Bulgaria made their World Championships debut in 1934. However, it wasn't until 1974 when Andrey Keranov won Bulgaria its first medal, a bronze on floor exercise.[1] In 1981 Zoya Grancharova became the first Bulgarian female artistic gymnast to win a medal at the World Championships, winning a bronze on floor exercise.[2] Yordan Yovchev has won the most World Championship medals for Bulgaria; he won 13 medals between 1995 and 2009.[3]
| Bulgaria at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | BUL |
| Medals |
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Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
Andrey Keranov |  1974 Varna |
Men's floor exercise |
| Bronze |
Stoyan Deltchev |  1978 Strasbourg |
Men's pommel horse |
| Bronze |
Stoyan Deltchev | Men's horizontal bar | |
| Bronze |
Zoya Grancharova |  1981 Moscow |
Women's floor exercise |
 Gold |
Boriana Stoyanova |  1983 Budapest |
Women's vault |
| Bronze |
Boriana Stoyanova | Women's floor exercise | |
| Bronze |
Lubomir Geraskov |  1987 Rotterdam |
Men's floor exercise |
| Bronze |
Lubomir Geraskov | Men's pommel horse | |
| Bronze |
Deyan Kolev | Men's vault | |
| Bronze |
Yordan Yovchev |  1995 Sabae |
Men's rings |
| Bronze |
Krasimir Dunev | Men's horizontal bar | |
 Silver |
Yordan Yovchev |  1996 San Juan |
Men's rings |
| Silver |
Krasimir Dunev | Men's horizontal bar | |
| Bronze |
Yordan Yovchev |  1999 Tianjin |
Men's all-around |
| Bronze |
Yordan Yovchev |  2001 Ghent |
Men's all-around |
| Gold |
Yordan Yovchev | Men's floor exercise | |
| Gold |
Yordan Yovchev | Men's rings | |
| Silver |
Yordan Yovchev | 2002 Debrecen |
Men's floor exercise |
| Silver |
Yordan Yovchev | Men's rings | |
| Gold |
Yordan Yovchev |  2003 Anaheim |
Men's floor exercise |
| Gold |
Yordan Yovchev | Men's rings | |
| Silver |
Yordan Yovchev |  2006 Aarhus |
Men's rings |
| Bronze |
Yordan Yovchev |  2007 Stuttgart |
Men's rings |
| Silver |
Yordan Yovchev |  2009 London |
Men's rings |
Medal tables
editBy gender
edit| Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 |
| Women | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
References
edit- ^ "За ЧРД: Г-н Портних, защо Варна забрави големия Андрей Керанов?" [Mr. Portnich, why did Varna forget the great Andrey Keranov?]. Petel.bg (in Bulgarian). September 20, 2017.
- ^ "В България спортната гимнастика е с дългогодишна история" [In Bulgaria, sports gymnastics has a long history.]. Levski Sofia (in Bulgarian).
- ^ "Йордан Йовчев - Спортна гимнастика" [Yordan Yovchev - Gymnastics]. Plovdiv Sports Museum (in Bulgarian).