Bulgaria at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Bulgaria
games=2000 Summer
competitors=91 (52 men and 39 women)
sports=16
flagbearer=Ivo Yanakiev
gold=5
silver=6
bronze=2
total=13

Bulgaria competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Medalists

Gold

*Tereza Marinova — Athletics, Women’s Triple Jump

*Tanyu Kiryakov — Shooting, Men’s 50 m Pistol

*Maria Grozdeva — Shooting, Women’s Sport Pistol

*Galabin Boevski — Weightlifting, Men’s Lightweight (69 kg)

*Armen Nazaryan — Wrestling, Men’s Greco-Roman Bantamweight (58 kg)

Silver

*Petar Merkov — Canoeing, Men’s K1 500 m Kayak Singles

*Petar Merkov — Canoeing, Men’s K1 1000 m Kayak Singles

*Rumyana Neykova — Rowing, Women’s Single Sculls

*Georgi Markov — Weightlifting, Men’s Lightweight (69 kg)

*Alan Tsagaev — Weightlifting, Men’s Heavyweight (105 kg)

*Serafim Barzakov — Wrestling, Men’s Freestyle Featherweight (63 kg)

Bronze

*Jordan Jovtchev — Gymnastics, Men’s Rings

*Jordan Jovtchev — Gymnastics, Men’s Floor Exercises

Results by event

=Athletics=

Men's Competition

Men's 100 m
* Petko Yankov:* Round 1 — 10.63 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m
* Petko Yankov:* Round 1 — 20.91:* Round 2 — 20.75 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m
* Iliya Dzhivondov:* Round 1 — 48.64 (→ did not advance)

Men's 110 m Hurdles
* Zhivko Videnov:* Round 1 — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Hurdles
* Iliya Dzhivondov:* Round 1 — 54.36 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump
* Petar Dachev:* Qualifying — 8.03:* Final — 7.80 (→ 11th place)

* Nikolay Atanasov:* Qualifying — 7.62 (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump
* Rostislav Dimitrov:* Qualifying — 17.00:* Final — 16.95 (→ 9th place)

* Ivayle Rusenov:* Qualifying — 16.40 (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault
* Ilian Efremov:* Qualifying — 5.55 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon
* Petko Stefanov:* Final — 2:26:24 (→ 60th place)

Women's Competition

Women's 100 m
* Petya Pendareva:* Round 1 — 11.30:* Round 2 — 11.36 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 m
* Monika Gachevska:* Round 1 — 24.16 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 m
* Daniela Georgieva:* Round 1 — 54.46 (→ did not advance)

Women's 5,000 m
* Daniela Yordanova:* Round 1 — 15:10.08:* Final — 14:56.95 (→ 10th place)

Women's 100 m Hurdles
* Svetla Dimitrova:* Round 1 — 13.00:* Round 2 — 13.04:* Semifinal — 12.95 (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw
* Khristina Georgieva:* Qualifying — 54.60 (→ did not advance)

Women's Hammer Throw
* Aneliya Iordanova:* Qualifying — 54.92 (→ did not advance)

Women's Triple Jump
* Tereza Marinova:* Qualifying — 14.73:* Final — 15.20 (→ Gold Medal)

* Maria Dimitrova:* Qualifying — 13.87 (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump
* Eleonora Miloucheva:* Qualifying — 1.94:* Final — 1.90 (→ 13th place)

* Venelina Veneva:* Qualifying — 1.94:* Final — 1.93 (→ 9th place)

* Hristina Kalcheva:* Qualifying — no mark (→ did not advance)

Women's Pole Vault
* Tanya Koleva:* Qualifying — no mark (→ did not advance)

=Badminton=

Men's Singles
*Rio Suryana:* Round of 64 — Bye :* Round of 32 — Defeated Svetoslav Stoyanov of Australia:* Round of 16 — Lost to Xia Xuanze of China

*Mihail Popov:* Round of 64 — Bye :* Round of 32 — Lost to Fung Permadi of Chinese Taipei

Men's Doubles
*Mihail Popov and Svetoslav Stoyanov:* Round of 32 — Lost to Martin Lundgaard Hansen, Lars Paaske of Denmark

Women's Singles
*Nely Boteva:* Round of 64 — Defeated Kellie Lucas of Australia:* Round of 32 — Lost to Chia-Chi Huang of Chinese Taipei

Women's Doubles
*Nely Boteva and Diana Koleva-Tzvetanova:* Round of 32 — Lost to Gao Ling, Qin Yiyuan of China

=Boxing=

Men's Featherweight (– 57kg)
*Juri Mladenov:*Round 1 — Defeated Servin Suleymanov of Ukraine:*Round 2 — Lost to Yosvani Aguilera of Cuba (→ did not advance)

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71kg)
*Dmitry Usagin:*Round 1 — Lost to Jermain Taylor of United States (→ did not advance)

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81kg)
*Dankov Emil-Krastev:*Round 1 — Lost to Ali Ysmajlov of Azerbaijan (→ did not advance)

=Canoe / Kayak=

Flatwater

Men's Competition

Men's Kayak Singles 500 m
* Peter Merkov:* Qualifying Heat — 01:40.227:* Semifinal — 01:40.008:* Final — 01:58.393 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's Kayak Singles 1000 m
* Peter Merkov:* Qualifying Heat — 03:38.234:* Semifinal — 03:38.217:* Final — 03:34.649 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's Kayak Doubles 500 m
* Petar Sibinkitch, Milko Kazanov:* Qualifying Heat — 01:33.682:* Semifinal — 01:31.919:* Final — 01:52.725 (→ 8th place)

Men's Kayak Doubles 1,000 m
* Mariyan Dimitrov, Dimitar Ivanov:* Qualifying Heat — 03:23.646 (→ did not advance)

Men's Kayak Fours 1,000 m
* Milko Kazanov, Iordan Iordanov, Petar Merkov, Pear Sibinkitch:* Qualifying Heat — 03:00.634:* Semifinal — 03:01.051:* Final — 02:58.112 (→ 5th place)

Men's Canoe Singles 500 m
* Nikolav Bouhalov:* Qualifying Heat — 01:51.996:* Semifinal — 01:52.371:* Final — 02:44.289 (→ 9th place)

Men's Canoe Singles 1000 m
* Nikolav Bouhalov:* Qualifying Heat — 03:59.092:* Semifinal — 04:05.236 (→ did not advance)

=Sailing=

Only one woman competed for Bulgaria in the Sailing competition at the 2000 Olympics.

Women's Mistral
* Irina Konstantinova:* Race 1 — 20 :* Race 2 — (25) :* Race 3 — 22 :* Race 4 — 15 :* Race 5 — 25 :* Race 6 — 22 :* Race 7 — 22 :* Race 8 — 23 :* Race 9 — (26) :* Race 10 — 22 :* Race 11 — 22 :* Final — 193 (→ 24th place)

=Swimming=

Men's 400 m Freestyle
* Petar Stoychev:* Preliminary Heat — 03:59.94 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle
* Petar Stoychev:* Preliminary Heat — 15:42.76 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Butterfly
* Simeon Makedonski:* Preliminary Heat — 55.49 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Butterfly
* Georgi Palazov:* Preliminary Heat — 02:04.40 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke
* Krasimir Zahov:* Preliminary Heat — 01:07.09 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Backstroke
* Ivan Angelov:* Preliminary Heat — 58.03 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Backstroke
* Ivan Angelov:* Preliminary Heat — 02:07.30 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley
* Georgi Palazov:* Preliminary Heat — 04:35.92 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 m Freestyle
* Ivanka Moralieva:* Preliminary Heat — 02:07.61 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 m Freestyle
* Ivanka Moralieva:* Preliminary Heat — 04:19.10 (→ did not advance)

Women's 800 m Freestyle
* Ivanka Moralieva:* Preliminary Heat — 08:52.61 (→ did not advance)

=Volleyball=

Women's Beach Competition

*Lina Yanchulova and Petia Yanchulova — 17th place (tied)

References

*Wallechinsky, David (2004). "The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)". Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
*International Olympic Committee (2001). [http://www.gamesinfo.com.au/results/results.pdf The Results] . Retrieved 11/12/05.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/2000v1.pdf Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games] . Retrieved 11/20/05.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/2000v2.pdf Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games] . Retrieved 11/20/05.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Results.pdf The Results] . Retrieved 11/20/05.
* [http://www.olympic.org International Olympic Committee Web Site]
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BUL/summer/2000/ sports-reference]