Bulgaria competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 110 competitors, 74 men and 36 women, took part in 89 events in 17 sports.
Stefka Kostadinova — Athletics, Women's High JumpDaniel Petrov — Boxing, Men's Light FlyweightValentin Yordanov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Flyweight (52 kg)Serafim Todorov — Boxing, Men's FeatherweightTontcho Tontchev — Boxing, Men's LightweightKrasimir Dunev — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal BarEmil Milev — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire PistolDiana Iorgova — Shooting, Women's Sport PistolYoto Yotov — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight (76 kg)Maia Tabakova, Ivelina Taleva, Vjara Vatachka, Ina Deltcheva, Valentina Kevlian, and Maria Koleva — Gymnastics, Women's Rhythmic Group CompetitionTanyu Kiryakov — Shooting, Men's Air PistolMariya Grozdeva — Shooting, Women's Air PistolSevdalin Minchev — Weightlifting, Men's Flyweight (54 kg)Nikolay Peshalov — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight (59 kg)Andrian Dushev and Milko Kazanov — Canoeing, Men's K2 1,000 metres Kayak PairsBulgaria sent only one archer to Atlanta. He was defeated in the first round.
Men's Individual Competition:
Stefan Mliakov → Round of 64, 45th place (0-1)Men's Long Jump
Ivaylo MladenovQualification — NM (→ did not advance)Men's Marathon
Khristo Stefanov — 2:18.29 (→ 30th place)Petko Stefanov — 2:29.06 (→ 80th place)Women's High Jump
Stefka KostadinovaQualification — 1.93mFinal — 2.05m (→ Gold Medal)Venelina VenevaQualification — 1.80m (→ did not advance)Women's Javelin Throw
Sonya RadichevaQualification — did not start (→ did not advance)Women's Discus Throw
Atanaska AngelovaQualification — 59.82m (→ did not advance)Women's Shot Put
Svetla MitkovaQualification — 17.48m (→ did not advance)Women's Long Jump
Iva PrandzhevaQualification — 6.62mFinal — 6.82m (→ 7th place)Women's Triple Jump
Iva PrandzhevaQualification — 14.61mFinal — 14.92m (→ 4th place)Men's Flyweight (— 48 kg)
Daniel Petrov → Gold MedalFirst Round — ByeSecond Round — Defeated Nshan Munchyan (Armenia), 11-5Quarter Finals — Defeated Somrot Kamsing (Thailand), 18-6Semi Finals — Defeated Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine), 17-8Final — Defeated Mansueto Velasco (Philippines), 19-6Men's Flyweight (— 51 kg)
Yuliyan StrogovFirst Round — Lost to Damaen Kelly (Ireland), 11-12Men's Bantamweight (— 54 kg)
Aleksandar KhristovFirst Round — Lost to Carlos Barreto (Venezuela), 3-9Men's Featherweight (— 57 kg)
Serafim Todorov → Silver MedalFirst Round — Defeated Evgenii Shestakov (Ukraine), 11-4Second Round — Defeated Robert Peden (Australia), 20-8Quarter Finals — Defeated Falk Huste (Germany), 14-6Semi Finals — Defeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. (United States), 10-9Final — Lost to Kamsing Somluck (Thailand), 5-8Men's Lightweight (— 60 kg)
Tontcho Tontchev → Silver MedalFirst Round — Defeated Oktavian Taykou (Moldova), referee stopped contest in second roundSecond Round — Defeated Dennis Zimba (Zambia), 17-9Quarter Finals — Defeated Michael Strange (Canada), 16-10Semi Finals — Defeated Terrance Cauthen (United States), 15-12Final — Lost to Hocine Soltani (Algeria), 3-3 (referee decision)Men's Light Welterweight (— 63,5 kg)
Radoslav SuslekovFirst Round — Lost to Moghimi Babak (Iran), 3-11Women's 10m Platform
Radoslava GeorgievaSemi Finals — 402.54 pt(→ 16th place)Three fencers, one man and two women, represented Bulgaria in 1996.
Men's épéeIliya MechkovWomen's foilAnna AngelovaIvana GeorgievaMen's 100m Butterfly
Denislav KalchevHeat — 54.81 (→ did not advance, 26th place)Men's 200m Individual Medley
Denislav KalchevHeat — 2:08.16 (→ did not advance, 30th place)Women's Singles Competition
Magdalena MaleevaFirst round — Defeated Rennae Stubbs (Australia) 6-2 6-1Second round — Defeated Florencia Labat (Argentina) 7-6 6-1Third round — Lost to Kimiko Date (Japan) 4-6 4-6Preliminary Round (Group A)Lost to Cuba (0-3)Defeated Brazil (3-0)Lost to Argentina (1-3)Defeated Poland (3-0)Defeated United States (3-2)QuarterfinalsLost to Netherlands (1-3)Classification Matches5th/8th place: Lost to Cuba (1-3)7th/8th place: Defeated Argentina (3-1) → 7th placeTeam RosterLubomir GanevIvaylo GavrilovPlamen HristovEvgeni IvanovNikolay IvanovPlamen KonstantinovLyudmil NaydenovNayden NaydenovPetar OuzounovMartin StoevDimo Tonev (captain)Nikolay JeliazkovMen's Light-Heavyweight
Krastu MilevFinal — 160.0 + 200.0 = 360.0 (→ 8th place) 