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Bulgaria at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Bulgaria at the; 1960 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BUL
NOC	Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Website	www.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
in Rome
Competitors	98 in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Georgi Panov
Medals; Ranked 15th	Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze 3 Total 7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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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.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Dimitar Dobrev	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman middleweight	31 August
Silver	Krali Bimbalov	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman Light heavyweight	31 August
Silver	Nezhdet Zalev	Wrestling	Men's freestyle bantamweight	6 September
Silver	Stancho Ivanov	Wrestling	Men's freestyle featherweight	6 September
Bronze	Velik Kapsazov	Gymnastics	Men's rings	10 September
Bronze	Dinko Petrov	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight	30 August
Bronze	Enyu Valchev	Wrestling	Men's freestyle lightweight	5 September

Athletics

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

Boxing

Canoeing

Sprint

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechages		Semifinals		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		did not advance
Ivan Simeonov Lyubomir Oresharov	K-2 1000 m	3:49.88	6 Q	3:53.27	4	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		DNF
Boyan Kotsev		DNF
Ognyan Toshev		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

Equestrian

Fencing

Two fencers, both men, represented Bulgaria in 1960.

Men's foil

Men's sabre

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

August 26, 1960
12:00

Bulgaria	3–0	Turkey
Diev 13', 58' Hristov 67'	Report

Grosseto, Stadio Olimpico Comunale

Attendance: 3.000

Referee: Cesare Jonni (ITA)

August 29, 1960
12:00

Bulgaria	2–0	United Arab Republic
Naidenov Yordanov 42' Diev 88'	Report

L'Aquila, Stadio Tommaso Fattori

Attendance: 3.500

Referee: Leo Helge (DNK)

September 1, 1960
12:00

Yugoslavia	3–3	Bulgaria
Galić 50', 57', 69'	Report	Kovachev 59' Debarski 81', 89'

Rome, Stadio Flaminio

Attendance: 15.000

Referee: Cesare Jonni (ITA)

Gymnastics

Shooting

Five shooters represented Bulgaria at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		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

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Military press		Snatch		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		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		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

Wrestling

References

^ "Bulgaria at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

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