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 Jump
Daniel Petrov — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
Valentin Yordanov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Flyweight (52 kg)
Serafim Todorov — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
Tontcho Tontchev — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
Krasimir Dunev — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
Emil Milev — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol
Diana Iorgova — Shooting, Women's Sport Pistol
Yoto 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 Competition
Tanyu Kiryakov — Shooting, Men's Air Pistol
Mariya Grozdeva — Shooting, Women's Air Pistol
Sevdalin 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 Pairs
Bulgaria 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 Mladenov
Qualification — 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 Kostadinova
Qualification — 1.93m
Final — 2.05m (→ Gold Medal)
Venelina Veneva
Qualification — 1.80m (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
Sonya Radicheva
Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance)
Women's Discus Throw
Atanaska Angelova
Qualification — 59.82m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
Svetla Mitkova
Qualification — 17.48m (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
Iva Prandzheva
Qualification — 6.62m
Final — 6.82m (→ 7th place)
Women's Triple Jump
Iva Prandzheva
Qualification — 14.61m
Final — 14.92m (→ 4th place)
Men's Flyweight (— 48 kg)
Daniel Petrov → Gold Medal
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Defeated Nshan Munchyan (Armenia), 11-5
Quarter Finals — Defeated Somrot Kamsing (Thailand), 18-6
Semi Finals — Defeated Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine), 17-8
Final — Defeated Mansueto Velasco (Philippines), 19-6
Men's Flyweight (— 51 kg)
Yuliyan Strogov
First Round — Lost to Damaen Kelly (Ireland), 11-12
Men's Bantamweight (— 54 kg)
Aleksandar Khristov
First Round — Lost to Carlos Barreto (Venezuela), 3-9
Men's Featherweight (— 57 kg)
Serafim Todorov → Silver Medal
First Round — Defeated Evgenii Shestakov (Ukraine), 11-4
Second Round — Defeated Robert Peden (Australia), 20-8
Quarter Finals — Defeated Falk Huste (Germany), 14-6
Semi Finals — Defeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. (United States), 10-9
Final — Lost to Kamsing Somluck (Thailand), 5-8
Men's Lightweight (— 60 kg)
Tontcho Tontchev → Silver Medal
First Round — Defeated Oktavian Taykou (Moldova), referee stopped contest in second round
Second Round — Defeated Dennis Zimba (Zambia), 17-9
Quarter Finals — Defeated Michael Strange (Canada), 16-10
Semi Finals — Defeated Terrance Cauthen (United States), 15-12
Final — Lost to Hocine Soltani (Algeria), 3-3 (referee decision)
Men's Light Welterweight (— 63,5 kg)
Radoslav Suslekov
First Round — Lost to Moghimi Babak (Iran), 3-11
Women's 10m Platform
Radoslava Georgieva
Semi Finals — 402.54 pt(→ 16th place)
Three fencers, one man and two women, represented Bulgaria in 1996.
Men's épée
Iliya Mechkov
Women's foil
Anna Angelova
Ivana Georgieva
Men's 100m Butterfly
Denislav Kalchev
Heat — 54.81 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
Denislav Kalchev
Heat — 2:08.16 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's Singles Competition
Magdalena Maleeva
First round — Defeated Rennae Stubbs (Australia) 6-2 6-1
Second round — Defeated Florencia Labat (Argentina) 7-6 6-1
Third round — Lost to Kimiko Date (Japan) 4-6 4-6
Preliminary 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)
Quarterfinals
Lost to Netherlands (1-3)
Classification Matches
5th/8th place: Lost to Cuba (1-3)
7th/8th place: Defeated Argentina (3-1) → 7th place
Team Roster
Lubomir Ganev
Ivaylo Gavrilov
Plamen Hristov
Evgeni Ivanov
Nikolay Ivanov
Plamen Konstantinov
Lyudmil Naydenov
Nayden Naydenov
Petar Ouzounov
Martin Stoev
Dimo Tonev (captain)
Nikolay Jeliazkov
Men's Light-Heavyweight
Krastu Milev
Final — 160.0 + 200.0 = 360.0 (→ 8th place)
