Bulgaria at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 271 competitors, 183 men and 88 women, took part in 151 events in 20 sports.

Gold

 * Petar Lesov &mdash; Boxing, men's flyweight
 * Lyubomir Lyubenov – canoeing, men's C1 1000m Canadian singles
 * Stojan Deltshev – gymnastics, men's horizontal bar
 * Yanko Rusev – weightlifting, men's lightweight
 * Asen Zlatev – weightlifting, men's middleweight
 * Georgi Raikov – wrestling, men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
 * Valentin Raychev – wrestling, men's freestyle welterweight
 * Ismail Abilov – wrestling, men's freestyle middleweight

Silver

 * Mariya Petkova – athletics, women's discus throw
 * Krasimira Bogdanova, Diana Braynova-Dilova, Vanya Dermendzhieva, Silviya Germanova, Nadka Golcheva, Petkana Makayeeva, Penka Metodieva, Angelina Mikhaylova, Snezhana Mikhaylova, Kostadinka Radkova, Evladiya Slavcheva, and Penka Stoyanova – basketball, women's team competition
 * Lyubomir Lyubenov – canoeing, men's C1 500m Canadian singles
 * Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova – canoeing, women's K1 500m kayak singles
 * Georgi Gadshev, Svetoslav Ivanov, and Petar Mandazhiev – equestrian, team dressage
 * Dimitar Zapryanov – judo, men's heavyweight
 * Nadya Filipova, Ginka Gyurova, Mariyka Modeva, Rita Todorova and Iskra Velinova – rowing, women's coxed fours
 * Yordan Angelov, Dimitar Dimitrov, Stefan Dimitrov, Stoyan Gunchev, Khristo Iliev, Petko Petkov, Kaspar Simeonov, Khristo Stoyanov, Mitko Todorov, Tsano Tsanov, Emil Valchev, and Dimitar Zlatanov – volleyball, men's team competition
 * Stefan Dimitrov – weightlifting, men's featherweight
 * Blagoi Blagoev – weightlifting, men's light heavyweight
 * Rumen Aleksandrov – weightlifting, men's Middle Heavyweight
 * Valentin Khristov – weightlifting, men's heavyweight
 * Aleksandar Tomov – wrestling, men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight
 * Mikho Dukov – wrestling, men's freestyle featherweight
 * Ivan Yankov – wrestling, men's freestyle lightweight
 * Slavcho Chervenkov – wrestling, men's freestyle heavyweight

Bronze

 * Petar Petrov – athletics, men's 100 metres
 * Ivailo Khristov &mdash; Boxing, men's Light Flyweight
 * Borislav Borisov, Lazar Khristov, Ivan Manev, and Bozhidar Milenkov – canoeing, men's K4 1000m Kayak Fours
 * Borislav Ananiev and Nikolay Ilkov – canoeing, men's C2 500m Canadian Pairs
 * Stojan Deltshev – gymnastics, men's All-Around Individual
 * Iliyan Nedkov – judo, men's Half Lightweight (65 kg)
 * Bogdan Dobrev, Mincho Nikolov, Lyubomir Petrov, and Ivo Rusev – rowing, men's Quadruple Sculls
 * Ani Bakova, Rumeliana Boncheva, Dolores Nakova, and Mariana Serbezova – rowing, women's Quadruple Sculls
 * Siyka Kelbecheva and Stoyanka Kurbatova-Gruicheva – rowing, women's Coxless Pairs
 * Lyubcho Dyakov &mdash; Shooting, men's Free Pistol
 * Petar Zapryanov &mdash; Shooting, men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
 * Verka Borisova-Stoyanova, Tsvetana Bozhurina, Rositsa Dimitrova, Tanya Dimitrova-Todorova, Maya Georgieva-Stoeva, Tanya Gogova, Valentina Ilieva-Kharalampieva, Rumyana Kaisheva, Anka Kristolova-Uzunova, and Silva Petrunova – volleyball, women's team competition
 * Mincho Pashov – weightlifting, men's lightweight
 * Nedelcho Kolev – weightlifting, men's middleweight
 * Mladen Mladenov – wrestling, men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
 * Pavel Pavlov – wrestling, men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
 * Nermedin Selimov – wrestling, men's freestyle flyweight

Archery
In its first appearance in Olympic archery, Bulgaria entered one man and one woman.
 * Men
 * Women

Athletics

 * Men
 * Track & road events


 * Field events


 * Combined events – Decathlon


 * Women
 * Track & road events


 * Field events


 * Combined events – pentathlon

Women's tournament
The women's tournament was decided in a round robin group with all six teams. The first two places competed for the gold medal, while the third and fourth places for the bronze. The remaining teams retain their group ranks for the final standings. The host nation finished the group phase undefeated and won the gold against Bulgaria. Yugoslavia would go on to win the bronze medal against Hungary.

Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
 * Ismail Mustafov → [[Image:Bronze medal.svg|16x16px]] Bronze Medal
 * First Round &mdash; Bye
 * Second Round – defeated Gerard Hawkins (Ireland) on points (5-0)
 * Quarter-finals – defeated Ahmed Siad (Algeria) on points (5-0)
 * Semi-finals – lost to Hipolito Ramos (Cuba) on points (1-4)

Men's flyweight (– 51 kg)
 * Petar Lesov → [[Image:Gold medal.svg|16x16px]] Gold Medal
 * First Round – defeated Onofre Ramirez (Nicaragua) on points (5-0)
 * Second Round – defeated Hassen Sherif (Ethiopia) on points (5-0)
 * Quarter-finals – defeated Roman Gilberto (Mexico) on points (4-1)
 * Semi-finals – defeated Hugh Russell (Ireland) on points (5-0)
 * Final – defeated Viktor Miroshnichenko (Soviet Union) after referee stopped contest in 2nd round

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
 * Aleksandr Radev
 * First Round &mdash; Bye
 * Second Round – lost to John Siryakibbe (Uganda) after referee stopped contest in first round

Men's featherweight (– 57 kg)
 * Tsacho Andreikovski
 * First Round &mdash; Bye
 * Second Round – defeated William Azanor (Nigeria) after knock-out in first round
 * Third Round – defeated Barthelémy Adoukonu (Benin) after knock-out in second round
 * Quarter-finals – lost to Viktor Rybakov (Soviet Union) on points (1-4)

Men's lightweight (– 60 kg)
 * Yordan Lesov
 * First Round – defeated Patrice Martin (Benin) after knock-out in first round
 * Second Round – defeated Tibor Dezamits (Hungary) on points (4-1)
 * Quarter-finals – lost to Viktor Demyanenko (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)

Men's light-welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
 * Margarit Anastasov
 * First Round – lost to Ace Rusevski (Yugoslavia) on points (1-4)

Men's heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
 * Petr Stoimenov
 * First Round – defeated Naasan Ajjoub (Syria) after referee stopped contest in second round
 * Quarter-finals – lost to Jürgen Fanghänel (East Germany) after referee stopped contest in second round

Sprint

 * Men
 * Women

Cycling
Six cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1980.

Track

 * Time trial

Diving

 * Men

Fencing
Four fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1980.


 * Men's sabre
 * Vasil Etropolski
 * Khristo Etropolski
 * Georgi Chomakov


 * Men's team sabre
 * Khristo Etropolski, Nikolay Marincheshki, Vasil Etropolski, Georgi Chomakov

Judo

 * Men

Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1980.

Rowing

 * Men
 * Women

Sailing

 * Open

Shooting

 * Open

Swimming

 * Men
 * Women

Preliminary round

 * Pool A

Team roster

 * Stoyan Gunchev
 * Hristo Stoyanov
 * Dimitar Zlatanov
 * Dimitar Dimitrov
 * Tsano Tsanov
 * Stefan Dimitrov
 * Petko Petkov
 * Mitko Todorov
 * Kaspar Simeonov
 * Emil Valtchev
 * Hristo Iliev
 * Yordan Angelov

Preliminary round
Teams in two groups played each other in a round to decide, for which place each of them should compete in the semi-finals and the finals.
 * Group B

Team roster

 * Tania Dimitrova
 * Valentina Ilieva
 * Galina Stancheva
 * Silva Petrunova
 * Anka Khristolova
 * Verka Borisova
 * Margarita Gerasimova
 * Rumiana Kaicheva
 * Maia Georgieva
 * Tania Gogova
 * Tsvetana Bozhurina
 * Rositsa Dimitrova

Group B

 * Team Roster
 * Volodia Sirakov
 * Andrei Andreev
 * Kiril Kiriakov
 * Asen Denchev
 * Vasil Nanov
 * Anton Partalev
 * Petar Kostadinov
 * Nikolai Stamatov
 * Biser Georgiev
 * Matei Popov
 * Georgi Gospodinov

Weightlifting

 * Men