Bulgaria at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Bulgaria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR . 271 competitors, 183 men and 88 women, took part in 151 events in 20 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
Silver
Mariya Petkova – athletics, women's discus throw
Krasimira Bogdanova , Diana Braynova-Dilova , Vanya Dermendzhieva , Silviya Germanova , Nadka Golcheva , Petkana Makayeeva , Penka Metodieva , Angelina Mikhaylova , Snezhana Mikhaylova , Kostadinka Radkova , Evladiya Slavcheva , and Penka Stoyanova – basketball, women's team competition
Lyubomir Lyubenov – canoeing, men's C1 500m Canadian singles
Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova – canoeing, women's K1 500m kayak singles
Georgi Gadshev , Svetoslav Ivanov , and Petar Mandazhiev – equestrian, team dressage
Dimitar Zapryanov – judo, men's heavyweight
Nadya Filipova , Ginka Gyurova , Mariyka Modeva , Rita Todorova and Iskra Velinova – rowing, women's coxed fours
Yordan Angelov , Dimitar Dimitrov , Stefan Dimitrov , Stoyan Gunchev , Khristo Iliev , Petko Petkov , Kaspar Simeonov , Khristo Stoyanov , Mitko Todorov , Tsano Tsanov , Emil Valchev , and Dimitar Zlatanov – volleyball, men's team competition
Stefan Dimitrov – weightlifting, men's featherweight
Blagoi Blagoev – weightlifting, men's light heavyweight
Rumen Aleksandrov – weightlifting, men's Middle Heavyweight
Valentin Khristov – weightlifting, men's heavyweight
Aleksandar Tomov – wrestling, men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight
Mikho Dukov – wrestling, men's freestyle featherweight
Ivan Yankov – wrestling, men's freestyle lightweight
Slavcho Chervenkov – wrestling, men's freestyle heavyweight
Bronze
Petar Petrov – athletics, men's 100 metres
Ivailo Khristov — Boxing, men's Light Flyweight
Borislav Borisov , Lazar Khristov , Ivan Manev , and Bozhidar Milenkov – canoeing, men's K4 1000m Kayak Fours
Borislav Ananiev and Nikolay Ilkov – canoeing, men's C2 500m Canadian Pairs
Stojan Deltshev – gymnastics, men's All-Around Individual
Iliyan Nedkov – judo, men's Half Lightweight (65 kg)
Bogdan Dobrev , Mincho Nikolov , Lyubomir Petrov , and Ivo Rusev – rowing, men's Quadruple Sculls
Ani Bakova , Rumeliana Boncheva , Dolores Nakova , and Mariana Serbezova – rowing, women's Quadruple Sculls
Siyka Kelbecheva and Stoyanka Kurbatova-Gruicheva – rowing, women's Coxless Pairs
Lyubcho Dyakov — Shooting, men's Free Pistol
Petar Zapryanov — Shooting, men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
Verka Borisova-Stoyanova , Tsvetana Bozhurina , Rositsa Dimitrova , Tanya Dimitrova-Todorova , Maya Georgieva-Stoeva , Tanya Gogova , Valentina Ilieva-Kharalampieva , Rumyana Kaisheva , Anka Kristolova-Uzunova , and Silva Petrunova – volleyball, women's team competition
Mincho Pashov – weightlifting, men's lightweight
Nedelcho Kolev – weightlifting, men's middleweight
Mladen Mladenov – wrestling, men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
Pavel Pavlov – wrestling, men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
Nermedin Selimov – wrestling, men's freestyle flyweight
Archery
In its first appearance in Olympic archery, Bulgaria entered one man and one woman.
Men
Athlete
Event
Round 1
Round 2
Total score
Score
Seed
Score
Seed
Score
Seed
Petyo Kishev
Individual
1117
30
1116
29
2233
30
Women
Athletics
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete
Event
100 m
400 m
1500 m
Final
Rank
Atanas Andonov
Result
11.38
6.86
15.59
2.00
50.36
14.83
47.62
4.70
53.34
4:29.2
7927
7
Points
Razvigor Yankov
Result
11.26
6.61
16.28
1.85
50.37
15.69
48.02
4.60
58.12
4:51.2
7624
14
Points
Women
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – pentathlon
Athlete
Event
1500 m
Final
Rank
Valentina Dimitrova
Result
14.39
5.91
15.65
1.74
2:15.50
4458
7
Points
Emilia Kunova
Result
13.72
6.10
11.98
1.74
2:11.10
4431
8
Points
Basketball
Women's tournament
The women's tournament was decided in a round robin group with all six teams. The first two places competed for the gold medal, while the third and fourth places for the bronze. The remaining teams retain their group ranks for the final standings. The host nation finished the group phase undefeated and won the gold against Bulgaria. Yugoslavia would go on to win the bronze medal against Hungary.
Competed for the gold medal
Competed for the bronze medal
Gold-medal match
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Men's flyweight (– 51 kg)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Men's featherweight (– 57 kg)
Men's lightweight (– 60 kg)
Men's light-welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
Men's heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Canoeing
Sprint
Men
Women
Cycling
Six cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1980.
Road
Track
Time trial
Diving
Men
Equestrian
Dressage
Eventing
Show jumping
Fencing
Four fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1980.
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Gymnastics
Judo
Men
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1980.
Rowing
Men
Women
Sailing
Open
Shooting
Open
Swimming
Men
Women
Volleyball
Men's team competition
Preliminary round
Pool A
Semifinals
Date
Venue
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
30 Jul
MAC
Bulgaria
3–0
Poland
15–13
15–13
15–7
45–33
Gold-medal match
Date
Venue
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
01 Aug
MAC
Soviet Union
3–1
Bulgaria
15–7
15–13
14–16
15–11
59–47
Team roster
Women's team competition
Preliminary round
Teams in two groups played each other in a round to decide, for which place each of them should compete in the semi-finals and the finals.
Group B
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
21 July
MAC
Bulgaria
3–1
Romania
15–9
7–15
15–5
15–4
-
52–33
23 July
MAC
Bulgaria
3–0
Brazil
15–7
15–9
15–12
-
-
45–28
25 July
MAC
Bulgaria
1–3
Hungary
15–8
9–15
7–15
10–15
-
41–53
Semifinal
Date
Venue
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
27 Aug
MAC
East Germany
3–2
Bulgaria
15–10
12–15
15–9
7-15
15–6
64–55
3rd Place Match
Date
Venue
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
29 Aug
MAC
Bulgaria
3–2
Hungary
15–5
13–15
6–15
15–4
15–8
64–47
Team roster
Water polo
Preliminary round
Group C
Team
Points
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
Diff
1.
Yugoslavia (YUG)
5
3
2
1
0
24
10
+14
2.
Cuba (CUB)
5
3
2
1
0
19
11
+8
3.
Australia (AUS)
2
3
1
0
2
15
20
–5
4.
Bulgaria (BUL)
0
3
0
0
3
8
25
–17
Final Round
Group B
Team
Points
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
Diff
7.
Australia (AUS)
9
5
4
1
0
30
19
+11
8.
Italy (ITA)
8
5
4
0
1
26
18
+8
9.
Romania (ROU)
7
5
3
1
1
36
26
+10
10.
Greece (GRE)
4
5
2
0
3
28
28
0
11.
Sweden (SWE)
2
5
1
0
4
23
40
–17
12.
Bulgaria (BUL)
0
5
0
0
5
25
37
–12
Weightlifting
Men
Wrestling
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
References
Africa America Asia Europe Oceania
Bulgaria did not participate in 1984 due to a boycott .