Bulgaria at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Bulgaria at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg
IOC codeBUL
NOCBulgarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors43 in 6 sports
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Bulgaria competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events).

Medalists[]

Gold[]

Silver[]

  • Dimitar Dobrev — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
  • Petko Sirakov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
  • Yusein Mekhmedov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight

Bronze[]

Basketball[]

Main article: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Preliminary round[]

Group C[]

TEAM PTS P W L PF PA
 Uruguay 6 3 3 0 238 187
 Bulgaria 5 3 2 1 242 199
 Formosa 4 3 1 2 216 249
 South Korea 3 3 0 3 194 255
Uruguay Uruguay 70,  Bulgaria 65
Scoring by half: 38–35, 32–30
Bulgaria Bulgaria 89,  South Korea 58
Scoring by half: 47–33, 42–25
Formosa Taiwan 71,  Bulgaria 88
Scoring by half: 35–47, 36–41

Quarterfinal[]

Group B[]

TEAM PTS P W L PF PA
 United States 6 3 3 0 283 150
 Soviet Union 5 3 2 1 208 209
 Bulgaria 4 3 1 2 182 224
 Brazil 3 3 0 3 192 282
Bulgaria Bulgaria 44,  United States 85
Scoring by half: 19–48, 25–37
Bulgaria Bulgaria 56,  Soviet Union 66
Scoring by half: 32–37, 24–29
Bulgaria Bulgaria 82,  Brazil 73
Scoring by half: 38–36, 44–37

Classification playoffs[]

Bulgaria Bulgaria 80,  Philippines 70

5th place match[]

Bulgaria Bulgaria 64,  Brazil 52

Boxing[]

Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Football[]

Main article: Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics

First round[]

Bulgaria w/o 1 Egypt

Quarterfinals[]

Bulgaria 6–1 Great Britain
Dimitrov Goal 6'
Kolev Goal 40' Goal 85'
Milanov Goal 45' Goal 75' Goal 80'		 Report Lewis Goal 30'
Attendance: 6,748
Referee: (AUS)

Semifinals[]

Soviet Union 2–1 (a.e.t.) Bulgaria
Streltsov Goal 112'
Tatushin Goal 116'		 Report Kolev Goal 95'
Attendance: 21,079
Referee: R.H. Mann (GBR)

Bronze Medal match[]

Bulgaria 3–0 India
Diev Goal 37' Goal 60'
Milanov Goal 42'		 Report
Attendance: 21,236
Referee: Latyshev (USSR)

Gymnastics[]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting[]

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Military press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ivan Abadzhiev 75 kg 102.5 15 117.5 2 137.5 6 357.5 7
Ivan Veselinov 90 kg 132.5 4 120 6 155 5 407.5 5

Wrestling[]

Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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