Bulgaria at the
1964 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBUL
NOCBulgarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
in Tokyo
Competitors63 in 9 sports
Flag bearer Enyu Valchev
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
3
Silver
5
Bronze
2
Total
10
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Bulgaria competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 63 competitors, 56 men and 7 women, took part in 56 events in 9 sports.[1]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Sprint

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechages Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Bogdan Ivanov C-1 1000 m 4:48.39 3 Q — BYE 4:44.76 6
Georgi Todorov K-1 1000 m DNS Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechages Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nikolina Ruseva K-1 500 m 2:13.26 4 Q — 2:15.49 4 Did not advance

Cycling

One cyclist represented Bulgaria in 1964. Stefan Kirev from Kazanlak.

Track

1000m time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Stefan Kirev Men's 1000m time trial 1:13.06 15

Gymnastics

Shooting

Four shooters represented Bulgaria in 1964. Velichko Velichkov won the silver medal in the 50 m rifle, three positions event.

Men
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Dencho Denev 50 m pistol 543 15
25 m rapid fire pistol 582 18
Martsel Koen 50 m rifle three positions 1130 23
50 m rifle prone 589 25
Todor Kozlovski 50 m pistol 540 23
Velichko Velichkov 50 m rifle three positions 1152
50 m rifle prone 592 10

Volleyball

Men

Round robin

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Soviet Union 9 8 1 17 25 5 5.000 415 279 1.487
2  Czechoslovakia 9 8 1 17 26 10 2.600 486 399 1.218
3  Japan 9 7 2 16 22 12 1.833 475 372 1.277
4  Romania 9 6 3 15 19 15 1.267 432 394 1.096
5  Bulgaria 9 5 4 14 20 16 1.250 464 429 1.082
6  Hungary 9 4 5 13 18 18 1.000 449 466 0.964
7  Brazil 9 3 6 12 13 23 0.565 410 474 0.865
8  Netherlands 9 2 7 11 11 24 0.458 378 482 0.784
9  United States 9 2 7 11 10 23 0.435 360 450 0.800
10  South Korea 9 0 9 9 9 27 0.333 376 500 0.752
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Oct Bulgaria  3–0  Brazil 16–14 15–10 15–6     46–30
14 Oct Czechoslovakia  3–2  Bulgaria 15–13 13–15 15–11 7–15 15–11 65–65
15 Oct Romania  3–2  Bulgaria 15–6 11–15 5–15 15–13 15–8 61–57
17 Oct Japan  3–1  Bulgaria 15–10 12–15 15–6 15–10   57–41
18 Oct Bulgaria  3–2  Netherlands 15–11 8–15 15–8 14–16 15–8 67–58
19 Oct Bulgaria  3–0  United States 15–9 15–13 15–7     45–29
21 Oct Bulgaria  3–1  South Korea 15–4 12–15 15–11 15–9   57–39
22 Oct Soviet Union  3–0  Bulgaria 15–2 16–14 15–13     46–29
23 Oct Bulgaria  3–1  Hungary 15–9 15–12 12–15 15–8   57–44

Team roster

Weightlifting

Men
Athlete Event Military press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Bogomil Cvetanov 67,5 kg 125 7 107.5 13 125 19 357.5 15
Weliko Konarov 75 kg 130 7 130 5 155 13 415 8
Stancho Penchev 82.5 kg 135 10 130 12 160 14 425 11
Petar Tachev 90 kg 145 8 130 11 170 10 445 8
Ivan Veselinov +90 kg 165 7 135 11 190 4 490 7

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Bulgaria at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2014.


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