Bulgaria at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 130 competitors, 106 men and 24 women, took part in 92 events in 15 sports.

Medalists

Gold

Georgi Kostadinov — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
Norair Nurikyan — Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight
Yordan Bikov — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
Andon Nikolov — Weightlifting, Men's Middle-Heavyweight
Petar Kirov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
Georgi Markov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
Silver
Yordanka Blagoeva — Athletics, Women's High Jump
Diana Yorgova — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
Angel Angelov — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
Mladen Kutchev — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight
Atanas Shopov — Weightlifting, Men's Middle-Heavyweight
Aleksandar Kraitchev — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
Osman Duraliev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Super Heavyweight
Ognian Nikolov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light-Flyweight
Stoyan Apostolov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
Aleksandr Tomov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight
Bronze
Vasilka Stoeva — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
Ivanka Khristova — Athletics, Women's Shot Put
Fedia Damianov & Ivan Burtchin — Canoe / Kayak, Men's Flatwater C-2 1000m
Ivan Krastev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
Stefan Angelov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light-Flyweight
Athletics

Men's 5000 metres

Mikhail Jelev
* Heat — DNS

Men's High Jump

Petar Bogdanov
* Qualification Round — 2.12m
Boxing

;Men

Canoeing

Sprint

;Men
;Women

Cycling

Four cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1972.

Track

;1000m time trial

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Dimo Angelov Tonchev	Men's 1000m time trial	1:07.55	6

;Pursuit

Equestrian

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1972.
;Men's sabre

;Men's team sabre

Khristo Khristov, Stoyko Lipchev, Anani Mikhaylov, Valentin Nikolov, Boris Stavrev
Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition:

Georgi Stoyanov — 4695 points
Velko Bratanov — 4339 points
Angel Pepelyankov — 3971 points

Men's Team Competition:

Stoyanov, Bratanov, and Pepelyankov — 12957 points
Rowing

;Men

Shooting

Six male shooters represented Bulgaria in 1972.
;Open

Swimming

;Men
;Women

Volleyball

Preliminary Round

Pool A

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Water polo

Preliminary Round

Pool C

Classification 7th – 12th

Team Roster

;Men

Wrestling

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Bulgaria at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Sprint

Cycling

Track

Equestrian

Fencing

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Rowing

Shooting

Swimming

Volleyball

Preliminary Round

Pool A

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Water polo

Preliminary Round

Pool C

Classification 7th – 12th

Team Roster

Weightlifting

Wrestling