men Atanas Chochev 6
Shot Put, Men Nikola Hristov 13 r1/2
Valcho Stoev AC r1/2
Discus Throw, Men Emil Vladimirov 7
Velko Velev 8
Hammer Throw, Men Emanuil Dyulgerov 6
Javelin Throw, Men Stefan Stoykov 11
Decathlon, Men Atanas Andonov 7
Razvigor Yankov 14
100 metres, Women Mariya Shishkova 7 h1 r3/4
Sofka Popova 7 h2 r3/4
200 metres, Women Lilyana Panayotova-Ivanova 6 h2 r3/4
Galina Penkova 8 h1 r3/4
400 metres, Women Rositsa Stamenova 8 h1 r2/3
Svobodka Damyanova 4 h1 r1/3
Malena Andonova 6 h4 r1/3
800 metres, Women Nikolina Shtereva 7
Vesela Yatsinska 5 h2 r2/3
Totka Petrova 6 h2 r2/3
1,500 metres, Women Vesela Yatsinska 6 h1 r1/2
Nikolina Shtereva 7 h2 r1/2
Totka Petrova 8 h1 r1/2
100 metres Hurdles, Women Yordanka Donkova 6 h1 r2/3
Daniela Valkova 6 h2 r2/3
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women Bulgaria 4
Sofka PopovaLilyana Panayotova-IvanovaMariya ShishkovaGalina PenkovaAtanaska Atanassova (DNS)
4 × 400 metres Relay, Women Bulgaria AC r2/2
Svobodka DamyanovaRositsa StamenovaMalena AndonovaBonka DimovaIvanka Bonova (DNS)Violeta Tzvetkova (DNS)
High Jump, Women Yordanka Blagoeva =16 r1/2
Long Jump, Women Lidiya Gusheva 12
Ekaterina Nedeva =17 r1/2
Shot Put, Women Virzhiniya Veselinova 5
Elena Stoyanova 6
Ivanka Petrova 11
Discus Throw, Women Mariya Vergova-Petkova 2 Silver
Svetla Bozhkova 8
Javelin Throw, Women Ivanka Vancheva 5
Antoaneta Todorova-Selenska 10
Tzvetanka Ralinska DNS
Pentathlon, Women Valentina Dimitrova 7
Emiliya Kunova 8

1988 Summer Olympics

5,000 metres, Men Evgeni Ignatov 8
10,000 metres, Men Evgeni Ignatov 12
400 metres Hurdles, Men Toma Tomov 5 h2 r2/3
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Lyubomir Ivanov 43
Pole Vault, Men Atanas Tarev AC r1/2
Triple Jump, Men Hristo Markov 1 Gold
Shot Put, Men Georgi Todorov 13 r1/2
Discus Throw, Men Georgi Georgiev 11
Hammer Throw, Men Ivan Tanev 8
Plamen Minev 14 r1/2
Viktor Apostolov 20 r1/2
100 metres, Women Aneliya Vechernikova-Nuneva 8
200 metres, Women Nadezhda Georgieva 5 h2 r3/4
100 metres Hurdles, Women Yordanka Donkova 1 Gold
Ginka Zagorcheva AC h3 r1/4
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women Bulgaria 5
Tsvetanka IlievaValya Valova-DemirevaNadezhda GeorgievaYordanka DonkovaAneliya Vechernikova (DNS)Ginka Zagorcheva (DNS)
High Jump, Women Stefka Kostadinova 2 Silver
Lyudmila Andonova =5
Shot Put, Women Svetla Mitkova 10
Discus Throw, Women Tsvetanka Hristova 3 Bronze
Svetla Mitkova 4
Javelin Throw, Women Antoaneta Todorova-Selenska 11
Heptathlon, Women Svetla Dimitrova 12

1992 Summer Olympics

200 metres, Men Nikolay Antonov 6 h1 r3/4
5,000 metres, Men Evgeni Ignatov AC h2 r1/2
400 metres Hurdles, Men Asen Markov 5 h7 r1/3
High Jump, Men Georgi Dakov 14
Pole Vault, Men Galin Nikov 16 r1/2
Long Jump, Men Galin Georgiev 19 r1/2
Triple Jump, Men Hristo Markov 21 r1/2
Nikolay Raev 43 r1/2
Galin Georgiev AC r1/2
Discus Throw, Men Nikolay Kolev 22 r1/2
Hammer Throw, Men Ivan Tanev 17 r1/2
Plamen Minev 21 r1/2
100 metres, Women Aneliya Vechernikova-Nuneva 6
200 metres, Women Aneliya Vechernikova-Nuneva 3 h3 r2/4
100 metres Hurdles, Women Yordanka Donkova 3 Bronze
High Jump, Women Stefka Kostadinova 4
Lyudmila Andonova =25 r1/2
Svetlana Leseva =34 r1/2
Shot Put, Women Svetla Mitkova 6
Discus Throw, Women Tsvetanka Hristova 2 Silver
Stefania Simova 8
Javelin Throw, Women Antoaneta Todorova-Selenska 16 r1/2
Heptathlon, Women Svetla Dimitrova 5

1996 Summer Olympics

200 metres, Men Anton Ivanov 6 h2 r1/4
Marathon, Men Hristo Stefanov 30
Petko Stefanov 80
Long Jump, Men Ivaylo Mladenov AC r1/2
Triple Jump, Men Galin Georgiev 7
Stoyko Tsonov 29 r1/2
100 metres, Women Zlatka Georgieva 8 h4 r2/4
Petya Pendareva 5 h4 r1/4
200 metres, Women Monika Gachevska 6 h1 r2/4
Zlatka Georgieva 7 h1 r1/4
800 metres, Women Petya Strashilova 5 h4 r1/3
1,500 metres, Women Petya Strashilova 11 h2 r1/3
100 metres Hurdles, Women Svetla Dimitrova AC h2 r3/4
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women Bulgaria 3 h3 r1/2
Desislava DimitrovaPetya PendarevaZlatka GeorgievaMonika Gachevska
High Jump, Women Stefka Kostadinova 1 Gold
Venelina Veneva-Mateeva =29 r1/2
Long Jump, Women Iva Prandzheva DQ
Triple Jump, Women Iva Prandzheva DQ
Shot Put, Women Svetla Mitkova 18 r1/2
Discus Throw, Women Atanaska Angelova 17 r1/2
Javelin Throw, Women Sonya Radicheva DNS

2000 Summer Olympics

100 metres, Men Petko Yankov 7 h4 r1/4
200 metres, Men Petko Yankov 6 h2 r2/4
400 metres, Men Iliya Dzhivondov 8 h4 r1/4
Marathon, Men Petko Stefanov 60
110 metres Hurdles, Men Zhivko Videnov AC h3 r1/4
400 metres Hurdles, Men Iliya Dzhivondov 8 h5 r1/3
Pole Vault, Men Iliyan Efremov =22 r1/2
Long Jump, Men Petar Dachev 11
Nikolay Atanasov 30 r1/2
Triple Jump, Men Rostislav Dimitrov 9
Ivaylo Rusenov 22 r1/2
100 metres, Women Petya Pendareva 4 h2 r2/4
200 metres, Women Monika Gachevska 8 h6 r1/4
400 metres, Women Daniela Georgieva 6 h7 r1/4
5,000 metres, Women Daniela Yordanova 10
100 metres Hurdles, Women Svetla Dimitrova 6 h1 r3/4
High Jump, Women Venelina Veneva-Mateeva =9
Eleonora Milusheva 13
Hristina Kalcheva AC r1/2
Pole Vault, Women Tanya Koleva-Stefanova AC r1/2
Triple Jump, Women Tereza Marinova 1 Gold
Mariya Dimitrova =16 r1/2
Hammer Throw, Women Aneliya Yordanova-Kumanova 26 r1/2
Javelin Throw, Women Hristina Georgieva 28 r1/2

2004 Summer Olympics

Pole Vault, Men Spas Buhalov 27 r1/2
Iliyan Efremov AC r1/2
Long Jump, Men Petar Dachev 13 r1/2
Nikolay Atanasov 17 r1/2
Triple Jump, Men Momchil Karailiev 22 r1/2
Ivaylo Rusenov 24 r1/2
Shot Put, Men Galin Kostadinov 37 r1/2
100 metres, Women Ivet Lalova-Collio 4
200 metres, Women Ivet Lalova-Collio 5
Monika Gachevska 6 h1 r1/4
400 metres, Women Mariana Dimitrova 4 h3 r2/3
1,500 metres, Women Daniela Yordanova 5
100 metres Hurdles, Women Svetla Dimitrova DNS
20 kilometres Race Walk, Women Nevena Mineva DNF
High Jump, Women Venelina Veneva-Mateeva 15 r1/2
Pole Vault, Women Tanya Koleva-Stefanova =24 r1/2
Long Jump, Women Antoniya Yordanova 20 r1/2
Triple Jump, Women Mariya Dimitrova 19 r1/2
Shot Put, Women Aneliya Yordanova-Kumanova 29 r1/2
Discus Throw, Women Tsvetanka Hristova 40 r1/2
Javelin Throw, Women Hristina Georgieva 32 r1/2

2008 Summer Olympics

100 metres, Men Desislav Gunev 6 h6 r1/4
200 metres, Men Desislav Gunev 6 h4 r1/4
Pole Vault, Men Spas Buhalov =24 r1/2
Iliyan Efremov AC r1/2
Long Jump, Men Nikolay Atanasov 34 r1/2
Triple Jump, Men Momchil Karailiev 11
Shot Put, Men Georgi Ivanov AC r1/2
Javelin Throw, Men Kolyo Neshev 36 r1/2
100 metres, Women Ivet Lalova-Collio 7 h1 r3/4
Inna Eftimova 4 h1 r1/4
Tezdzhan Naimova DQ
200 metres, Women Ivet Lalova-Collio 4 h4 r2/4
Inna Eftimova 8 h2 r2/4
400 metres Hurdles, Women Tsvetelina Kirilova 8 h2 r2/3
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Women Dobrinka Shalamanova AC h3 r1/2
Triple Jump, Women Gita Dodova 23 r1/2
Discus Throw, Women Venera Getova 33 r1/2
Javelin Throw, Women Rumyana Karapetrova 51 r1/2

2010 Summer Youth Olympics

High Jump, Boys Georgi Dimitrov 10
Triple Jump, Boys Georgi Tsonov 3 Bronze
200 metres, Girls Karin Okolie 5
High Jump, Girls Galina Nikolova =4

2012 Summer Olympics

High Jump, Men Viktor Ninov =27 r1/2
Shot Put, Men Georgi Ivanov 19 r1/2
100 metres, Women Ivet Lalova-Collio 6 h2 r3/4
200 metres, Women Ivet Lalova-Collio 6 h1 r2/3
400 metres Hurdles, Women Vanya Stambolova AC
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Women Silviya Danekova 10 h3 r1/2
High Jump, Women Venelina Veneva-Mateeva =19 r1/2
Triple Jump, Women Andriana Banova 32
Shot Put, Women Radoslava Mavrodieva NM

2014 Summer Youth Olympics

2,000 metres Steeplechase, Boys Ivo Balabanov 7

2016 Summer Olympics

3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Mitko Tsenov 14 h1 r1/2
High Jump, Men Tihomir Ivanov 10
Triple Jump, Men Rumen Dimitrov 26 r1/2
Georgi Tsonov 39 r1/2
Shot Put, Men Georgi Ivanov 25 r1/2
100 metres, Women Ivet Lalova-Collio DNS r3/4
200 metres, Women Ivet Lalova-Collio 8
Marathon, Women Militsa Mircheva 108
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Women Silviya Danekova DNS
High Jump, Women Mirela Demireva 2 Silver
Triple Jump, Women Gabriela Petrova 22 r1/2
Shot Put, Women Radoslava Mavrodieva 21 r1/2

2018 Summer Youth Olympics

200 metres, Boys Vesselin Jivkov 16
Hammer Throw, Boys Valentin Andreev 2 Silver
Triple Jump, Girls Aleksandra Nacheva 1 Gold
Shot Put, Girls Yana Kopcheva 6

2020 Summer Olympics

High Jump, Men Tihomir Ivanov =26 r1/2
100 metres, Women Inna Eftimova 6 h5 r2/4
200 metres, Women Inna Eftimova 5 h3 r1/3
Ivet Lalova-Collio 5 h5 r1/3
High Jump, Women Mirela Demireva 12
Triple Jump, Women Gabriela Petrova 22 r1/2