Bulgaria at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code BUL
NOC Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Website www.bgolympic.org (Bulgarian) (English)
in Mexico City
Competitors 112 (102 men and 10 women) in 13 sports
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
2 4 3 9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Basketball

Group B

Qualified for the semifinals
Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Soviet Union 7 0 642 408 +234 14
 Brazil 6 1 561 418 +143 13
 Mexico 5 2 493 443 +50 12
 Poland 4 3 473 504 −31 11
 Bulgaria 3 4 456 478 −22 10
 Cuba 2 5 514 532 −18 9
 South Korea 1 6 453 530 −77 8
 Morocco 0 7 355 634 −279 7

October 13

October 14

October 15

October 16

October 18

October 19

October 20

9th–12th Place

October 23

9th–10th Place

October 24

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Canoeing

Sprint

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechages Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Boris Lyubenov C-1 1000 m 4:36.2 5 Q N/A 4:35.82 2 Q 4:43.43 5
Ivan Valov
Aleksandar Damyanov		 C-2 1000 m 4:26.1 4 Q BYE 4:22.17 3 Q 4:22.89 8

Football

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bulgaria 3210113+85
 Guatemala 320163+34
 Czechoslovakia 3111103+73
 Thailand 3003119−180

1968-10-14
12:00
Bulgaria  7 – 0  Thailand
Gyonin  25'
Zhekov  55'
Mihaylov  56'  61'
Zafirov  73'
Nikodimov  85'
Ivkov  88'		 Report
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Referee: Guillermo Velasquez Colombia

1968-10-16
12:00
Bulgaria  2 – 2  Czechoslovakia
Georgiev  44'
Zhekov  77'		 Report Jarabinský  25'
Petráš  42'
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Referee: Abel Aguilar Elizalde Mexico

1968-10-18
12:00
Bulgaria  2 – 1  Guatemala
Nikodimov  50'
Zhekov  84'		 Report López Oliva  88'

Quarter-finals

1968-10-20
12:00
Bulgaria  1 – 1  Israel
Hristakiev  5' Report Feigenbaum  89'

Bulgaria progressed after a drawing of lots.

Semi-finals

1968-10-22
12:00
Hungary  5 – 0  Japan
Szűcs  30'  60'  75'
Novák  53'  65'		 Report

Gold Medal match

1968-10-26
12:00
Hungary  4 – 1  Bulgaria
Menczel  40'
A. Dunai  41'  49'
Juhász  62'		 Report Veselinov  22'
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Diego De Leo Mexico

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1968.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Rowing

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Atanas Zelev
Yordan Valtchev		 Double sculls 6:54.16 1 Q BYE 7:12.08 2 Q 6:58.48 4
Georgi Atanasov
Georgi Nikolov
Veselin Staievski		 Coxed pair 8:11.13 1 Q BYE 8:06.41 5 FB 7:58.10 8

Shooting

Six shooters, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1968.

Open
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Dencho Denev 50 m pistol 545 24
25 m rapid fire pistol 579 28
Martsel Koen 50 m rifle three positions 1142 21
50 m rifle prone 592 24
Anton Manolov Skeet 180 40
Atanas Tasev 185 34
Velichko Velichkov 50 m rifle prone 584 64
Emiliyan Vergov 50 m rifle three positions 1119 45

Swimming

Volleyball

Round robin

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Soviet Union 17 8 1 26 8 3.250 464 326 1.423
2  Japan 16 7 2 24 6 4.000 430 258 1.667
3  Czechoslovakia 16 7 2 22 15 1.467 454 417 1.089
4  East Germany 15 6 3 22 12 1.833 449 374 1.201
5  Poland 15 6 3 18 11 1.636 371 281 1.320
6  Bulgaria 13 4 5 16 17 0.941 379 385 0.984
7  United States 13 4 5 15 18 0.833 383 414 0.925
8  Belgium 11 2 7 6 24 0.250 239 417 0.573
9  Brazil 10 1 8 8 25 0.320 357 469 0.761
10  Mexico 9 0 9 6 27 0.222 289 474 0.610
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Oct Bulgaria  3–0  Mexico 15–9 15–4 15–6     45–19
16 Oct Bulgaria  3–0  Belgium 15–10 15–1 15–5     45–16
17 Oct Soviet Union  3–0  Bulgaria 15–10 15–9 15–10     45–29
19 Oct Bulgaria  3–2  United States 10–15 17–15 7–15 15–7 16–14 65–66
20 Oct Bulgaria  3–0  Brazil 15–8 18–16 15–3     48–27
21 Oct Czechoslovakia  3–2  Bulgaria 15–7 10–15 15–9 4–15 15–7 59–53
23 Oct Poland  3–0  Bulgaria 15–3 15–5 15–10     45–18
24 Oct East Germany  3–2  Bulgaria 15–11 8–15 15–10 10–15 15–7 63–58
25 Oct Japan  3–0  Bulgaria 15–7 15–6 15–5     45–18

Weightlifting

Men
Athlete Event Military press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Atanas Kiroy 56 kg 105 8 100 7 130 7 335 7
Mladen Kuchev 60 kg 115 8 107.5 7 135 10 357.5 9
Petar Yanev NVL AC DNS DNS DNF
Kostadin Tilev 67,5 kg 132.5 4 115 12 150 10 397.5 8
Rilko Florov 117.5 13 120 8 147.5 12 385 12

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Bulgaria at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.


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