List of flag bearers for Bulgaria at the Olympics

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Bulgaria at the Olympics.[1]

Bulgaria at the
Olympics
IOC codeBUL
NOCBulgarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
Medals
Gold
58
Silver
91
Bronze
88
Total
237
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

# Event year Season Flag bearer Sport
1 1924 Summer Kiril Petrunov Athletics [1]
2 1928 Summer Todor Semov Equestrian
3 1936 Summer Lyuben Doychev Athletics
4 1952 Summer Boris Nikolov Boxing
5 1956 Summer Georgi Panov Basketball
6 1960 Summer Georgi Panov Basketball
7 1964 Summer Enyu Valchev Wrestling
8 1968 Summer Prodan Gardzhev Wrestling
9 1972 Summer Dimitar Zlatanov Volleyball
10 1976 Summer Aleksandar Tomov Wrestling
11 1980 Winter Petar Popangelov Alpine skiing
12 1980 Summer Aleksandar Tomov Wrestling
13 1984 Winter Vladimir Velichkov Biathlon
14 1988 Winter Vladimir Velichkov Biathlon
15 1988 Summer Vasil Etropolski Fencing
16 1992 Winter Iva Karagiozova-Shkodreva Biathlon
17 1992 Summer Ivaylo Yordanov Wrestling
18 1994 Winter Nadezhda Aleksieva Biathlon
19 1996 Summer Dimo Tonev Volleyball
20 1998 Winter Lyubomir Popov Alpine skiing
21 2000 Summer Ivo Yanakiev Rowing
22 2002 Winter Stefan Georgiev Alpine skiing
23 2004 Summer Maria Grozdeva Shooting
24 2006 Winter Ekaterina Dafovska Biathlon
25 2008 Summer Petar Stoychev Swimming
26 2010 Winter Aleksandra Zhekova Snowboarding
27 2012 Summer Yordan Yovchev Gymnastics
28 2014 Winter Maria Kirkova Alpine skiing
29 2016 Summer Ivet Lalova Athletics
30 2018 Winter Radoslav Yankov Snowboarding [2]
31 2020 Summer Maria Grozdeva Shooting [3]
Josif Miladinov Swimming
32 2022 Winter Maria Zdravkova Biathlon [4]
Radoslav Yankov Snowboarding
33 2024 Summer Stanimira Petrova Boxing [5]
Lyubomir Epitropov Swimming
34 2026 Winter

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bulgaria. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
  2. ^ "The Flagbearers for the PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. ^ "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. ^ "The flagbearers for the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 26 July 2024.