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Republika Balgariya<br>''(Republic of Bulgaria)''
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Republika Balgariya<br />''(Republic of Bulgaria)''
 
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| colspan="3" style="padding:2px;" | [[File:800px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png|230px|frameless]]<br />National Flag
  
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| colspan="1" | '''Years Attended Olympics'''
  
| colspan="1" | '''Years Attended Olympics'''
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| colspan="2" | All except 1904 - 1920, 1932, 1948, 1984
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| colspan="2" | Summer: 1924-28, 1936, 1952-80, 1988-2012<br>Winter: 1936-2010
 
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| colspan="1" | '''Medals 2008 Summer'''
  
| colspan="1" | '''Medals 2008 Summer'''
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| colspan="2" | 5
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| colspan="2" | 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze
 
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| colspan="1" | '''Medals 2010 Winter'''
  
| colspan="1" | '''Medals 2010 Winter'''
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| colspan="2" | 0
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| colspan="2" | ''none''
 
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| colspan="3" style="width: 170px" | [http://http://www.bgolympic.org/ Bulgarian Olympic Committee]
  
| colspan="3" style="width: 170px" | [http://http://www.bgolympic.org/ Bulgarian Olympic Committee]
 
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'''[[Bulgaria]]''' first participated at the '''[[Olympic Games]]''' at the inaugural 1896 Games, with a single gymnast. However, since [[Charles Champaud]] was a Swiss national living in Sofia, some sources credit his appearance to [[Switzerland at the Olympics|Switzerland]] instead.
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The Bulgarian Olympic Committee was created in 1923 and first sent a team to the [[Summer Olympic Games]] in 1924. The nation has participated in every Summer Games since then, except for 1932 (during the Great Depression), 1948 (after World War II), and 1984, when they participated in the [[1984 Summer Olympics boycott|Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics]]. Bulgaria first participated in the [[Winter Olympic Games]] in 1936, and has attended every Winter Games since then.
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Bulgarian athletes have won a total of 218 medals, with [[wrestling]] and [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifting]] as the top medal-producing sports.
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==Medal tables==
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{{See also|All-time Olympic Games medal count}}
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===Medals by Summer Games===
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{| {{MedalTable|type=Games}}
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|-
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|align=left| [[1896 Summer Olympics|1896 Athens]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|-
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|align=left| [[1900 Summer Olympics|1900 Paris]] || colspan=4| ''did not participate''
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|-
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|align=left| [[1904 Summer Olympics|1904 St. Louis]] || colspan=4| ''did not participate''
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|-
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|align=left| [[1908 Summer Olympics|1908 London]] || colspan=4| ''did not participate''
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|-
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|align=left| [[1912 Summer Olympics|1912 Stockholm]] || colspan=4| ''did not participate''
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|-
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|align=left| [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Antwerp]] || colspan=4| ''did not participate''
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|-
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|align=left| [[1924 Summer Olympics|1924 Paris]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|-
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|align=left| [[1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Amsterdam]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|-
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|align=left| [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Los Angeles]] || colspan=4| ''did not participate''
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|align=left| [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]] || colspan=4| ''did not participate''
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|align=left| [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Helsinki]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
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|align=left| [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Melbourne/Stockholm]] || 1 || 3 || 1 || 5
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|-
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|align=left| [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome]] || 1 || 3 || 3 || 7
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|-
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|align=left| [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo]] || 3 || 5 || 2 || 10
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|-
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|align=left| [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] || 2 || 4 || 3 || 9
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|-
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|align=left| [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich]] || 6 || 10 || 5 || 21
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|align=left| [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Montreal]] || 6 || 9 || 7 || 22
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|-
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|align=left| [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow]] || 8 || 16 || 17 || 41
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|align=left| [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]] || colspan=4| ''did not participate''
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|align=left| [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] || 10 || 12 || 13 || 35
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|align=left| [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] || 3 || 7 || 6 || 16
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|align=left| [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]] || 3 || 7 || 5 || 15
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|align=left| [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] || 5 || 6 || 2 || 13
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|align=left| [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] || 2 || 1 || 9 || 12
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|align=left| [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] || 1 || 1 || 3 || 5
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! Total !! 51 !! 84 !! 77 !! 212
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===Medals by Winter Games===
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{| {{MedalTable|type=Games}}
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|align=left| [[1936 Winter Olympics|1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| [[1948 Winter Olympics|1948 St. Moritz]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| [[1952 Winter Olympics|1952 Oslo]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| [[1956 Winter Olympics|1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| [[1960 Winter Olympics|1960 Squaw Valley]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| [[1964 Winter Olympics|1964 Innsbruck]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| [[1968 Winter Olympics|1968 Grenoble]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| [[1972 Winter Olympics|1972 Sapporo]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| [[1976 Winter Olympics|1976 Innsbruck]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|-
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|align=left| [[1980 Winter Olympics|1980 Lake Placid]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
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|align=left| [[1984 Winter Olympics|1984 Sarajevo]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| [[1988 Winter Olympics|1988 Calgary]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| [[1992 Winter Olympics|1992 Albertville]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| [[1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Lillehammer]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Nagano]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
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|-
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|align=left| [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]] || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3
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|align=left| [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Turin]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
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|align=left| [[2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Vancouver]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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! Total !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 6
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===Medals by sport===
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{| {{MedalTable|type=Sport}}
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|align=left| [[Wrestling at the Summer Olympics|Wrestling]] || 16 || 31 || 20 || 67
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|align=left| [[Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics|Weightlifting]] || 12 || 16 || 8 || 36
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|align=left| [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Athletics]] || 5 || 7 || 6 || 18
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|align=left| [[Shooting at the Summer Olympics|Shooting]] || 4 || 6 || 6 || 16
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|align=left| [[Boxing at the Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || 4 || 5 || 8 || 17
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|align=left| [[Canoeing at the Summer Olympics|Canoeing]] || 4 || 5 || 8 || 17
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|align=left| [[Rowing at the Summer Olympics|Rowing]] || 3 || 4 || 7 || 14
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|align=left| [[Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics|Gymnastics]] || 2 || 4 || 7 || 13
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|align=left| [[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|Swimming]] || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3
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|align=left| [[Biathlon at the Winter Olympics|Biathlon]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
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|align=left| [[Judo at the Summer Olympics|Judo]] || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3
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|align=left| [[Short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics|Short track speed skating]] || 0 || 2 || 1 || 3
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|align=left| [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Basketball]] || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
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|-
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|align=left| [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Football]] || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
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|-
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|align=left| [[Volleyball at the Summer Olympics|Volleyball]] || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
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|-
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|align=left| [[Equestrian at the Summer Olympics|Equestrian]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
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|align=left| [[Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics|Cross-country skiing]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
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|align=left| [[Tennis at the Summer Olympics|Tennis]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
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! Total !! 52 !! 86 !! 80 !! 218
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==References==
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* {{cite web |title=Olympic Medal Winners |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp |accessdate=2007-12-07 }}
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* {{cite web |title=Bulgarian Olympic Committee |publisher=International Olympic Committee |url=http://www.olympic.org/bulgaria |accessdate=2011-12-16 }}
 
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Latest revision as of 18:50, August 7, 2012

Republika Balgariya
(Republic of Bulgaria)

800px-Flag of Bulgaria.svg
National Flag
713px-EU-Bulgaria.svg
Location on Map
IOC Code BUL
Years Hosted Olympics none
Years Attended Olympics Summer: 1924-28, 1936, 1952-80, 1988-2012
Winter: 1936-2010
Medals 2008 Summer 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze
Medals 2010 Winter none
Total Olympic Medals
Gold medal iconGold Silver medal iconSilver Bronze medal iconBronze
52 86 80
National Olympic Committee
Bulgarian Olympic Committee

Bulgaria first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, with a single gymnast. However, since Charles Champaud was a Swiss national living in Sofia, some sources credit his appearance to Switzerland instead.

The Bulgarian Olympic Committee was created in 1923 and first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1924. The nation has participated in every Summer Games since then, except for 1932 (during the Great Depression), 1948 (after World War II), and 1984, when they participated in the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics. Bulgaria first participated in the Winter Olympic Games in 1936, and has attended every Winter Games since then.

Bulgarian athletes have won a total of 218 medals, with wrestling and weightlifting as the top medal-producing sports.

Contents

Medal tablesEdit

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Medals by Summer GamesEdit

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1896 Athens 0 0 0 0
1900 Paris did not participate
1904 St. Louis did not participate
1908 London did not participate
1912 Stockholm did not participate
1920 Antwerp did not participate
1924 Paris 0 0 0 0
1928 Amsterdam 0 0 0 0
1932 Los Angeles did not participate
1936 Berlin 0 0 0 0
1948 London did not participate
1952 Helsinki 0 0 1 1
1956 Melbourne/Stockholm 1 3 1 5
1960 Rome 1 3 3 7
1964 Tokyo 3 5 2 10
1968 Mexico City 2 4 3 9
1972 Munich 6 10 5 21
1976 Montreal 6 9 7 22
1980 Moscow 8 16 17 41
1984 Los Angeles did not participate
1988 Seoul 10 12 13 35
1992 Barcelona 3 7 6 16
1996 Atlanta 3 7 5 15
2000 Sydney 5 6 2 13
2004 Athens 2 1 9 12
2008 Beijing 1 1 3 5
Total 51 84 77 212

Medals by Winter GamesEdit

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 0 0 0 0
1948 St. Moritz 0 0 0 0
1952 Oslo 0 0 0 0
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 0 0 0 0
1960 Squaw Valley 0 0 0 0
1964 Innsbruck 0 0 0 0
1968 Grenoble 0 0 0 0
1972 Sapporo 0 0 0 0
1976 Innsbruck 0 0 0 0
1980 Lake Placid 0 0 1 1
1984 Sarajevo 0 0 0 0
1988 Calgary 0 0 0 0
1992 Albertville 0 0 0 0
1994 Lillehammer 0 0 0 0
1998 Nagano 1 0 0 1
2002 Salt Lake City 0 1 2 3
2006 Turin 0 1 0 1
2010 Vancouver 0 0 0 0
Total 1 2 3 6

Medals by sportEdit

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Wrestling 16 31 20 67
Weightlifting 12 16 8 36
Athletics 5 7 6 18
Shooting 4 6 6 16
Boxing 4 5 8 17
Canoeing 4 5 8 17
Rowing 3 4 7 14
Gymnastics 2 4 7 13
Swimming 1 1 1 3
Biathlon 1 0 1 2
Judo 0 1 2 3
Short track speed skating 0 2 1 3
Basketball 0 1 1 2
Football 0 1 1 2
Volleyball 0 1 1 2
Equestrian 0 1 0 1
Cross-country skiing 0 0 1 1
Tennis 0 0 1 1
Total 52 86 80 218

ReferencesEdit

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