Bulgaria at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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| At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 38 in 11 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Bulgaria is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's twenty-fourth appearance at the Summer Olympic Games, having missed only three editions: the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, and the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the worldwide Great Depression and the Soviet boycott, respectively.
Athletics
Bulgarian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]
- Men's 3000 m steeplechase – 1 quota place (Mitko Tsenov)
- Men's triple jump – 2 quota places (Rumen Dimitrov, Georgi Tsonov)
- Men's shot put – 1 quota place (Georgi Ivanov)
- Women's 100 m – 1 quota place (Ivet Lalova-Collio)
- Women's 200 m – 1 quota place (Ivet Lalova-Collio)
- Women's 3000 m steeplechase – 1 quota place (Silvia Danekova)
- Women's marathon – 1 quota place (Militsa Mircheva)
- Women's high jump – 1 quota place (Mirela Demireva)
- Women's triple jump – 1 quota place (Gabriela Petrova)
- Women's shot put – 1 quota place (Radoslava Mavrodieva)
Badminton
Bulgaria has qualified three badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament. Linda Zechiri was selected among the top 34 individual shuttlers in the women's singles, while sisters Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva secured the women's doubles spot by virtue of their top 16 finish in the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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| Linda Zechiri | Women's singles | |||||||||
| Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
Women's doubles | N/A | ||||||||
Boxing
Bulgaria has entered one boxer to compete in the women's flyweight division into the Olympic boxing tournament. Stanimira Petrova had claimed her Olympic spot with a semifinal victory at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Samsun, Turkey.[4]
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Stanimira Petrova | Flyweight | |||||
Canoeing
Sprint
Bulgarian canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Miroslav Kirchev | Men's K-1 1000 m | ||||||
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road
Bulgaria has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his top 200 individual ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Hristov | Men's road race |
Fencing
Bulgaria has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Pancho Paskov had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's sabre by finishing among the top four individuals at the European Zonal Qualifier in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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| Pancho Paskov | Individual sabre | ||||||
Gymnastics
Rhythmic
Bulgaria has qualified a squad of rhythmic gymnasts for the individual and group all-around by finishing in the top 15 (for individual) and top 10 (for group) at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
| Neviana Vladinova | Individual | ||||||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 balls | 3 ribbons 2 hoops |
Total | Rank | 5 balls | 3 ribbons 2 hoops |
Total | Rank | ||
| Reneta Kamberova Mihaela Maevska-Velichkova Tsvetelina Naydenova Tsvetelina Stoyanova Hristiana Todorova |
Team | ||||||||
Rowing
Bulgarian rowers have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 FISA World Championships.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Georgi Bozhilov Kristian Vasilev |
Double sculls | N/A | |||||||||
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Shooting
Bulgarian shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[8]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Anton Rizov | 10 m air rifle | ||||
| 50 m rifle prone | |||||
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | |||||
| Samuil Donkov | 10 m air pistol | ||||
| 50 m pistol | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Antoaneta Boneva | 10 m air pistol | N/A | |||||
| 25 m pistol | |||||||
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
Swimming
Bulgarian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[9][10]
- Olympic Qualifying Time
- Women's 200 m freestyle – 1 quota place (Nina Rangelova)
Wrestling
Bulgaria has qualified nine wrestlers for each the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. Three berths had been awarded to the Bulgarian wrestlers, who finished at least in the top five position at the 2015 World Championships, while the other four had booked Olympic spots by progressing to the top two finals at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament.[11][12]
Two further wrestlers had claimed the remaining Olympic slots to round out the Bulgarian roster at the first and second meet of the World Qualification Tournament, respectively.
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Vladimir Dubov | −57 kg | ||||||||
| Georgi Ivanov | −74 kg | ||||||||
| Mihail Ganev | −86 kg | ||||||||
- Men's Greco-Roman
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Daniel Aleksandrov | −75 kg | ||||||||
| Nikolay Bayryakov | −85 kg | ||||||||
| Elis Guri | −98 kg | ||||||||
- Women's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Elitsa Yankova | −48 kg | ||||||||
| Mimi Hristova | −58 kg | ||||||||
| Taybe Yusein | −63 kg | ||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ Sukumar, Dev (5 May 2016). "Provisional List of Olympic Qualifiers Published". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ "Azerbaijan’s Yana Alekseevna delivers an inspired performance as Europe’s top boxers book places at Rio 2016". AIBA. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ "Olympic Canoe Sprint Qualification spots confirmed". International Canoe Federation. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics: 2016 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic Test Event and The World Games 2017 qualifiers confirmed". FIG. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ↑ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Wrestling for Rio 2016". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ↑ "Реалната цел на България в Лас Вегас са 3 медала и 5 квоти за Рио 2016" [Bulgaria aims to earn at least three medals in Las Vegas and five quotas for Rio 2016] (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.