Bulgaria at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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| IOC code | BUL | ||||||||
| NOC | Bulgarian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 63 (54 men, 9 women) in 8 sports | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 40th |
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Bulgaria competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after having missed the 1948 Summer Olympics. 63 competitors, 54 men and 9 women, took part in 34 events in 8 sports.[1]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Boris Nikolov | Boxing | Men's Middleweight | August 1 |
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Qualification Round (Group A)
- Defeated Switzerland (69-58)
- Defeated Cuba (62-56)
- Main Round (Group B)
- Lost to Soviet Union (46-74)
- Defeated Mexico (52-44)
- Defeated Finland (65-64)
- Final Round (Group B)
- Lost to Argentina (56-100)
- Lost to Uruguay (54-62)
- Defeated France (67-58)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Lost to Chile (53-60)
- 7th/8th place: Defeated France (58-44) → Seventh place
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Petar Georgiev — 5:24:34.0 (→ 46th place)
- Boyan Kotsev — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Ilya Velchev — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Milcho Rosev — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Football
Main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Six shooters represented Bulgaria in 1952.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Ivan Ivanov | Trap | 182 | 16 |
| Georgi Keranov | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 561 | 17 |
| Nikolay Khristozov | 50 m pistol | 500 | 41 |
| Stoyan Popov | 50 m pistol | 517 | 26 |
| Khristo Shopov | Trap | 168 | 30 |
| Todor Stanchev | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 552 | 25 |
References
- ↑ "Bulgaria at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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