Bulgaria at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 130 competitors, 106 men and 24 women, took part in 92 events in 15 sports.[1]

Bulgaria at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBUL
NOCBulgarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
in Munich
Competitors130 (106 men and 24 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer Dimitar Zlatanov
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
6
Silver
10
Bronze
5
Total
21
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Norair Nurikyan Weightlifting Men's featherweight 29 August
  Gold Yordan Bikov Weightlifting Men's middleweight 31 August
  Gold Andon Nikolov Weightlifting Men's middle-heavyweight 3 September
  Gold Georgi Kostadinov Boxing Men's flyweight 10 September
  Gold Petar Kirov Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman flyweight 10 September
  Gold Georgi Markov Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman featherweight 10 September
  Silver Mladen Kutchev Weightlifting Men's lightweight 30 August
  Silver Diana Yorgova Athletics Women's long jump 31 August
  Silver Ognian Nikolov Wrestling Men's freestyle light-flyweight 31 August
  Silver Osman Duraliev Wrestling Men's freestyle super heavyweight 31 August
  Silver Atanas Shopov Weightlifting Men's middle-heavyweight 3 September
  Silver Yordanka Blagoeva Athletics Women's high jump 4 September
  Silver Aleksandar Kraitchev Weightlifting Men's heavyweight 4 September
  Silver Angel Angelov Boxing Men's light welterweight 10 September
  Silver Stoyan Apostolov Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman lightweight 10 September
  Silver Aleksandr Tomov Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight 10 September
  Bronze Ivan Krastev Wrestling Men's freestyle featherweight 31 August
  Bronze Ivanka Khristova Athletics Women's Shot Put 7 September
  Bronze Fedia Damianov & Ivan Burtchin Canoe / Kayak Men's Flatwater C-2 1000m 9 September
  Bronze Stefan Angelov Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman light-flyweight 9 September
  Bronze Vasilka Stoeva Athletics Women's Discus Throw 10 September

Athletics

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Men's 5000 metres

Men's High Jump

Boxing

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Men
Athlete Event 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Asen Nikolov Light Flyweight   Yoshimitsu Aragaki (JPN)
W 5-0
  Vladimir Ivanov (URS)
L 0-5
Did not advance
Georgi Kostadinov Flyweight BYE   Jan Balouch (PAK)
W TKO-2
  Chris Ius (CAN)
W 5-0
  Calixto Perez (COL)
W 3-2
  Leszek Blazynski (POL)
W 5-0
  Leo Rwabwogo (UGA)
W 5-0
 
Kuncho Kunchev Featherweight BYE   Palamdorj Baatar (MGL)
W 3-2
  Clemente Rojas (COL)
L WO
Did not advance
Ivan Mihailov Lightweight   Roy Hurdley (PAN)
W TKO-2
  Hosain Eghmaz (IRN)
W 3-2
  László Orbán (HUN)
L 1-4
Did not advance
Angel Angelov Light Welterweight   Luis Contreras (VEN)
W TKO-3
  Walter Desiderio Gomez (ARG)
W 4-1
  Srisook Bantow (THA)
W TKO-2
  Issaka Dabore (NIG)
W 5-0
  Ray Seales (USA)
L 2-3
 
Vladimir Kolev Welterweight   Abdelhamid Fouad Gad (EGY)
W 5-0
  David Jackson (UGA)
L 1-4
Did not advance
Nayden Stanchev Light Middleweight BYE   John Opio (UGA)
W 3-2
  Wiesław Rudkowski (POL)
L 0-5
Did not advance
Georgi Stankov Light Heavyweight   Nikolay Anfimov (URS)
L 0-5
Did not advance
Atanas Suvandzhiev Heavyweight   Jürgen Fanghänel (GDR)
L KO-1
Did not advance

Canoeing

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Sprint

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Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechages Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Boris Lyubenov C-1 1000 m 4:32.03 2 Q BYE 4:14.65 6
Ivan Burchin
Fedia Damianov
C-2 1000 m 4:14.47 3 Q BYE 3:53.72 3 Q 3:58.10  
Vasil Chilingrov K-1 1000 m DSQ Did not advance
Vasil Chilingrov
Aleksandar Donkov
K-2 1000 m 3:45.06 3 Q BYE 3:36.39 3 Q 3:45.40 9
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechages Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Natasha Petrova K-1 500 m 2:25.49 7 Q 2:19.66 4 Did not advance
Petrana Koleva
Natasha Petrova
K-2 500 m 2:05.16 5 Q 1:57.31 2 Q 1:59.40 8

Cycling

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Four cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1972.

Track

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1000m time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Dimo Angelov Tonchev Men's 1000m time trial 1:07.55 6
Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1/8 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Ivan Tsvetkov Men's individual pursuit 5:02.39 15 Did not advance
Nikifor Petrov Minchev
Plamen Timchev
Dimo Angelov Tonchev
Ivan Tsvetkov
Team pursuit 4:31.43 8 Q   West Germany (FRG)
L 4:31.55
Did not advance 5

Equestrian

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Fencing

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Five fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1972.

Men's sabre
Men's team sabre

Gymnastics

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Modern pentathlon

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Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1972.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

  • Stoyanov, Bratanov, and Pepelyankov — 12957 points (→ 16th place)

Rowing

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Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yordan Valtchev Single sculls 7:50.29 1 Q BYE 8:17.64 4 FB 7:59.55 8
Dimitar Valov
Dimitar Yanakiev
Nenko Dobrev
Coxed pair 8:01.01 2 R 8:10.94 1 Q 8:20.21 4 FB 8:01.86 10
Biser Boyadzhiev
Borislav Vasilev
Nikolay Kolev
Metodi Khalvadzhiski
Coxless four 6:47.99 3 R 7:02.69 2 Q 7:24.93 6 FB 6:54.54 8

Shooting

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Six male shooters represented Bulgaria in 1972.

Open
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Dencho Denev 50 m pistol 554 11
25 m pistol 590 7
Ratcho Kossev Skeet DNS
Ivan Mandov 50 m pistol 544 29
25 m pistol 576 42
Anton Manolov Skeet 187 33
Stefan Vasilev 50 m rifle three positions 1130 34
50 m rifle prone 863 21
Emiliyan Vergov 300 m rifle three positions DNS
50 m rifle three positions 1143 13
50 m rifle prone 863 19

Swimming

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Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Angel Chakarov 100 metre breaststroke 1:10.34 30 Did not advance
200 metre breaststroke 2:30.27 19 Did not advance
Vasil Dobrev 100 metre butterfly 1:00.07 27 Did not advance
200 metre butterfly 2:11.28 22 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Khriska Peycheva 100 metre freestyle 1:03.43 43 Did not advance

Volleyball

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Preliminary round

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Pool A
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Soviet Union 5 5 0 10 15 3 5.000 257 196 1.311 Semifinals
2   Bulgaria 5 4 1 9 13 8 1.625 294 235 1.251
3   Czechoslovakia 5 3 2 8 11 6 1.833 230 205 1.122 5th–8th semifinals
4   South Korea 5 2 3 7 7 10 0.700 209 197 1.061
5   Poland 5 1 4 6 8 12 0.667 237 259 0.915 9th place match
6   Tunisia 5 0 5 5 0 15 0.000 90 225 0.400 11th place match
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
27 Aug Bulgaria   3–1   South Korea 16–18 15–6 15–9 15–13   61–46
29 Aug Bulgaria   3–2   Czechoslovakia 15–11 15–11 12–15 14–16 15–9 71–62
31 Aug Soviet Union   3–1   Bulgaria 9–15 15–10 15–11 15–10   54–46
02 Sep Bulgaria   3–2   Poland 14–16 12–15 15–7 15–3 15–10 71–51
05 Sep Bulgaria   3–0   Tunisia 15–10 15–5 15–7     45–22

Semifinals

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Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
08 Sep Bulgaria   2–3   Japan 15–13 15–9 9–15 9–15 12–15 60–67

Bronze medal match

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Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
09 Sep Soviet Union   3–0   Bulgaria 15–11 15–8 15–13     45–32

Team roster

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Water polo

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Preliminary round

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Pool C

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Nation  Pld W D L GF GA
  Soviet Union 4 4 0 0 30 9
  Italy 4 3 0 1 25 16
  Spain 4 2 0 2 19 20
  Bulgaria 4 1 0 3 18 25
  Japan 4 0 0 4 14 36
August 28 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Italy   8-5   Bulgaria 3-1 3-2 2-1 0-1
August 29 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Soviet Union   7-2   Bulgaria 2-0 2-1 2-0 1-1
August 30 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Bulgaria   7-4   Japan 3-1 0-1 2-1 2-1
August 31 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Spain   6-4   Bulgaria 0-0 2-1 2-1 2-2

Classification 7th – 12th

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Pos. Nation Pld W D L GF GA
7   Netherlands 5 4 1 0 29 25
8   Romania 5 4 1 0 25 18
9   Cuba 5 2 1 2 23 24
10   Spain 5 2 0 3 24 20
11   Bulgaria 5 0 2 3 15 17
12   Australia 5 0 1 4 18 27
September 1 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Netherlands   5-2   Bulgaria 1-0 0-1 2-1 2-0
September 2 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Romania   4-3   Bulgaria 2-2 1-0 1-0 0-1
September 3 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Australia   4-4   Bulgaria 2-2 1-0 1-1 0-1
September 4 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Cuba   4-4   Bulgaria 0-0 2-3 1-0 1-1

Team Roster

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Weightlifting

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Men
Athlete Event Military press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Atanas Kiroy 56 kg 117.5 7 105 5 140 4 362.5 5
Georgi Todorov 110 12 100 10 140 5 350 8
Norair Nurikyan 60 kg 127.5 OR 2 117.5 4 157.5 WR 1 402.5 WR  
Mladen Kuchev 67,5 kg 157.5 WR 1 125 4 167.5 2 450  
Yordan Bikov 75 kg 160 3 140 4 185 1 485 WR  
Andon Nikolov 90 kg 180 3 155 1 190 6 525 OR  
Atanas Shopov 180 4 145 7 192.5 3 517.5  
Aleksandar Kraychev 110 kg 197.5 2 162.5 5 202.5 5 562.5  
Stancho Penchev 0 NVL DNS DNS 0 AC

Wrestling

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Key
  • VT - Victory or Lose by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
  • DR - Draw in penalty points -draw in points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Medal round
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ognyan Nikolov −48 kg   Baygin (TUR)
D 2-2 DR
  Tsobari (ISR)
W 4-0 VT
  Laták (HUN)
W 4-0 VT
  Dmitriyev (URS)
L 1-3 PO
  Javadi (IRN)
W 3-1 PP
 
Baju Baev −52 kg   Grassi (ITA)
D 2-2 DR
  Ganbat (MGL)
D 4-4 DR
Did not advance 16
Ivan Shavov −57 kg   Yıldırım (TUR)
W 3-1 PP
  Tanaquin (PHI)
W 4-0 VT
  Kuleshov (URS)
W 4-0 VT
  Zedzicki (POL)
W 4-0 VT
  Yanagida (JPN)
L 1-3 PO
  Sanders (USA)
L 1-3 PO
Did not advance 5
Ivan Krastev −62 kg   Salugta (PHI)
W 4-0 VT
  Jorma Liimatainen (FIN)
W 3-1 PP
  Szabo (HUN)
W 3-1 PP
  Coman (ROU)
W 3-1 PP
  Burge (GUA)
W 4-0 VT
  Abdulbekov (URS)
D 2-2 DR
  Akdağ (TUR)
L 1-3 PO
 
Ismail Yuseinov −68 kg   Ashuraliyev (URS)
L 1–3 PO
  Natsagdorj (MGL)
W 3-1 PP
  Quintero (CUB)
W 4-0 VT
  Şahin (TUR)
L 0-4 PO
Did not advance 11
Yancho Pavlov −74 kg   Robin (FRA)
W 3-1 PP
  Abou Assi (LIB)
W 4-0 VT
  Sereeter (MGL)
W 3-1 PP
  Blaser (SUI)
W 3-1 PP
  Nitschke (GDR)
W 3-1 PP
  Wells (USA)
L 0-4 VT
Did not advance 4
Ivan Iliev −82 kg   Hryb (CAN)
W 3-1 PP
  Stottmeister (GDR)
L 0-4 VT
Bye   Sasaki (JPN)
L 1-3 PO
Did not advance 10
Rusi Petrov −90 kg   Grinstead (GBR)
W 4-0 VT
  Güçlü (TUR)
W 3-1 PP
  Grangier (FRA)
W 3-1 PP
  Spindler (GDR)
L 1-3 PO
Bye   Peterson (USA)
L 0-4 VT
Did not advance 4
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Armen Nazaryan −60 kg   El-Gharably (EGY)
W 3–1 PP
  Khvoshch (UKR)
W 3–1 PP
1 Q   Sasamoto (JPN)
W 3–1 PP
  Jung J-H (KOR)
L 1–3 PP
  Shevtsov (RUS)
W 3–1 PP
 
Nikolay Gergov −66 kg   Füredy (HUN)
W 3–1 PP
  Kim I-S (KOR)
L 0–3 PO
2 Did not advance 14
Vladislav Metodiev −84 kg   Thomberg (EST)
W 3–0 PO
  Yerlikaya (TUR)
L 1–3 PP
  Daragan (UKR)
L 0–5 VB
3 Did not advance 12
Kaloyan Dinchev −96 kg   Tarkong (PLW)
W 4–0 ST
  Chkhaidze (KGZ)
L 1–3 PP
2 Did not advance 8
Sergei Mureiko −120 kg   Mikulski (POL)
W 3–0 PO
  Gardner (USA)
L 1–3 PP
  Mizgaitis (LTU)
W 3–1 PP
2 Did not advance 8
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Classification Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Stanka Zlateva −72 kg   Hamaguchi (JPN)
L 0–4 ST
  Montgomery (USA)
L 0–5 VT
3 Did not advance 12

References

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  1. ^ "Bulgaria at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-02-10.