IOC code BUL Flag bearer Mariya Grozdeva | Competitors 95 in 19 sports | |
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Website www.bgolympic.org (Bulgarian) (English) MedalsRanked 33rd GoldSilverBronzeTotal21912 | ||
Bulgaria competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for three different occasions, including the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of the Soviet boycott. The Bulgarian Olympic Committee sent a total of 95 athletes, 49 men and 46 women, to compete in 19 sports. Shooting champion and four-time Olympian Mariya Grozdeva became the nation's first ever female flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
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Athletics
Bulgarian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
Badminton
Bulgaria has qualified two spots in the women's singles and doubles.
Boxing
Bulgaria sent five boxers to Athens, winning a bronze medal to join a five-way tie for 16th place in the boxing medals scoreboard. Their combined record was 5-5.
Sprint
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
Track
Artistic
Bulgaria has qualified three gymnasts (two males and one female).
Judo
Bulgaria has qualified two judoka.
Rowing
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage
Sailing
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Shooting
Swimming
Bulgarian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):
Weightlifting
Bulgaria has qualified the following quota places.
Wrestling
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