title: Bulgaria at the 1988 Winter Olympics
text: # Bulgaria at the 1988 Winter Olympics
  
  Bulgaria competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  
  ## Competitors
  
  The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
  
  | Sport | Men | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Alpine skiing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  | Biathlon | 5 | – | 5 |
  | Bobsleigh | 5 | – | 5 |
  | Cross-country skiing | 5 | 0 | 5 |
  | Figure skating | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | Luge | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | Ski jumping | 2 | – | 2 |
  | Total | 24 | 2 | 26 |
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
  | Stefan Shalamanov | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Borislav Dimitrachkov | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Lyubomir Popov | Giant Slalom | 1:10.73 | DNF | DNF | – |
  | Stefan Shalamanov | Slalom | 58.68 | 53.69 | 1:52.37 | 23 |
  | Lyubomir Popov | Slalom | 57.78 | 53.03 | 1:50.81 | 19 |
  | Borislav Dimitrachkov | Slalom | 57.58 | 53.23 | 1:50.81 | 19 |
  | Petar Popangelov | Slalom | 55.14 | 51.20 | 1:46.34 | 16 |
  
  ## Biathlon
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 km Sprint | Vasil Bozhilov | 2 | 28:06.5 | 43 |
  | 10 km Sprint | Vladimir Velichkov | 2 | 27:48.8 | 38 |
  | 10 km Sprint | Khristo Vodenicharov | 1 | 27:40.5 | 36 |
  | 10 km Sprint | Krasimir Videnov | 1 | 27:31.1 | 29 |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^2$ | Rank |
  | 20 km | Khristo Kovachki | 59:15.6 | 7 | 1'06:15.6 | 55 |
  | 20 km | Vladimir Bozhilov | 56:56.5 | 4 | 1'00:56.5 | 21 |
  | 20 km | Vasil Bozhilov | 56:49.8 | 4 | 1'00:49.8 | 19 |
  | 20 km | Khristo Vodenicharov | 58:20.8 | 2 | 1'00:20.8 | 15 |
  
  ### Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | Vasil Bozhilov Vladimir Velichkov Krasimir Videnov Khristo Vodenicharov | 7 | 1'29:24.9 | 8 |
  
      $^1$ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
      $^2$ One minute added per missed target.
  
  ## Bobsleigh
  
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | BUL-1 | Tsvetozar Viktorov Aleksandar Simeonov | Two-man | 58.82 | 22 | 1:00.74 | 26 | 1:01.35 | 23 | 1:00.26 | 20 | 4:01.17 | 22 |
  | BUL-2 | Todor Todorov Nikolay Botev | Two-man | 59.68 | 32 | 1:01.44 | 34 | 1:02.05 | 33 | 1:01.64 | 33 | 4:04.81 | 32 |
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | BUL-1 | Tsvetozar Viktorov Plamen Stamov Nikolay Botev Aleksandar Simeonov | Four-man | 57.72 | 21 | 59.07 | 24 | 58.20 | 24 | 58.67 | 21 | 3:53.66 | 24 |
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 15 km C | Atanas Simidchiev | 49:53.6 | 67 |
  | 15 km C | Mano Ketenzhiev | 48:54.7 | 64 |
  | 15 km C | Todor Makhov | 47:47.5 | 55 |
  | 15 km C | Svetoslav Atanasov | 46:43.0 | 49 |
  | 30 km C | Mano Ketenzhiev | 1'34:57.0 | 48 |
  | 30 km C | Todor Makhov | 1'33:25.5 | 41 |
  | 30 km C | Ivan Smilenov | 1'32:26.9 | 36 |
  | 30 km C | Svetoslav Atanasov | 1'31:15.7 | 28 |
  | 50 km F | Mano Ketenzhiev | DNF | – |
  | 50 km F | Todor Makhov | DNF | – |
  | 50 km F | Atanas Simidchiev | 2'17:02.4 | 40 |
  
      C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
  
  ### Men's 4 × 10 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Svetoslav Atanasov Ivan Smilenov Atanas Simidchiev Todor Makhov | 1'49:27.9 | 12 |
  
  ## Figure skating
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Boyko Aleksiev | 26 | 27 | DNQ | DNF | – |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Petya Gavazova | 30 | 26 | DNQ | DNF | – |
  
  ## Luge
  
  (Men's) Doubles
  
  | Athletes | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Krasimir Kamenov Mitko Bachev | 51.957 | 18 | 48.620 | 16 | 1:40.577 | 18 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Simoneta Racheva | 48.790 | 23 | 48.836 | 23 | 48.698 | 22 | 48.533 | 23 | 3:14.857 | 23 |
  
  ## Ski jumping
  
  | Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank |
  | Emil Zografski | Normal hill | 77.0 | 83.3 | 78.0 | 87.9 | 171.2 | 40 |
  | Vladimir Breychev | Normal hill | 79.0 | 90.0 | 71.0 | 69.7 | 159.7 | 53 |
  | Vladimir Breychev | Large hill | 101.5 | 86.5 | 86.5 | 61.0 | 147.5 | 46 |
  | Emil Zografski | Large hill | 101.5 | 88.0 | 94.0 | 73.0 | 161.0 | 40 |
  