Bulgaria at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Bulgaria at the Olympic Games
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IOC code:	BUL
NOC:	Bulgarian Olympic Committee external link (Bulgarian)
1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
Medals	Gold 10	Silver 12	Bronze 13	Total 35
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Bulgaria competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics.

1 Gold
2 Silver
3 Bronze
4 Results by event

[edit] Gold

Khristo Markov — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump

Yordanka Donkova — Athletics, Women's 100 m Hurdles

Ivailo Marinov Khristov — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight

Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m Kayak Singles

Tanyu Kiryakov — Shooting, Men's Air Pistol

Tania Dangalakova — Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke

Sevdalin Marinov — Weightlifting, Men's Flyweight (52 kg)

Borislav Gidikov — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight (75 kg)

Atanas Komchev — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight

[edit] Silver

Stefka Kostadinova — Athletics, Women's High Jump

Aleksandar Hristov — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight

Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova and Diana Paliyska — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m Kayak Pairs

Adriana Dunavska — Gymnastics, Women's Rhythmic All-Around

Lalka Berberova and Radka Stoyanova — Rowing, Women's Coxless Pairs

Vesela Lecheva — Shooting, Women's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions

Antoaneta Frenkeva — Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke

Stefan Topurov — Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight (60 kg)

Stoyan Balov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight

Zhivko Vangelov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight

Rangel Gerovski — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight

Ivan Nikolov Tsonov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Flyweight (48 kg)

[edit] Bronze

Tsvetanka Khristova — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw

Martin Georgiev Marinov — Canoeing, Men's C1 500 m Canadian Singles

Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova, Borislava Ivanova, Diana Paliyska, and Ognyana Petkova — Canoeing, Women's K4 500 m Kayak Fours

Diana Dudeva — Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercises

Magdalena Stoyanova Georgieva — Rowing, Women's Single Sculls

Stefka Mihaylova Madina and Violeta Nikolaeva Ninova — Rowing, Women's Double Sculls

Antoaneta Frenkeva — Swimming, Women's 200 m Breaststroke

Manuela Maleeva — Tennis, Women's Individual Competition

Bratan Tsenov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Flyweight

Simeon Shterev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight (62 kg)

Rakhmat Sefiadi — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight (74 kg)

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Men's 10.000 metres

Evgueni Ignatov
1. Heat – 28:15.63
2. Final – 28:09.32 (→ 12th place)

[edit] Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48kg)

Ivailo Marinov → Gold Medal
1. First Round — Bye
2. Second Round — Defeated Mark Epton (Great Britain), 5:0
3. Third Round — Defeated Henry Martinez (El Salvador), 5:0
4. Quarterfinals — Defeated Alexander Makhmutov (Soviet Union), 5:0
5. Semifinals — Defeated Leopoldo Serrantes (Philippines), 5:0
6. Final — Defeated Michael Carbajal (United States), 5:0

[edit] Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

Tzvetan Golomeev
1. Heat – 23.41
2. Final – scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

Tzvetan Golomeev
1. Heat – 50.82
2. B-Final – 51.16 (→ 15th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

Gueorgui Mikhalev
1. Heat – 57.06
2. B-Final – 57.17 (→ 13th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

Gueorgui Mikhalev
1. Heat – 2:02.71
2. B-Final – 2:04.24 (→ 13th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

Natacha Hristova
1. Heat – 57.80 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

Antoaneta Strumenlieva
1. Heat – 4:13.25
2. B-Final – 4:13.43 (→ 12th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

Antoaneta Strumenlieva
1. Heat – 8:35.40
2. Final – 8:41.05 (→ 8th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

Natacha Hristova
1. Heat – 1:04.91 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

Tania Dangalakova
1. Heat – 1:08.35
2. Final – 1:07.95 (→ Gold Medal)

Antoaneta Frenkeva
1. Heat – 1:10.09
2. Final – 1:08.74 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

Antoaneta Frenkeva
1. Heat – 2:29.57
2. Final – 2:28.34 (→ Bronze Medal)

Tania Dangalakova
1. Heat – 2:29.91
2. Final – 2:28.43 (→ 4th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

Neviana Miteva
1. Heat – 1:02.01
2. B-Final – 1:02.47 (→ 12th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

Neviana Miteva
1. Heat – 2:18.44 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

Antoaneta Strumenlieva
1. Heat – 4:51.58
2. B-Final – 4:52.33 (→ 12th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

Bistra Gospodinova, Tania Dangalakova, Neviana Miteva, and Natacha Hristova
1. Heat – 4:15.22
2. Final – 4:12.36 (→ 6th place)

[edit] Tennis

Women's Singles Competition

Katerina Maleeva
1. First Round – Bye
2. Second Round – Defeated Gisele Miro (Brazil) 7-5 6-1
3. Third Round – Lost to Pam Shriver (USA) 3-6 6-3 2-6

Manuela Maleeva → Bronze Medal
1. First Round – Bye
2. Second Round – Defeated Mercedes Paz (Argentina) 6-1 6-2
3. Third Round – Defeated Catarina Lindqvist (Sweden) 6-1 6-0
4. Quarterfinals – Defeated Raffaella Reggi (Italy) 6-3 6-4
5. Semifinals – Lost to Gabriela Sabatini (Argentina) 1-6 1-6