title: Bulgaria at the 1960 Summer Olympics
text: # Bulgaria at the 1960 Summer Olympics
  
  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.
  
  ## Medals
  
  ### Gold
  
  * Dimitar Dobrev — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
  
  ### Silver
  
  * Krali Bimbalov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
  * Nezhdet Zalev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight
  * Stancho Ivanov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
  
  ### Bronze
  
  * Velik Kapsazov — Gymnastics, Men's Rings
  * Dinko Petrov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
  * Enyu Valchev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight
  
  ## Basketball
  
  ### Preliminary round
  
  **Group B**
  
  | 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 C. Sien
  * 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 S. Siniakov
  * 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 Bilek
  
  ## Canoeing
  
  ### Sprint
  
  **Men**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechages | Repechages | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | 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 | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ivan Simeonov Lyubomir Oresharov | K-2 1000 m | 3:49.88 | 6 Q | 3:53.27 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Cycling
  
  Five male cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1960.
  
  ### Road
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Stoyan Georgiev Demirev | Men's road race | 4:25:44 | 52 |
  | Dimitar Kotev | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |
  | Boyan Kotsev | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |
  | Ognyan Toshev | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |
  | Boyan Kotsev Dimitar Kotev Ognyan Toshev Stoyan Georgiev Demirev | Team time trial | 2:26:20.48 | 17 |
  
  ### Track
  
  **1000m time trial**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Boncho Novakov | Men's 1000m time trial | 1:11.73 | 18 |
  
  ## Fencing
  
  Two fencers, both men, represented Bulgaria in 1960.
  
  ### Men's foil
  
  * Boris Stavrev
  * Asen Dyakovski
  
  ### Men's sabre
  
  * Boris Stavrev
  * Asen Dyakovski
  
  ## Football
  
  ### First round
  
  **Group A**
  
  | 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 |
  
  ## Shooting
  
  Five shooters represented Bulgaria at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | 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 |
  | Velichko Velichkov | 50 m rifle prone | 377 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Weightlifting
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Military press | Military press | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Kiril Georgiev | 60 kg | 95 | 11 | 100 | 7 | 130 | 8 | 325 | 9 |
  | Ivan Yordanov | 67,5 kg | 100 | 24 | NVL | AC | DNS | DNS | 100 | DNF |
  | Ivan Abadzhiev | 75 kg | 107.5 | 17 | 122.5 | 3 | 140 | 12 | 370 | 12 |
  | Mikhail Abadzhiev | 75 kg | 105 | 18 | NVL | AC | DNS | 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 |
  