Bulgaria at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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IOC code BUL		3 5

NOC Bulgarian Olympic Committee Website www.bgolympic.org (Bulgarian) (English) Competitors 63 (56 men, 7 women) in 9 sports MedalsRanked 11th GoldSilverBronzeTotal35210

Bulgaria competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 63 competitors, 56 men and 7 women, took part in 56 events in 9 sports.

Gold

Boyan Radev — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight.

Enyu Valchev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight.

Prodan Gardzhev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight.

Silver

Velichko Khristov — Shooting, Men's 50 metre Rifle, Three Positions

Angel Kerezov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight

Kiril Todorov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight

Stancho Kolev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight

Lyutvi Ahmedov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight

Bronze

Aleksandar Nikolov — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight

Said Mustafov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight

Sprint

Men

Women

Cycling

One cyclist representd Bulgaria in 1964.

Track

1000m time trial

Shooting

Four shooters represented Bulgaria in 1964. Velichko Velichkov won the silver medal in the 50 m rifle, three positions event.

Men

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

Round Robin

Defeated Brazil (3-0)

Lost to Czechoslovakia (2-3)

Lost to Romania (2-3)

Lost to Japan (1-3)

Defeated Netherlands (3-2)

Defeated United States (3-0)

Defeated South Korea (3-1)

Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)

Defeated Hungary (3-1) → Fifth place

Team Roster

Dimitar Karov

Ivan Gochev

Gergi Konstandinov

Petko Panteleev

Peter Kruchmarov

Simeon Srandev

Lachezar Stoyanov

Boris Gyuderov

Kiril Ivanov

Slavko Slavov

Georgi Spasov

Angel Koritarov

Weightlifting

Men

References

Bulgaria at the 1964 Summer Olympics Wikipedia

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