Bulgaria at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation
Bulgaria at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBUL
NOCBulgarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors43 in 6 sports
Flag bearerGeorgi Panov
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Bulgaria competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events).

Medalists

Gold

Silver

  • Dimitar Dobrev — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
  • Petko Sirakov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
  • Yusein Mekhmedov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight

Bronze

Basketball

Preliminary round

Group C

TEAM PTS P W L PF PA
 Uruguay 6 3 3 0 238 187
 Bulgaria 5 3 2 1 242 199
 Formosa 4 3 1 2 216 249
 South Korea 3 3 0 3 194 255
Uruguay Uruguay 70,  Bulgaria 65
Scoring by half: 38–35, 32–30
Bulgaria Bulgaria 89,  South Korea 58
Scoring by half: 47–33, 42–25
Formosa Taiwan 71,  Bulgaria 88
Scoring by half: 35–47, 36–41

Quarterfinal

Group B

TEAM PTS P W L PF PA
 United States 6 3 3 0 283 150
 Soviet Union 5 3 2 1 208 209
 Bulgaria 4 3 1 2 182 224
 Brazil 3 3 0 3 192 282
Bulgaria Bulgaria 44,  United States 85
Scoring by half: 19–48, 25–37
Bulgaria Bulgaria 56,  Soviet Union 66
Scoring by half: 32–37, 24–29
Bulgaria Bulgaria 82,  Brazil 73
Scoring by half: 38–36, 44–37

Classification playoffs

5th place match

Bulgaria Bulgaria 64,  Brazil 52

Boxing

Football

First round

Quarterfinals

Bulgaria 6–1 Great Britain
Dimitrov 6'
Kolev 40' 85'
Milanov 45' 75' 80'		 Report Lewis 30'
Attendance: 6,748
Referee: Wright (AUS)

Semifinals

Soviet Union 2–1 (a.e.t.) Bulgaria
Streltsov 112'
Tatushin 116'		 Report Kolev 95'
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 21,079
Referee: R.H. Mann (GBR)

Bronze Medal match

Bulgaria 3–0 India
Diev 37' 60'
Milanov 42'		 Report
Attendance: 21,236
Referee: Latyshev (USSR)

Gymnastics

Weightlifting

Men
Athlete Event Military press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ivan Abadzhiev 75 kg 102.5 15 117.5 2 137.5 6 357.5 7
Ivan Veselinov 90 kg 132.5 4 120 6 155 5 407.5 5

Wrestling

References

  • Official Olympic Reports
  • International Olympic Committee results database
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