Bulgaria at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Bulgaria at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | BUL | ||||||||
| NOC | Bulgarian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 72 in 16 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Petar Stoychev (opening) Matey Kaziyski (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 42nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Bulgaria was represented by 72 athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China.
The country has allocated one spot in the men's individual event. Daniel Pavlov qualified at the 2007 World Championships.
* On 13 June 2008, Daniela Yordanova was tested positive for testosterone in an out-of-competition doping test in Sofia.
Bulgaria had qualified two boxers for the Olympics: Boris Georgiev, light welterweight, European gold medalist in 2006 and Olympic bronze medalist from Athens 2004 and Kubrat Pulev, super heavyweight, bronze world medalist in 2005 and bronze European medalist in 2006
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
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
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Bulgaria's men's team qualified as bronze medalists from the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup. The team won three of its group play matches, and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Russia. The team's final ranking in the tournament was tied for 5th place.
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