Bulgaria at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria at the; 1936 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BUL
NOC	Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Website	www.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian) (in English)
in Berlin
Competitors	26 in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Lyuben Doychev
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900–1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020;

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]

Athletics

Track and Road Events

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Boris Haralampiev	Marathon	3:08:53.8	36

Combined Events - Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Lyuben Doychev	Result	11.5	6.35	12.26	1.70	54.1	16.3	38.25	3.70	48.43	5:34.2	6307	14
Lyuben Doychev	Points	710	639	645	671	665	736	660	775	559	247	6307	14

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
Athlete	Event	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

Sprint

Athlete	1/16 Final	1/16 Rep	1/8 Final	1/8 Rep	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
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
Athlete	Horse	Pts Lost	Rank	Pts Gained/Lost	Pen	Pts Lost	Pen	Total	Rank
Cpt. Malakchiev	Mageremlek	136.8	14	30/-	20	-	10	156.8	10
Maj. Angelov	Liquidator	146.6	17	9/85	40	-	30	263.7	17
Maj. Semov	Lovak	DSQ

Team

Athlete	Horse	Penalties	Total	Rank
Cpt. Malakchiev Maj. Angelov Maj. Semov	Mageremlek Liquidator Lovak	DNF

Fencing

One male fencer represented Bulgaria in 1936 - Dimitar Vasilev.

Fencing Events

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	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
Mirchev	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
G Dimitrov	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
J Hristov	Rank	91	93	59	84	98	99	96
Chureshki	Points	10.566	14.733	7.334	14.867	13.300	10.800	71.600
Chureshki	Rank	99	85	108	74	98	95	98
Sidov	Points	9.500	11.900	10.100	13.834	13.500	10.333	69.167
Sidov	Rank	103	99	97	85	96	97	99
Obretenov	Points	11.033	13.600	9.000	10.866	13.600	7.833	65.932
Obretenov	Rank	97	95	104	102	95	104	101
Stoychev	Points	7.567	7.200	9.800	12.900	11.833	7.657	50.867
Stoychev	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
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank
Boris Khristov	50 m Rifle Prone	238	58

Art competitions

References

↑ "Bulgaria at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
↑ ORGANISATIONSKOMITEE FÜR DIE XI. OLYMPIADE BERLIN 1936 E. V. (1937). THE XIth OLYMPIC GAMES BERLIN, 1936 OFFICIAL REPORT VOLUME I (PDF). pp. 1–640.
↑ ORGANISATIONSKOMITEE FÜR DIE XI. OLYMPIADE BERLIN 1936 E. V. (1937). THE XIth OLYMPIC GAMES BERLIN, 1936 OFFICIAL REPORT VOLUME II (PDF). pp. 641–1224.

External links

Official Olympic Reports

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[sports-reference-1] "Bulgaria at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-09.

[book-2] ORGANISATIONSKOMITEE FÜR DIE XI. OLYMPIADE BERLIN 1936 E. V. (1937). THE XIth OLYMPIC GAMES BERLIN, 1936 OFFICIAL REPORT VOLUME I (PDF). pp. 1–640.

[book2-3] ORGANISATIONSKOMITEE FÜR DIE XI. OLYMPIADE BERLIN 1936 E. V. (1937). THE XIth OLYMPIC GAMES BERLIN, 1936 OFFICIAL REPORT VOLUME II (PDF). pp. 641–1224.