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Bulgaria at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Bulgaria at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBUL
NOCBulgarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
in Rome
Competitors98 in 12 sports
Flag bearerGeorgi Panov
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Bulgaria competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 98 competitors, 89 men and 9 women, took part in 66 events in 12 sports.[1]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Dimitar Dobrev Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman middleweight 31 August
 Silver Krali Bimbalov Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Light heavyweight 31 August
 Silver Nezhdet Zalev Wrestling Men's freestyle bantamweight 6 September
 Silver Stancho Ivanov Wrestling Men's freestyle featherweight 6 September
 Bronze Velik Kapsazov Gymnastics Men's rings 10 September
 Bronze Dinko Petrov Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight 30 August
 Bronze Enyu Valchev Wrestling Men's freestyle lightweight 5 September

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Preliminary round

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Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Czechoslovakia 3 2 1 201 192 +9 5
 Yugoslavia 3 2 1 193 199 −6 5
 France 3 1 2 187 190 −3 4
 Bulgaria 3 1 2 209 209 0 4
August 26
16:00
Bulgaria  62–67  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 30–35, 32–32
Pts: Mirtchev (14) Pts: Djuric (23)
Palazzetto dello sport, Rome
Referees: E. Alvarez Frausto Mexico
C. Sien Singapore
August 27
10:30
Czechoslovakia  69–75  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 43–39, 26–36
Pts: Pieri (15) Pts: Gabanyi (15)
Palazzetto dello sport, Rome
Referees: R. Weber Switzerland
S. Siniakov Soviet Union
August 29
20:00
France  73–72  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 32–30, 41–42
Pts: Grange (21) Pts: Mirtchev (22)
Palazzetto dello sport, Rome
Referees: D. Shirley United States
Bilek Japan

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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 4:47.65 2 Q — 4:44.93 2 Q 4:42.52 8
Marin Gopov
Toma Sokolov 		C-2 1000 m 4:39.68 6 Q 4:48.06 2 Q — 4:31.52 6
Lyubomir Oresharov K-1 1000 m DNS did not advance
Ivan Simeonov
Lyubomir Oresharov 		K-2 1000 m 3:49.88 6 Q 3:53.27 4 did not advance

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Five male cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1960.

Road

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Stoyan Georgiev Demirev Men's road race 4:25:44 52
Dimitar Kotev DNF
Boyan Kotsev DNF
Ognyan Toshev DNF
Boyan Kotsev
Dimitar Kotev
Ognyan Toshev
Stoyan Georgiev Demirev 		Team time trial 2:26:20.48 17

Track

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1000m time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Boncho Novakov Men's 1000m time trial 1:11.73 18

Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Two fencers, both men, represented Bulgaria in 1960.

Men's foil
Men's sabre

Football

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Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics

First round

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 3 2 1 0 13 4 +9 5
 Bulgaria 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 5
 United Arab Republic 3 0 1 2 4 11 −7 1
 Turkey 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1
Bulgaria 3–0 Turkey
Diev 13', 58'
Hristov 67'		 Report
Attendance: 3.000
Referee: Cesare Jonni (ITA)
Bulgaria 2–0 United Arab Republic
Naidenov Yordanov 42'
Diev 88'		 Report
Attendance: 3.500
Referee: Leo Helge (DNK)
Yugoslavia 3–3 Bulgaria
Galić 50', 57', 69' Report Kovachev 59'
Debarski 81', 89'
Attendance: 15.000
Referee: Cesare Jonni (ITA)

Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Five shooters represented Bulgaria at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Dencho Denev 50 m pistol — 532 24
Martsel Koen 50 m rifle prone 391 3 Q 585 8
Todor Kozlovski 50 m pistol — 532 25
Ivan Lazarov 50 m rifle three positions 549 15 Q 1120 20
Velichko Velichkov 50 m rifle three positions 555 11 Q 1128 14
50 m rifle prone 377 32 did not advance

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Military press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Kiril Georgiev 60 kg 95 11 100 7 130 8 325 9
Ivan Yordanov 67,5 kg 100 24 NVL AC DNS 100 DNF
Ivan Abadzhiev 75 kg 107.5 17 122.5 3 140 12 370 12
Mikhail Abadzhiev 105 18 NVL AC DNS 105 DNF
Petar Tachev 82.5 kg 130 2 125 3 160 6 415 6
Vladimir Savov 90 kg 110 20 137.5 2 165 5 412.5 6
Ivan Veselinov +90 kg 140 9 130 7 NVL AC 270 DNF

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

References

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  1. ^ "Bulgaria at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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