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Bulgaria at the Paralympics

Bulgaria at the
Paralympics
IPC codeBUL
NPCBulgarian Paralympic Association
Medals
Gold
6
Silver
9
Bronze
3
Total
18
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Bulgaria made its Paralympic Games début at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, sending three competitors in track and field, and a men's goalball team. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics. It made its Winter Paralympics début in 1994, and has taken part in every edition of the Winter Games since then.[1]

Bulgarian athletes have won a total of five gold medals, nine silver and three bronze. All these medals have been won at the Summer Games, and all but one in track and field; the exception is Polina Dzhurova's silver medal in swimming in 1996, in the women's 100m backstroke (S6 category).[2]

1988 was Bulgaria's most successful year. Gueorgui Sakelarov became the country's first Paralympic champion when he took gold in both the discus and the shot put (B2 category). Compatriot Donko Angelov won Bulgaria's third medal of the Games, a silver, in the triple jump (B3). Ivan Hristov narrowly missed out on a medal when he finished fourth in the high jump (B1).[3]

Sakelarov has won three of Bulgaria's five Paralympic gold medals. He successfully defended his title in the shot put in 1992, though he won "only" silver in the discus that year. Bulgaria's fifth and most recent gold medal was won by Ruzhdi Ruzhdi in the men's shot put (F54-55) in 2016.[4]

Medal tallies

Summer Paralympics

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
1988 Summer Paralympics 2 1 0 3 32nd
1992 Summer Paralympics 1 2 0 3 38th
1996 Summer Paralympics 0 1 1 2 55th
2000 Summer Paralympics 1 0 0 1 49th
2004 Summer Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -
2008 Summer Paralympics 0 1 1 2 60th
2012 Summer Paralympics 0 2 1 3 59th
2016 Summer Paralympics 1 0 0 1 60th
2020 Summer Paralympics 0 2 0 2 69th
2024 Summer Paralympics 1 0 0 1 65th

Winter Paralympics

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
1994 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -
1998 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -
2002 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -
2006 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -
2010 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -
2014 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -
2018 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -


Medallists

Summer Games

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Gold Gueorgui Sakelarov 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's discus throw B2
 Gold Gueorgui Sakelarov 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's shot put B2
 Silver Donko Angelov 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's triple jump B3
 Gold Gueorgui Sakelarov 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's shot put B2
 Silver Donko Angelov 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's triple jump B3
 Silver Gueorgui Sakelarov 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's discus throw B2
 Silver Polina Dzhurova 1996 Atlanta Swimming Women's 100m backstroke S6
 Bronze Gueorgui Sakelarov 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's discus F11
 Gold Ivanka Koleva 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's shot put F57
 Silver Stela Eneva 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's discus throw F57/58
 Bronze Daniela Todorova 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's javelin throw F54-56
 Silver Stela Eneva 2012 London Athletics Women's discus throw F57-58
 Silver Stela Eneva 2012 London Athletics Women's shot put F57-58
 Bronze Radoslav Zlatanov 2012 London Athletics Men's long jump F13
 Gold Ruzhdi Ruzhdi 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's shot put F54-55
 Silver Ruzhdi Ruzhdi 2020 Tokyo Athletics Men's shot put F55
 Silver Hristiyan Stoyanov 2020 Tokyo Athletics Men's 1500 metres T46
 Gold Ruzhdi Ruzhdi 2024 Paris Athletics Men's shot put F55

Winter Games

See also

References

  1. ^ Bulgaria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  2. ^ Bulgaria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  3. ^ Bulgaria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  4. ^ Bulgaria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
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