title: Bulgaria at the 1972 Summer Olympics
text: # Bulgaria at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  
  Bulgaria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 130 competitors, 106 men and 24 women, took part in 92 events in 15 sports.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  ### Gold
  
  * Georgi Kostadinov — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
  * Norair Nurikyan — Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight
  * Yordan Bikov — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
  * Andon Nikolov — Weightlifting, Men's Middle-Heavyweight
  * Petar Kirov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
  * Georgi Markov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
  
  ### Silver
  
  * Yordanka Blagoeva — Athletics, Women's High Jump
  * Diana Yorgova — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
  * Angel Angelov — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
  * Mladen Kutchev — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight
  * Atanas Shopov — Weightlifting, Men's Middle-Heavyweight
  * Aleksandar Kraitchev — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
  * Osman Duraliev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Super Heavyweight
  * Ognian Nikolov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light-Flyweight
  * Stoyan Apostolov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
  * Aleksandr Tomov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight
  
  ### Bronze
  
  * Vasilka Stoeva — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
  * Ivanka Khristova — Athletics, Women's Shot Put
  * Fedia Damianov & Ivan Burtchin — Canoe / Kayak, Men's Flatwater C-2 1000m (canoe double)
  * Ivan Krastev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
  * Stefan Angelov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light-Flyweight
  
  ## Athletics
  
  Men's 5000 metres
  
  * Mikhail Jelev
     * Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
  
  Men's High Jump
  
  * Petar Bogdanov
     * Qualification Round — 2.12m (→ did not advance)
  
  ## Boxing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Asen Nikolov | Light Flyweight | Yoshimitsu Aragaki (JPN) W 5-0 | Vladimir Ivanov (URS) L 0-5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Georgi Kostadinov | Flyweight | BYE | Jan Balouch (PAK) W TKO-2 | Chris Ius (CAN) W 5-0 | Calixto Perez (COL) W 3-2 | Leszek Blazynski (POL) W 5-0 | Leo Rwabwogo (UGA) W 5-0 | |
  | Kuncho Kunchev | Featherweight | BYE | Palamdorj Baatar (MGL) W 3-2 | Clemente Rojas (COL) L WO | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Ivan Mihailov | Lightweight | Roy Hurdley (PAN) W TKO-2 | Hosain Eghmaz (IRN) W 3-2 | László Orbán (HUN) L 1-4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Angel Angelov | Light Welterweight | Luis Contreras (VEN) W TKO-3 | Walter Desiderio Gomez (ARG) W 4-1 | — | Srisook Bantow (THA) W TKO-2 | Issaka Dabore (NIG) W 5-0 | Ray Seales (USA) L 2-3 | |
  | Vladimir Kolev | Welterweight | Abdelhamid Fouad Gad (EGY) W 5-0 | David Jackson (UGA) L 1-4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Nayden Stanchev | Light Middleweight | BYE | John Opio (UGA) W 3-2 | Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) L 0-5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Georgi Stankov | Light Heavyweight | Nikolay Anfimov (URS) L 0-5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Atanas Suvandzhiev | Heavyweight | Jürgen Fanghänel (GDR) L KO-1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## 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 | 4:32.03 | 2 Q | — | — | BYE | BYE | 4:14.65 | 6 |
  | Ivan Burchin Fedia Damianov | C-2 1000 m | 4:14.47 | 3 Q | BYE | BYE | 3:53.72 | 3 Q | 3:58.10 | |
  | Vasil Chilingrov | K-1 1000 m | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Vasil Chilingrov Aleksandar Donkov | K-2 1000 m | 3:45.06 | 3 Q | BYE | BYE | 3:36.39 | 3 Q | 3:45.40 | 9 |
  
  **Women**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechages | Repechages | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Natasha Petrova | K-1 500 m | 2:25.49 | 7 Q | 2:19.66 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Petrana Koleva Natasha Petrova | K-2 500 m | 2:05.16 | 5 Q | — | — | 1:57.31 | 2 Q | 1:59.40 | 8 |
  
  ## Cycling
  
  Four cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1972.
  
  ### Track
  
  **1000m time trial**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Dimo Angelov Tonchev | Men's 1000m time trial | 1:07.55 | 6 |
  
  **Pursuit**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1/8 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank |
  | Ivan Tsvetkov | Men's individual pursuit | 5:02.39 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Nikifor Petrov Minchev Plamen Timchev Dimo Angelov Tonchev Ivan Tsvetkov | Team pursuit | 4:31.43 | 8 Q | — | West Germany (FRG) L 4:31.55 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
  
  ## Fencing
  
  Five fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1972.
  
  ### Men's sabre
  
  * Boris Stavrev
  * Stoyko Lipchev
  * Anani Mikhaylov
  
  ### Men's team sabre
  
  * Khristo Khristov, Stoyko Lipchev, Anani Mikhaylov, Valentin Nikolov, Boris Stavrev
  
  ## Modern pentathlon
  
  Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1972.
  
  Men's Individual Competition:
  
  * Georgi Stoyanov — 4695 points (→ 26th place)
  * Velko Bratanov — 4339 points (→ 50th place)
  * Angel Pepelyankov — 3971 points (→ 57th place)
  
  Men's Team Competition:
  
  * Stoyanov, Bratanov, and Pepelyankov — 12957 points (→ 16th place)
  
  ## Rowing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Yordan Valtchev | Single sculls | 7:50.29 | 1 Q | BYE | BYE | 8:17.64 | 4 FB | 7:59.55 | 8 |
  | Dimitar Valov Dimitar Yanakiev Nenko Dobrev | Coxed pair | 8:01.01 | 2 R | 8:10.94 | 1 Q | 8:20.21 | 4 FB | 8:01.86 | 10 |
  | Biser Boyadzhiev Borislav Vasilev Nikolay Kolev Metodi Khalvadzhiski | Coxless four | 6:47.99 | 3 R | 7:02.69 | 2 Q | 7:24.93 | 6 FB | 6:54.54 | 8 |
  
  ## Shooting
  
  Six male shooters represented Bulgaria in 1972.
  
  ### Open
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
  | Dencho Denev | 50 m pistol | 554 | 11 |
  | Dencho Denev | 25 m pistol | 590 | 7 |
  | Ratcho Kossev | Skeet | DNS | DNS |
  | Ivan Mandov | 50 m pistol | 544 | 29 |
  | Ivan Mandov | 25 m pistol | 576 | 42 |
  | Anton Manolov | Skeet | 187 | 33 |
  | Stefan Vasilev | 50 m rifle three positions | 1130 | 34 |
  | Stefan Vasilev | 50 m rifle prone | 594 | 21 |
  | Emiliyan Vergov | 300 m rifle three positions | DNS | DNS |
  | Emiliyan Vergov | 50 m rifle three positions | 1143 | 13 |
  | Emiliyan Vergov | 50 m rifle prone | 594 | 19 |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Angel Chakarov | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:10.34 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Angel Chakarov | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:30.27 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Vasil Dobrev | 100 metre butterfly | 1:00.07 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Vasil Dobrev | 200 metre butterfly | 2:11.28 | 22 | 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 |
  | Khriska Peycheva | 100 metre freestyle | 1:03.43 | 43 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Volleyball
  
  ### Preliminary round
  
  **Pool A**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 257 | 196 | 1.311 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Bulgaria | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | 294 | 235 | 1.251 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1.833 | 230 | 205 | 1.122 | 5th–8th semifinals |
  | 4 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0.700 | 209 | 197 | 1.061 | 5th–8th semifinals |
  | 5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | 237 | 259 | 0.915 | 9th place match |
  | 6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 90 | 225 | 0.400 | 11th place match |
  | Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | 27 Aug | Bulgaria | 3–1 | South Korea | 16–18 | 15–6 | 15–9 | 15–13 | | 61–46 |
  | 29 Aug | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Czechoslovakia | 15–11 | 15–11 | 12–15 | 14–16 | 15–9 | 71–62 |
  | 31 Aug | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 9–15 | 15–10 | 15–11 | 15–10 | | 54–46 |
  | 02 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Poland | 14–16 | 12–15 | 15–7 | 15–3 | 15–10 | 71–51 |
  | 05 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–10 | 15–5 | 15–7 | | | 45–22 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 08 Sep | Bulgaria | 2–3 | Japan | 15–13 | 15–9 | 9–15 | 9–15 | 12–15 | 60–67 |
  
  ### Bronze medal match
  
  | Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 09 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–11 | 15–8 | 15–13 | | | 45–32 |
  
  ### Team roster
  
  * Dimiter Karov
  * Brunko Iliev
  * Alex Trenev
  * Ivan Ivanov
  * Dimiter Zlatanov
  * Zdravko Simeonov
  * Tsano Tsanov
  * Kiril Slavov
  * Emil Vulchev
  * Emil Trenev
  * Luchezar Soyanov
  * Ivan Dimitrov
  
  ## Water polo
  
  ### Pool C
  
  | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
  | Italy | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16 |
  | Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 20 |
  | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 25 |
  | Japan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 36 |
  | | August 28 | | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
  | Italy | 8-5 | Bulgaria | 3-1 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 |
  | | August 29 | | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
  | Soviet Union | 7-2 | Bulgaria | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
  | | August 30 | | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
  | Bulgaria | 7-4 | Japan | 3-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
  | | August 31 | | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
  | Spain | 6-4 | Bulgaria | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 |
  
  ### Classification 7th – 12th
  
  | Pos. | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 25 |
  | 8 | Romania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 18 |
  | 9 | Cuba | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 24 |
  | 10 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 20 |
  | 11 | Bulgaria | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 |
  | 12 | Australia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 27 |
  | | September 1 | | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
  | Netherlands | 5-2 | Bulgaria | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 |
  | | September 2 | | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
  | Romania | 4-3 | Bulgaria | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
  | | September 3 | | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
  | Australia | 4-4 | Bulgaria | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
  | | September 4 | | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
  | Cuba | 4-4 | Bulgaria | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
  
  ### Team Roster
  
     * Bisser Naoumov
     * Ivan Kovatchev
     * Alexander Chpitzer
     * Toma Tomov
     * Plamen Brankov
     * Mladen Khristov
     * Nedeltcho Yordanov
     * Vassil Tomov
     * Andrei Konstantinov
     * Matei Popov
     * Lubomir Rountov
  
  ## 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 |
  | Atanas Kiroy | 56 kg | 117.5 | 7 | 105 | 5 | 140 | 4 | 362.5 | 5 |
  | Georgi Todorov | 56 kg | 110 | 12 | 100 | 10 | 140 | 5 | 350 | 8 |
  | Norair Nurikyan | 60 kg | 127.5 OR | 2 | 117.5 | 4 | 157.5 WR | 1 | 402.5 WR | |
  | Mladen Kuchev | 67,5 kg | 157.5 WR | 1 | 125 | 4 | 167.5 | 2 | 450 | |
  | Yordan Bikov | 75 kg | 160 | 3 | 140 | 4 | 185 | 1 | 485 WR | |
  | Andon Nikolov | 90 kg | 180 | 3 | 155 | 1 | 190 | 6 | 525 OR | |
  | Atanas Shopov | 90 kg | 180 | 4 | 145 | 7 | 192.5 | 3 | 517.5 | |
  | Aleksandar Kraychev | 110 kg | 197.5 | 2 | 162.5 | 5 | 202.5 | 5 | 562.5 | |
  | Stancho Penchev | 110 kg | 0 | NVL | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 | AC |
  