Bulgaria competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Bulgaria ranked 5th overall by medal count with 35 medals won. 171 competitors, 104 men and 67 women, took part in 120 events in 16 sports. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Khristo Markov — Athletics, Men's Triple JumpYordanka Donkova — Athletics, Women's 100 m HurdlesIvailo Marinov Khristov — Boxing, Men's Light FlyweightVanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m Kayak SinglesLubomir Geraskov — Gymnastics, Men's Pommel horseTanyu Kiryakov — Shooting, Men's Air PistolTanya Dangalakova — Swimming, Women's 100 m BreaststrokeSevdalin Marinov — Weightlifting, Men's Flyweight (52 kg)Borislav Gidikov — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight (75 kg)Atanas Komchev — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light HeavyweightStefka Kostadinova — Athletics, Women's High JumpAleksandar Khristov — Boxing, Men's BantamweightVanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova and Diana Paliyska — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m Kayak PairsAdriana Dunavska — Gymnastics, Women's Rhythmic All-AroundLalka Berberova and Radka Stoyanova — Rowing, Women's Coxless PairsVesela Letcheva — Shooting, Women's Small-bore Rifle, Three PositionsAntoaneta Frenkeva — Swimming, Women's 100 m BreaststrokeStefan Topurov — Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight (60 kg)Stoyan Balov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman BantamweightZhivko Vangelov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman FeatherweightRangel Gerovski — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Super HeavyweightIvan Nikolov Tsonov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Flyweight (48 kg)Tsvetanka Khristova — Athletics, Women's Discus ThrowMartin Georgiev Marinov — Canoeing, Men's C1 500 m Canadian SinglesNikolay Bukhalov — Canoeing, Men's C1 1000 m Canadian SinglesVanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova, Borislava Ivanova, Diana Paliyska, and Ognyana Petkova — Canoeing, Women's K4 500 m Kayak FoursDiana Doudeva — Gymnastics, Women's Floor ExercisesMagdalena Stoyanova Georgieva — Rowing, Women's Single ScullsStefka Mihaylova Madina and Violeta Nikolaeva Ninova — Rowing, Women's Double ScullsAntoaneta Frenkeva — Swimming, Women's 200 m BreaststrokeManuela Maleeva — Tennis, Women's Individual CompetitionAleksandar Varbanov — Weightlifting, Men's MiddleweightBratan Tsenov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light FlyweightSimeon Shterev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight (62 kg)Rakhmat Sefiadi — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight (74 kg)MenTrack & road eventsField eventsWomenTrack & road eventsField eventsCombined events – HeptathlonGroup AMenMenWomenFive fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1988.
MenIndividual finalsWomenIndividual finalsMenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomenChen Jing (CHN) - Daniela Guergueltcheva (BUL) 3:0 21–15, 21–7, 22–20
WomenTeam RosterKostadin MitevPetyo DraguievBorislav KyossevLjubomir GanevIlian KaziiskiDimo TonevPetko PetkovPlamen KhristovSava KovatchevNayden NaydenovMiltcho MilanovZvetan FlorovHead Coach: Todor PiperkovMenMen's freestyleMen's Greco-Roman 
