Bulgaria at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Bulgaria
games=1996 Summer
competitors=110 (74 men and 36 women)
sports=17
flagbearer=Dimo Tonev
gold=3
silver=7
bronze=5
total=15
rank=22

Bulgaria competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Medalists

Gold

* Stefka Kostadinova — Athletics, Women's High Jump

* Daniel Petrov — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight

* Valentin Yordanov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Flyweight (52 kg)

Silver

* Serafim Todorov — Boxing, Men's Featherweight

* Tontcho Tontchev — Boxing, Men's Lightweight

* Krasimir Dounev — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar

* Emil Milev — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol

* Diana Yorgova — Shooting, Women's Sport Pistol

* Yoto Yotov — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight (76 kg)

* Maja Tabakova, Ivelina Taleva, Vjara Vatachka, Ina Deltcheva, Valentina Kevlian, and Maria Koleva — Gymnastics, Women's Rhythmic Team Competition

Bronze

* Tanyu Kiryakov — Shooting, Men's Air Pistol

* Maria Grozdeva — Shooting, Women's Air Pistol

* Sefdalin Minchev — Weightlifting, Men's Flyweight (54 kg)

* Nikolay Peshalov — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight (59 kg)

* Andrian Dushev and Milko Kazanov — Canoeing, Men's K2 1,000 metres Kayak Pairs

Results by event

=Archery=

Bulgaria sent only one archer to Atlanta. He was defeated in the first round.

Men's Individual Competition:
* Stefan Mliakov → Round of 64, 45th place (0-1)

=Athletics=

Men's Long Jump
* Ivaylo Mladenov:* Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon
* Khristo Stefanov — 2:18.29 (→ 30th place)

* Petko Stefanov — 2:29.06 (→ 80th place)

Women's High Jump
* Stefka Kostadinova :* Qualification — 1.93m:* Final — 2.05m (→ Gold Medal)

* Venelina Veneva :* Qualification — 1.80m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw
* Sonya Radicheva:* Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw
* Atanaska Angelova :* Qualification — 59.82m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put
* Svetla Mitkova :* Qualification — 17.48m (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump
* Iva Prandzheva:* Qualification — 6.62m :* Final — 6.82m (→ 7th place)

Women's Triple Jump
* Iva Prandzheva:* Qualification — 14.61m :* Final — 14.92m (→ 4th place)

=Boxing=

Men's Flyweight (— 48 kg)
*Daniel Petrov → Gold Medal:* First Round — Bye:* Second Round — Defeated Nshan Munchyan (Armenia), 11-5 :* Quarter Finals — Defeated Somrot Kamsing (Thailand), 18-6 :* Semi Finals — Defeated Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine), 17-8 :* Final — Defeated Mansueto Velasco (Philippines), 19-6

Men's Flyweight (— 51 kg)
*Julian Strogov:* First Round — Lost to Damaen Kelly (Ireland), 11-12

Men's Bantamweight (— 54 kg)
*Aleksandar Hristov:* First Round — Lost to Carlos Barreto (Venezuela), 3-9

Men's Featherweight (— 57 kg)
*Serafim Todorov → Silver Medal:* First Round — Defeated Evgenii Shestakov (Ukraine), 11-4 :* Second Round — Defeated Robert Peden (Australia), 20-8 :* Quarter Finals — Defeated Falk Huste (Germany), 14-6 :* Semi Finals — Defeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. (United States), 10-9 :* Final — Lost to Kamsing Somluck (Thailand), 5-8

Men's Lightweight (— 60 kg)
*Tontcho Tontchev → Silver Medal:* First Round — Defeated Oktavian Taykou (Moldova), referee stopped contest in second round:* Second Round — Defeated Dennis Zimba (Zambia), 17-9:* Quarter Finals — Defeated Michael Strange (Canada), 16-10:* Semi Finals — Defeated Terrance Cauthen (United States), 15-12:* Final — Lost to Hocine Soltani (Algeria), 3-3 (referee decision)

Men's Light Welterweight (— 63,5 kg)
*Radoslav Suslekov:* First Round — Lost to Moghimi Babak (Iran), 3-11

=Diving=

Women's 10m Platform
* Radoslava Georgieva:* Semi Finals — 402.54 pt(→ 16th place)

=Swimming=

Men's 100m Butterfly
* Denislav Kalchev:* Heat — 54.81 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley
* Denislav Kalchev:* Heat — 2:08.16 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

=Tennis=

Women's Singles Competition
* Magdalena Maleeva :* First round — Defeated Rennae Stubbs (Australia) 6-2 6-1:* Second round — Defeated Florencia Labat (Argentina) 7-6 6-1:* Third round — Lost to Kimiko Date (Japan) 4-6 4-6

=Volleyball=

Men's Indoor Team Competition

*Preliminary Round (Group A):* Lost to Cuba (0-3):* Defeated Brazil (3-0):* Lost to Argentina (1-3):* Defeated Poland (3-0):* Defeated United States (3-2)
*Quarterfinals:* Lost to Netherlands (1-3)
*Classification Matches:* 5th/8th place: Lost to Cuba (1-3):* 7th/8th place: Defeated Argentina (3-1) → 7th place
*Team Roster:*Lubomir Ganev :*Ivaylo Gavrilov :*Plamen Hristov :*Yevgeni Ivanov :*Nikolay Ivanov :*Plamen Konstantinov :*Ludmil Naydenov :*Nayden Naydenov :*Petar Ouzounov :*Martin Stoev :*Dimo Tonev (captain) :*Nikolay Jeliazkov

=Weightlifting=

Men's Light-Heavyweight
*Krastu Milev:* Final — 160.0 + 200.0 = 360.0 (→ 8th place)

References

*cite book |title=The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results |author=(ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. |publisher=Peachtree Publishers |location=Atlanta |year=1997 |isbn=1-56145-150-9 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-02-13
*cite web |title=Olympic Medal Winners |publisher=International Olympic Committee |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp |accessdate=2008-02-13
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BUL/summer/1996/ sports-reference]