Bulgaria at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Bulgaria ranked 5th overall by medal count with 35 medals won. 171 competitors, 104 men and 67 women, took part in 120 events in 16 sports. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after being forced to boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Athletics

 * Men
 * Track & road events
 * Field events
 * Women
 * Track & road events
 * Field events
 * Combined events – Heptathlon

Women's tournament

 * Team roster


 * Group play


 * Classification 5–8


 * Classification 5/6

Boxing

 * Men

Sprint

 * Men


 * Women

Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1988.

Artistic

 * Men
 * Individual finals
 * Women
 * Individual finals

Judo

 * Men

Rowing

 * Men
 * Women

Shooting

 * Men
 * Women

Swimming

 * Men
 * Women

Round of 16
Chen Jing (CHN) - Daniela Guergueltcheva (BUL) 3:0 21–15, 21–7, 22–20

Tennis

 * Women

Preliminary round

 * Pool A

5th place match
Team Roster Head coach: Todor Piperkov
 * Kostadin Mitev
 * Petyo Draguiev
 * Borislav Kyossev
 * Ljubomir Ganev
 * Ilian Kaziiski
 * Dimo Tonev
 * Petko Petkov
 * Plamen Khristov
 * Sava Kovatchev
 * Nayden Naydenov
 * Miltcho Milanov
 * Zvetan Florov

Weightlifting

 * Men

Wrestling

 * Men's freestyle
 * Men's Greco-Roman