title: Bulgaria at the 1964 Summer Olympics
text: # Bulgaria at the 1964 Summer Olympics
  
  Bulgaria competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 63 competitors, 56 men and 7 women, took part in 56 events in 9 sports.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  ### Gold
  
  * Boyan Radev — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight.
  * Enyu Valchev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight.
  * Prodan Gardzhev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight.
  
  ### Silver
  
  * Velichko Velichkov — Shooting, Men's 50 metre Rifle, Three Positions
  * Angel Kerezov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
  * Kiril Petkov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
  * Stancho Kolev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
  * Lyutvi Ahmedov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
  
  ### Bronze
  
  * Aleksandar Nikolov — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
  * Said Mustafov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight
  
  ## Canoeing
  
  ### Sprint
  
  **Men**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechages | Repechages | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Bogdan Ivanov | C-1 1000 m | 4:48.39 | 3 Q | — | — | BYE | BYE | 4:44.76 | 6 |
  | Georgi Todorov | K-1 1000 m | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  **Women**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechages | Repechages | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Nikolina Ruseva | K-1 500 m | 2:13.26 | 4 Q | — | — | 2:15.49 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Cycling
  
  One cyclist represented Bulgaria in 1964. Stefan Kirev from Kazanlak.
  
  ### Track
  
  **1000m time trial**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Stefan Kirev | Men's 1000m time trial | 1:13.06 | 15 |
  
  ## Shooting
  
  Four shooters represented Bulgaria in 1964. Velichko Velichkov won the silver medal in the 50 m rifle, three positions event.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
  | Dencho Denev | 50 m pistol | 543 | 15 |
  | Dencho Denev | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 582 | 18 |
  | Martsel Koen | 50 m rifle three positions | 1130 | 23 |
  | Martsel Koen | 50 m rifle prone | 589 | 25 |
  | Todor Kozlovski | 50 m pistol | 540 | 23 |
  | Velichko Velichkov | 50 m rifle three positions | 1152 | |
  | Velichko Velichkov | 50 m rifle prone | 592 | 10 |
  
  ## Volleyball
  
  ### Men
  
  **Round robin**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Soviet Union | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 5 | 5.000 | 415 | 279 | 1.487 |
  | 2 | Czechoslovakia | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 2.600 | 486 | 399 | 1.218 |
  | 3 | Japan | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 1.833 | 475 | 372 | 1.277 |
  | 4 | Romania | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 1.267 | 432 | 394 | 1.096 |
  | 5 | Bulgaria | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 1.250 | 464 | 429 | 1.082 |
  | 6 | Hungary | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 1.000 | 449 | 466 | 0.964 |
  | 7 | Brazil | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 0.565 | 410 | 474 | 0.865 |
  | 8 | Netherlands | 9 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 0.458 | 378 | 482 | 0.784 |
  | 9 | United States | 9 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 0.435 | 360 | 450 | 0.800 |
  | 10 | South Korea | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 0.333 | 376 | 500 | 0.752 |
  | Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | 13 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Brazil | 16–14 | 15–10 | 15–6 | | | 46–30 |
  | 14 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 15–13 | 13–15 | 15–11 | 7–15 | 15–11 | 65–65 |
  | 15 Oct | Romania | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 15–6 | 11–15 | 5–15 | 15–13 | 15–8 | 61–57 |
  | 17 Oct | Japan | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 15–10 | 12–15 | 15–6 | 15–10 | | 57–41 |
  | 18 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Netherlands | 15–11 | 8–15 | 15–8 | 14–16 | 15–8 | 67–58 |
  | 19 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–0 | United States | 15–9 | 15–13 | 15–7 | | | 45–29 |
  | 21 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–1 | South Korea | 15–4 | 12–15 | 15–11 | 15–9 | | 57–39 |
  | 22 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–2 | 16–14 | 15–13 | | | 46–29 |
  | 23 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Hungary | 15–9 | 15–12 | 12–15 | 15–8 | | 57–44 |
  
  **Team roster**
  
  * Dimitar Karov
  * Ivan Gochev
  * Gergi Konstandinov
  * Petko Panteleev
  * Peter Kruchmarov
  * Simeon Srandev
  * Lachezar Stoyanov
  * Boris Gyuderov
  * Kiril Ivanov
  * Slavko Slavov
  * Georgi Spasov
  * Angel Koritarov
  
  ## 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 |
  | Bogomil Cvetanov | 67,5 kg | 125 | 7 | 107.5 | 13 | 125 | 19 | 357.5 | 15 |
  | Weliko Konarov | 75 kg | 130 | 7 | 130 | 5 | 155 | 13 | 415 | 8 |
  | Stancho Penchev | 82.5 kg | 135 | 10 | 130 | 12 | 160 | 14 | 425 | 11 |
  | Petar Tachev | 90 kg | 145 | 8 | 130 | 11 | 170 | 10 | 445 | 8 |
  | Ivan Veselinov | +90 kg | 165 | 7 | 135 | 11 | 190 | 4 | 490 | 7 |
  