Bulgaria at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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| Bulgaria at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | BUL |
| NOC | Bulgarian Olympic Committee |
| in Berlin, Nazi Germany 1–16 August 1936 | |
| Competitors | 26 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Lyuben Doychev |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Bulgaria competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after having missed the 1932 Summer Olympics due to high travel costs. 26 competitors, all men, took part in 22 events in 7 sports.[1][2][3]
Cycling
Ten cyclists, all male, represented Bulgaria in 1936.
- Road Cycling
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandar Nikolov | Road Race, Individual | Finished | N/a |
| Kanyo Dzhambazov | 2:33:08.0 | 16 | |
| Nikola Nenov | Finished | N/a | |
| Gennadi Simov | Finished | N/a | |
| Dzhambazov Nenov Nikolov Simov |
Road Race, Team | Finished | N/a |
- Track Cycling
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Semi-Final | Semi-Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Boris Dimitrov | 1km Time Trial | DNS | |||||||
| Sava Gerchev Marin Nikolov Georgi Velinov Bogdan Yanchev |
Team Pursuit | 5:10.4 | 13 | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | 1/16 Final | 1/16 Rep | 1/8 Final | 1/8 Rep | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
| Nedyu Rachev |  Chaillot (FRA)L |
 Sellinger (USA) Györffy (HUN)3 |
did not advance | N/a | ||||
Equestrian
At the 1936 Summer Olympics Bulgaria participated with three competitors only in the Three-Day-Event as at the time the Eventing discipline of Equestrian Sports was a military sports competition, meaning that only military people could participate in it and the Bulgarian military had earned Olympic quotas.
- Three-Day-Event (Military)
- Individual
| Athlete | Horse | Dressage | Cross-Country | Jumping | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pts Lost | Rank | Pts Gained/Lost | Pen | Pts Lost | Pen | Total | |||
| Hristo Malakchiev | Mageremlek | 136.8 | 14 | 30/- | 20 | - | 10 | 156.8 | 10 |
| Petar Angelov | Liquidator | 146.6 | 17 | 9/85 | 40 | - | 30 | 263.7 | 17 |
| Todor Semov | Lovak | DSQ | |||||||
- Team
| Athlete | Horse | Penalties | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hristo Malakchiev Petar Angelov Todor Semov |
Mageremlek Liquidator Lovak |
DNF | ||
Fencing
One male fencer represented Bulgaria in 1936 - Dimitar Vasilev.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Dimitar Vasilev | Men's Foil | 1/2/26 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| Men's Épée | 1/2/15 | 7 | did not advance | ||||||
| Men's Sabre | 4/8/17 | 2 Q | 2/4/16 | 3 Q | 0/0/20 | 6 | Did not advance | N/a | |
Gymnastics
At the 1936 Summer Olympics the members of the Bulgarian Gymnastics Men's Team participated in all the Gymnastics Events to be eligible for the team ranking.
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | PB | LH | PH | Rings | FX | HB | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirchev | Points | 14.133 | 17.300 | 12.800 | 16.467 | 16.300 | 16.933 | 93.933 |
| Rank | 78 | 27 | 86 | 49 | 54 | 46 | 66 | |
| G Dimitrov | Points | 13.300 | 16.500 | 5.334 | 13.733 | 14.300 | 14.100 | 77.267 |
| Rank | 88 | 49 | 109 | 86 | 91 | 86 | 93 | |
| J Hristov | Points | 13.100 | 13.800 | 10.700 | 16.467 | 16.300 | 16.933 | 93.933 |
| Rank | 91 | 93 | 59 | 84 | 98 | 99 | 96 | |
| Ivan Chureshki | Points | 10.566 | 14.733 | 7.334 | 14.867 | 13.300 | 10.800 | 71.600 |
| Rank | 99 | 85 | 108 | 74 | 98 | 95 | 98 | |
| Sidov | Points | 9.500 | 11.900 | 10.100 | 13.834 | 13.500 | 10.333 | 69.167 |
| Rank | 103 | 99 | 97 | 85 | 96 | 97 | 99 | |
| Obretenov | Points | 11.033 | 13.600 | 9.000 | 10.866 | 13.600 | 7.833 | 65.932 |
| Rank | 97 | 95 | 104 | 102 | 95 | 104 | 101 | |
| Stoychev | Points | 7.567 | 7.200 | 9.800 | 12.900 | 11.833 | 7.657 | 50.867 |
| Rank | 108 | 108 | 100 | 90 | 105 | 106 | 106 |
- Team
| Team All-Around | Ttl Pts | Adj Pts | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 509.200 | 452.333 | 13 |
Shooting
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Boris Khristov | 50 m Rifle Prone | 238 | 58 |
