Bulgaria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 271 competitors, 183 men and 88 women, took part in 151 events in 20 sports.
Petar Lesov — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
Lyubomir Lyubenov — Canoeing, Men's C1 1000m Canadian Singles
Stojan Deltshev — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
Yanko Rusev — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight
Asen Zlatev — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
Georgi Raikov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
Valentin Raychev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight
Ismail Abilov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight
Mariya Petkova — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
Krasimira Bogdanova, Diana Braynova-Dilova, Vanya Dermendzhieva, Silviya Germanova, Nadka Golcheva, Petkana Makayeeva, Penka Metodieva, Angelina Mikhaylova, Snezhana Mikhaylova, Kostadinka Radkova, Evladiya Slavcheva, and Penka Stoyanova — Basketball, Women's Team Competition
Lyubomir Lyubenov — Canoeing, Men's C1 500m Canadian Singles
Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova — Canoeing, Women's K1 500m Kayak Singles
Georgi Gadshev, Svetoslav Ivanov, and Petar Mandazhiev — Equestrian, Team Dressage
Dimitar Zapryanov — Judo, Men's Heavyweight
Nadya Filipova, Ginka Gyurova, Mariyka Modeva, Rita Todorova and Iskra Velinova — Rowing, Women's Coxed Fours
Yordan Angelov, Dimitar Dimitrov, Stefan Dimitrov, Stoyan Gunchev, Khristo Iliev, Petko Petkov, Kaspar Simeonov, Khristo Stoyanov, Mitko Todorov, Tsano Tsanov, Emil Valchev, and Dimitar Zlatanov — Volleyball, Men's Team Competition
Stefan Dimitrov — Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight
Blagoi Blagoev — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
Rumen Aleksandrov — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight
Valentin Khristov — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
Aleksandar Tomov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight
Mikho Dukov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
Ivan Yankov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight
Slavcho Chervenkov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
Petar Petrov — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
Ivailo Khristov — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
Borislav Borisov, Lazar Khristov, Ivan Manev, and Bozhidar Milenkov — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000m Kayak Fours
Borislav Ananiev and Nikolay Ilkov — Canoeing, Men's C2 500m Canadian Pairs
Stojan Deltshev — Gymnastics, Men's All-Around Individual
Iliyan Nedkov — Judo, Men's Half Lightweight (65 kg)
Bogdan Dobrev, Mincho Nikolov, Lyubomir Petrov, and Ivo Rusev — Rowing, Men's Quadruple Sculls
Ani Bakova, Rumeliana Boncheva, Dolores Nakova, and Mariana Serbezova — Rowing, Women's Quadruple Sculls
Siyka Kelbecheva and Stoyanka Kurbatova-Gruicheva — Rowing, Women's Coxless Pairs
Lyubcho Dyakov — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol
Petar Zapryanov — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
Verka Borisova-Stoyanova, Tsvetana Bozhurina, Rositsa Dimitrova, Tanya Dimitrova-Todorova, Maya Georgieva-Stoeva, Tanya Gogova, Valentina Ilieva-Kharalampieva, Rumyana Kaisheva, Anka Kristolova-Uzunova, and Silva Petrunova — Volleyball, Women's Team Competition
Micho Pashov — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight
Nedelcho Kolev — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
Mladen Mladenov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
Pavel Pavlov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
Nermedin Selimov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Flyweight
In its first appearance in Olympic archery, Bulgaria entered one man and one woman.
Men
Women
Men's 100 metres
Petar Petrov
Heat — 10.32
Quarterfinals — 10.13
Semifinals — 10.39
Final — 10.39 (→ Bronze Medal)
Ivaylo Karanyotov
Heat — 10.66 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
Binko Kolev
Heat — 1:48.7
Semifinals — 1:47.3 (→ did not advance)
Men's 110 m Hurdles
Plamen Krastev
Heat — 13.95
Semifinals — 13.99 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
Yanko Bratanov
Heat — 50.56
Semifinals — 50.17
Final — 56.35 (→ 8th place)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Stanimir Nenov
Heat — 8:43.8
Semifinals — 8:50.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
Atanas Mladenov
Qualification — 2.10 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
Yordan Yanev
Qualification — 7.84 m
Final — 8.02 m (→ 8th place)
Ivan Tuparov
Qualification — 7.46 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
Atanas Chochev
Qualification — 16.42 m
Final — 16.56 m (→ 6th place)
Men's Pole Vault
Atanas Tarev
Qualification — 5.25 m (→ did not advance)
Ivo Yanchev
Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
Emanuil Dyulgerov
Qualification — 70.60 m
Final Round — 74.04 m (→ 6th place)
Men's Discus Throw
Emil Vladimirov
Qualification — 62.50 m
Final — 63.18 m (→ 7th place)
Velko Velev
Qualification — 61.32 m
Final — 63.04 m (→ 8th place)
Men's Javelin Throw
Stefan Stoykov
Qualification — 78.74 m
Final — 79.04 m (→ 11th place)
Men's Shot Put
Nikola Hristov
Qualification — 19.01 m (→ did not advance, 13th place)
Valcho Stoyev
Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's Decathlon
Atanas Andonov
Final — 7927 points (→ 7th place)
Razvigor Yankov
Final — 7624 points (→ 14th place)
Women's 100 metres
Mariya Shishkova
Heat — 11.57
Quarterfinals — 11.47
Semifinals — 11.65 (→ did not advance)
Sofka Popova
Heat — 11.35
Quarterfinals — 11.42
Semifinals — 11.40 (→ did not advance)
Women's 800 metres
Nikolina Shtereva
Heat — 1:58.9
Semifinals — 1:58.9
Final — 1:58.8 (→ 7th place)
Vesela Yatsinska
Heat — 1:59.9
Semifinals — 1:59.9 (→ did not advance)
Totka Petrova
Heat — 2:00.6
Semifinals — 2:00.0 (→ did not advance)
Women's 1,500 metres
Vesela Yatsinska
Heat — 4:04.7 (→ did not advance)
Nikolina Shchereva
Heat — 4:08.3 (→ did not advance)
Totka Petrova
Heat — 4:13.8 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Hurdles
Yordanka Donkova
Heat — 13.24
Semifinal — 13.39 (→ did not advance)
Daniela Valkova
Heat — 13.66
Semifinal — 13.79 (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
Lidiya Gusheva
Qualification — 6.56 m
Final — 6.24 m (→ 12th place)
Ekaterina Nedeva
Qualifying Round — 5.83 m (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's High Jump
Yordanka Blagoeva
Qualification — 1.80 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Discus Throw
Mariya Petkova
Qualification — 65.02 m
Final — 67.90 m (→ Silver Medal)
Svetla Bozhkova
Qualification — 60.84 m
Final — 63.14 m (→ 8th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
Ivanka Vancheva
Qualification — 61.16 m
Final — 65.38 m (→ 5th place)
Antoaneta Todorova
Qualification — 60.56 m
Final — 60.66 m (→ 10th place)
Tsvetana Ralinska
Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's Shot Put
Verzhinia Veselinova
Final — 20.72 m (→ 5th place)
Elena Stoyanova
Final — 20.22 m (→ 6th place)
Ivanka Petrova
Final — 18.34 m (→ 11th place)
Women's Pentathlon
Valentina Dimitrova — 4458 points (→ 7th place)
100 metres — 14.39s
Shot Put — 15.65m
High Jump — 1.74m
Long Jump — 5.91m
800 metres — 2:15.50
Emilia Kunova — 4431 points (→ 8th place)
100 metres — 13.72s
Shot Put — 11.98m
High Jump — 1.74m
Long Jump — 6.10m
800 metres — 2:11.10
The women's tournament was decided in a round robin group with all six teams. The first two places competed for the gold medal, while the third and fourth places for the bronze. The remaining teams retain their group ranks for the final standings. The host nation finished the group phase undefeated and won the gold against Bulgaria. Yugoslavia would go on to win the bronze medal against Hungary.
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Ismail Mustafov → Bronze Medal
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Defeated Gerard Hawkins (Ireland) on points (5-0)
Quarter Finals — Defeated Ahmed Siad (Algeria) on points (5-0)
Semi Finals — Lost to Hipolito Ramos (Cuba) on points (1-4)
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Petar Lesov → Gold Medal
First Round — Defeated Onofre Ramirez (Nicaragua) on points (5-0)
Second Round — Defeated Hassen Sherif (Ethiopia) on points (5-0)
Quarter Finals — Defeated Roman Gilberto (Mexico) on points (4-1)
Semi Finals — Defeated Hugh Russell (Ireland) on points (5-0)
Final — Defeated Viktor Miroshnichenko (Soviet Union) after referee stopped contest in 2nd round
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Aleksandr Radev
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Lost to John Siryakibbe (Uganda) after referee stopped contest in first round
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Tsacho Andreikovski
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Defeated William Azanor (Nigeria) after knock-out in first round
Third Round — Defeated Barthelemy Adoukonou (Benin) after knock-out in second round
Quarter Finals — Lost to Viktor Rybakov (Soviet Union) on points (1-4)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Yordan Lesov
First Round — Defeated Patrice Martin (Benin) after knock-out in first round
Second Round — Defeated Tibor Dezamits (Hungary) on points (4-1)
Quarter Finals — Lost to Viktor Demyanenko (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
Margarit Anastasov
First Round — Lost to Ace Rusevski (Yugoslavia) on points (1-4)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Petr Stoimenov
First Round — Defeated Naasan Ajjoub (Syria) after referee stopped contest in second round
Quarter Finals — Lost to Jürgen Fanghänel (East Germany) after referee stopped contest in second round
Men
Women
Six cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1980.
Time trial
Men
Four fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1980.
Men's sabre
Vasil Etropolski
Khristo Etropolski
Georgi Chomakov
Men's team sabre
Khristo Etropolski, Nikolay Marincheshki, Vasil Etropolski, Georgi Chomakov
Men
Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1980.
Men
Women
Open
Open
Men
Women
Stoyan Gunchev
Hristo Stoyanov
Dimitar Zlatanov
Dimitar Dimitrov
Tsano Tsanov
Stefan Dimitrov
Petko Petkov
Mitko Todorov
Kaspar Simeonov
Emil Valtchev
Hristo Iliev
Yordan Angelov
Teams in two groups played each other in a round to decide, for which place each of them should compete in the semi-finals and the finals.
Tania Dimitrova
Valentina Ilieva
Galina Stancheva
Silva Petrunova
Anka Khristolova
Verka Borisova
Margarita Gerasimova
Rumiana Kaicheva
Maia Georgieva
Tania Gogova
Tsvetana Bozhurina
Rositsa Dimitrova
Team Roster
Volodia Sirakov
Andrei Andreev
Kiril Kiriakov
Asen Denchev
Vasil Nanov
Anton Partalev
Petar Kostadinov
Nikolai Stamatov
Biser Georgiev
Matei Popov
Georgi Gospodinov
Men
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
