Bulgaria at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria at the 1924 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BUL
NOC	Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Website	www.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
in Paris
Competitors	24 in 4 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1896 1900–1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Bulgaria competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, with 24 athletes competing in 4 sports.^[1] It was the first official appearance of the nation at the modern Olympic Games, although some sources claim that Charles Champaud represented Bulgaria in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics.

Athletics[]

Four athletes represented Bulgaria in 1924. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Lyuben Karastoyanov	1500 m	N/A				Unknown	5	Did not advance
Kiril Petrunov	400 m	Unknown	4	Did not advance
	Long jump	N/A				6.00	9	Did not advance
	Triple jump	N/A				12.015	9	Did not advance
Anton Tsvetanov	10000 m	N/A						Did not finish
Vasil Venkov	10000 m	N/A						Did not finish

Cycling[]

Seven cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Games.

Road cycling[]

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Georgi Abadzhiev	Time trial	8:08:35.0	53
Atanas Atanasov	Time trial	Did not finish
Mikhail Georgiev	Time trial	Did not finish
Mikhail Klaynerov	Time trial	8:23:18.0	57
Georgi Abadzhiev Atanas Atanasov Mikhail Georgiev Mikhail Klaynerov	Team time trial	Did not finish

Track cycling[]

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	First round		First repechage		Quarterfinals		Second repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Boris Dimchev	Sprint	Unknown	3 r	Did not start		Did not advance
Prodan Georgiev	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36
Borislav Stoyanov	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36

Equestrian[]

Two equestrians represented Bulgaria in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Games.

Equestrian	Event	Final
		Score	Time	Rank
Krum Lekarski	Eventing	Did not finish
Vladimir Stoychev	Dressage	220.2	N/A	17
	Eventing	533.5	N/A	31

Football[]

Bulgaria competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time in 1924.

Round 1

Bye

Round 2

Final rank

9th place

References[]

External links[]

• Bulgarian Olympic Committee
• Official Olympic Reports