Bulgaria at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Bulgaria
games=2008 Summer
competitors= 72
sports= 16
flagbearer=Petar Stoychev
gold=1
silver=1
bronze=3
rank=42

Bulgaria was represented by 72 athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Medalists

Athletics

Field events

Men's team

Women's team

Canoeing

Flatwater

Men

;Women

Rowing

Men

Shooting

Men

Volleyball

Men

The men's team qualified as the bronze medalist from the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup.

Team roster

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)volleyballbox
date = Aug 10,2008
time = 20:00
team1 = vb-rt|BUL
score = 3 – 1
team2 = vb|CHN
set1 = 25
25
26
25
set=Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
set2 = 20
21
28
19
stadium = Capital Indoor Stadium
attendance = 11,000
referee = Laert Souza de Francisco (Brazil)----volleyballbox
date = Aug 12,2008
time = 22:00
team1 = vb-rt|JPN
score = 1 – 3
team2 = vb|BUL
set1 = 27
25
21
19
set=Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
set2 = 29
23
25
25
stadium = Capital Indoor Stadium
attendance = 3,200
referee = Mitch Davidson (Canada)----volleyballbox
date = Aug 14,2008
time = 22:00
team1 = vb-rt|BUL
score = 1 – 3
team2 = vb|USA
set1 =29
21
14
24
set=Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
set2 =27
25
25
26
stadium = Capital Indoor Stadium
attendance = 5,700
referee = Laert Souza de Francisco (Brazil)----volleyballbox
date = Aug 16,2008
time = 14:30
team1 = vb-rt|ITA
score = 3 – 0
team2 = vb|BUL
set1 =25
25
25
set=Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
set2 =20
21
16
stadium = Capital Indoor Stadium
attendance = 8,000
referee = Umit Sokullu (Turkey)----volleyballbox
date = Aug 18,2008
time = 10:00
team1 = vb-rt|BUL
score = 3 – 1
team2 = vb|VEN
set1 = 23
25
25
25
set=Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
set2 = 25
19
16
22
stadium = Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium
attendance = 3,400
referee = Shahmiri Mohammad (Iran)

Quarterfinals All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)volleyballbox
date = Aug 20,2008
time = 10:00
team1 = vb-rt|BUL
score = 1 – 3
team2 = vb|RUS
set1 = 25
16
22
21
set=Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
set2 = 20
25
25
25
stadium = Capital Indoor Stadium
attendance = 11,500
referee = Bela Hobor (Hungary)

Wrestling

;Men's Freestyle

Weightlifting Controversy

The country was initially supposed to be represented by a full team of 6 athletes at the men's competition, along with two women. However, Bulgaria later announced that it was withdrawing its entire weightlifting delegation, due to all its weightlifters having tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid substance. [ [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gbW8oxHdmENOx53zMzwk4FqTrmmQ "Bulgaria men, women teams withdraw from Olympics"] , AFP, June 28, 2008]

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