title: Bulgaria at the 2000 Summer Olympics
text: # Bulgaria at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  
  Bulgaria competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Tanyu Kiryakov | Shooting | Men's 50 metre pistol | 19 September |
  | Gold | Galabin Boevski | Weightlifting | Men's 69 kg | 20 September |
  | Gold | Mariya Grozdeva | Shooting | Women's 25 metre pistol | 22 September |
  | Gold | Tereza Marinova | Athletics | Women's triple jump | 24 September |
  | Gold | Armen Nazaryan | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 58 kg | 27 September |
  | Silver | Georgi Markov | Weightlifting | Men's 69 kg | 20 September |
  | Silver | Rumyana Neykova | Rowing | Women's single sculls | 23 September |
  | Silver | Alan Tsagaev | Weightlifting | Men's 105 kg | 25 September |
  | Silver | Petar Merkov | Canoeing | Men's K-1 1000 metres | 30 September |
  | Silver | Serafim Barzakov | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 63 kg | 30 September |
  | Silver | Petar Merkov | Canoeing | Men's K-1 500 metres | 1 October |
  | Bronze | Yordan Yovchev | Gymnastics | Men's rings | 24 September |
  | Bronze | Yordan Yovchev | Gymnastics | Men's floor | 24 September |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  ### Track & road events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Iliya Dzhivondov | 400 m | 48.64 | 8 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Iliya Dzhivondov | 400 m hurdles | 54.36 | 8 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Petko Stefanov | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:26:24 | 60 |
  | Zhivko Videnov | 110 m hurdles | DNF | DNF | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Petko Yankov | 100 m | 10.63 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Petko Yankov | 200 m | 20.91 | 4 q | 20.75 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Field events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Nikolay Atanasov | Long jump | 7.62 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Petar Dachev | Long jump | 8.03 | 8 q | 7.80 | 11 |
  | Rostislav Dimitrov | Triple jump | 17.00 | 8 Q | 16.95 | 9 |
  | Ilian Efremov | Pole vault | 5.55 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ivaylo Rusenov | Triple jump | 16.40 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Track & road events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Svetla Dimitrova | 100 m hurdles | 13.00 | 4 Q | 13.04 | 6 q | 12.95 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Monika Gachevska | 200 m | 24.16 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Daniela Georgieva | 400 m | 54.46 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Petya Pendareva | 100 m | 11.30 | 2 Q | 11.36 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Daniela Yordanova | 5000 m | 15:10.08 | 5 q NR | — | — | — | — | 14:56.95 | 10 |
  
  ### Field events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Mariya Dimitrova | Triple jump | 13.87 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Khristina Georgieva | Javelin throw | 54.60 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Hristina Kalcheva | High jump | NM | NM | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Tanya Koleva | Pole vault | NM | NM | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Tereza Marinova | Triple jump | 14.73 | 3 Q | 15.20 | |
  | Eleonora Miloucheva | High jump | 1.94 | 1 Q | 1.90 | 13 |
  | Venelina Veneva | High jump | 1.94 | 9 Q | 1.93 | 9 |
  | Aneliya Yordanova | Hammer throw | 54.92 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Badminton
  
  Men's Singles
  
  * Svetoslav Stoyanov
     * Round of 64 — Bye
     * Round of 32 — Defeated Rio Suryana of Australia
     * Round of 16 — Lost to Xia Xuanze of China
  * Mihail Popov
     * Round of 64 — Bye
     * Round of 32 — Lost to Fung Permadi of Chinese Taipei
  
  Men's Doubles
  
  * Mihail Popov and Svetoslav Stoyanov
     * Round of 32 — Lost to Martin Lundgaard Hansen, Lars Paaske of Denmark
  
  Women's Singles
  
  * Nely Boteva
     * Round of 64 — Defeated Kellie Lucas of Australia
     * Round of 32 — Lost to Chia-Chi Huang of Chinese Taipei
  
  Women's Doubles
  
  * Nely Boteva and Diana Koleva
     * Round of 32 — Lost to Gao Ling, Qin Yiyuan of China
  
  ## Boxing
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Yuri Mladenov | Featherweight | Suleimanov (UKR) W 7–4 | Aguilera (CUB) L 8–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Dmitry Usagin | Light middleweight | Taylor (USA) L RSC | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Emil Krastev | Light heavyweight | Ismayilov (AZE) L 9–14 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Canoeing
  
  ### Sprint
  
  **Men**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Nikolav Bouhalov | C-1 500 m | 01:51.996 | 4 Q | 01:52.371 | 2 Q | 02:44.289 | 9 |
  | Nikolav Bouhalov | C-1 1000 m | 03:59.092 | 5 Q | 04:05.236 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Peter Merkov | K-1 500 m | 01:40.227 | 1 Q | 01:40.008 | 1 Q | 01:58.393 | |
  | Peter Merkov | K-1 1000 m | 03:38.234 | 3 Q | 03:38.217 | 1 Q | 03:34.649 | |
  | Petar Sibinkitch Milko Kazanov | K-2 500 m | 01:33.682 | 6 Q | 01:31.919 | 2 Q | 01:52.725 | 8 |
  | Mariyan Dimitrov Dimitar Ivanov | K-2 1000 m | 03:23.646 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Milko Kazanov Iordan Iordanov Petar Merkov Petar Sibinkitch | K-4 1000 m | 03:00.634 | 4 Q | 03:01.051 | 1 Q | 02:58.112 | 5 |
  
  ## Equestrianism
  
  ### Show jumping
  
  | Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round A | Round A | Round B | Round B | Round B | | | Total | Total |
  | Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
  | Samantha McIntosh | Royal Discover | Individual | 14.25 | 45 | 0.00 | 14.25 | 21 Q | 4.00 | 18.25 | 17 Q | 17.00 | 39 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Guenter Orschel | Excellent | Individual | 22.25 | 60 | 16.00 | 38.50 | 65 Q | 12.50 | 50.75 | 58 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Rossen Raitchev | Premier Cru | Individual | 12.50 | 37 | 16.00 | 28.50 | 52 Q | 8.00 | 36.50 | 46 Q | 12.00 | 20 Q | 8.00 | 20.00 | 20 | 20.00 | 20 |
  | Samantha McIntosh Guenter Orschel Rossen Raitchev | See above | Team | — | — | 32.00 | — | 13 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 32.00 | 13 |
  
  ## Modern Pentathlon
  
  | Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Running (3000 m) | Running (3000 m) | Running (3000 m) | Total points | Final rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | MP Points | Time | Rank | MP points | Wins | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | Total points | Final rank |
  | Tzanko Hantov | Men's | 169 | 23 | 964 | 9 | 19 | 720 | 2:07.66 | 8 | 1224 | DNF | 23 | 0 | 9:54.15 | 19 | 1024 | 3932 | 23 |
  
  ## Rowing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Ivo Yanakiev | Single sculls | 7:03.24 | 2 R | 7:09.22 | 2 SA/B/C | 7:03.89 | 3 FA | 6:57.32 | 5 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Rumyana Neykova | Single sculls | 7:36.10 | 1 SA/B/C | — | — | 7:28.34 | 1 FA | 7:28.15 | |
  | Viktoriya Dimitrova Margarita Petrova | Lightweight double sculls | 7:22.51 | 5 R | 7:18.90 | 3 SA/B/C | 7:22.47 | 6 FB | 7:17.64 | 12 |
  
  ## Sailing
  
  Only one woman competed for Bulgaria in the Sailing competition at the 2000 Olympics.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Net points | Final rank |
  | Irina Konstantinova | Mistral | 20 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 193 | 24 |
  
  ## Shooting
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Tanyu Kiryakov | Men's 10 m air pistol | 581 | 8 Q | 676.8 | 8 |
  | Tanyu Kiryakov | Men's 50 m pistol | 570 | 1 Q | 660.0 | |
  | Emil Milev | Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 586 | 4 Q | 684.5 | 4 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Mariya Grozdeva | Women's 10 m air pistol | 367 | 38 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Mariya Grozdeva | Women's 25 m pistol | 589 | 2 Q | 690.3 | |
  | Vesela Lecheva | 10 m air rifle | 391 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Vesela Lecheva | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 578 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Nonka Matova | 10 m air rifle | 388 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Nonka Matova | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 577 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Diana Yorgova | Women's 10 m air pistol | 365 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Diana Yorgova | Women's 25 m pistol | 572 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Ivan Angelov | 100 metre backstroke | 58.03 | 39 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ivan Angelov | 200 metre backstroke | 02:07.30 | 40 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Simeon Makedonski | 100 metre butterfly | 55.49 | 38 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Georgi Palazov | 200 metre butterfly | 02:04.40 | 40 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Georgi Palazov | 400 metre individual medley | 04:35.92 | 40 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Petar Stoychev | 400 metre freestyle | 03:59.94 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Petar Stoychev | 1500 metre freestyle | 15:42.76 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Krasimir Zahov | 100 metre breaststroke | 01:07.09 | 58 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Ivanka Moralieva | 200 metre freestyle | 02:07.61 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ivanka Moralieva | 400 metre freestyle | 04:19.10 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ivanka Moralieva | 800 metre freestyle | 08:52.61 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Volleyball
  
  ### Women's Beach Competition
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | First Round | Second Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Lina Yanchulova Petia Yanchulova | Women's | Bade – Behar (BRA) L 0 – 1 (3–15) | Kadijk – Schoon-Kadijk (NED) W 1 – 0 (17–15) | Fernández – Larrea (CUB) L 0 – 1 (3-15) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |
  
  ## Weightlifting
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Ivan Ivanov | −56 kg | 130.0 | 2 | 162.5 | =2 | 292.5 | DSQ |
  | Sevdalin Minchev | −62 kg | 140.0 | 5 | 177.5 | 1 | 317.5 | DSQ |
  | Galabin Boevski | −69 kg | 162.5 | 2 | 195.0 WR | 1 | 357.5 | |
  | Georgi Markov | −69 kg | 165.0 | 1 | 187.5 | =2 | 352.5 | |
  | Alan Tsagaev | −105 kg | 187.5 | =7 | 235.0 OR | =1 | 422.5 | |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Izabela Dragneva | −48 kg | 85.0 | 1 | 105.0 | 1 | 190.0 | DSQ |
  | Donka Mincheva | −48 kg | AC | DNF | — | — | — | DNF |
  | Daniela Kerkelova | −69 kg | 100.0 | =5 | 132.5 OR | =1 | 232.5 | 5 |
  | Milena Trendafilova | −69 kg | 100.0 | =5 | 132.5 OR | =1 | 232.5 | 4 |
  
  ## Wrestling
  
  ### Men's Greco-Roman
  
  | Athlete | Event | Elimination | Elimination | Elimination | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final/BM | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Armen Nazaryan | -58 kg | Sasamoto (JPN) W 11–0 $^{PP}$ | Cash (AUS) W 13–2 $^{SP}$ | Gukulov (TKM) W 4-1 $^{PP}$ | 1 Q | Bye | Yıldız (GER) W 10–0 $^{ST}$ | Kim (KOR) W 10–3 $^{TO}$ | |
  | Ali Mollov | -97 kg | Sudureac (ROU) L 1–6 $^{PP}$ | Ljungberg (SWE) L 0–10 $^{ST}$ | — | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 19 |
  | Sergei Mureico | -130 kg | Karelin (RUS) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Deák-Bárdos (HUN) L 0–4 $^{PA}$ | — | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 19 |
  
  ### Men's Freestyle
  
  | Athlete | Event | Elimination | Elimination | Elimination | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final/BM | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Ivan Tsonov | -54 kg | Chuchunov (RUS) L 0–4 $^{TO}$ | Zakharuk (UKR) L 0–10 $^{ST}$ | — | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 19 |
  | Serafim Barzakov | -63 kg | Scheibe (GER) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Bodișteanu (MDA) W 4–1 $^{PP}$ | — | 1 Q | Ortiz (CUB) W 4–1 $^{PP}$ | Talaei (IRI) W 4–0 $^{ST}$ | Umakhanov (RUS) L 2–3 $^{PP}$ | |
  | Petar Kasabov | -69 kg | Sánchez (CUB) L 0–4 $^{PO}$ | Dąbrowski (POL) W 3-2 $^{PP}$ | — | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 15 |
  | Plamen Paskalev | -76 kg | Saitiev (RUS) L 2–8 $^{PP}$ | Slay (USA) L 1–4 $^{PP}$ | — | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 16 |
  | Krasimir Kochev | -130 kg | Rodríguez (CUB) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Sumyaabazar (MGL) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | — | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 12 |
  