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Bulgaria at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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

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)

Medalists edit

Gold edit

Silver edit

Bronze edit

Basketball edit

Main article: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Preliminary round edit

Group C edit

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   70,   Bulgaria 65
Scoring by half: 38–35, 32–30
Bulgaria   89,   South Korea 58
Scoring by half: 47–33, 42–25
Formosa   71,   Bulgaria 88
Scoring by half: 35–47, 36–41

Quarterfinal edit

Group B edit

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   44,   United States 85
Scoring by half: 19–48, 25–37
Bulgaria   56,   Soviet Union 66
Scoring by half: 32–37, 24–29
Bulgaria   82,   Brazil 73
Scoring by half: 38–36, 44–37

Classification playoffs edit

Bulgaria   80,   Philippines 70

5th place match edit

Bulgaria   64,   Brazil 52

Boxing edit

Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Football edit

Main article: Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics

First round edit

Bulgaria  w/o 1  Egypt

Quarterfinals edit

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

Semifinals edit

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

Bronze Medal match edit

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

Gymnastics edit

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting edit

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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 edit

Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics

References edit


 

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