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Bulgaria Summer Sports
Bulgaria: Summer Sports / Winter Sports
Games: 19 summer games in 17 countries
Events: 254 distinct events in 28 sports
Participants: 1,287 (935 men and 352 women)
Youngest Participant: Dimitrinka Filipova (14 years, 76 days), 1980 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: Krasimir Krastev (70 years, 193 days), 1980 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Mariya Grozdeva (5 medals)
28 Sports
| Rk | Sport | From | To | Participants | Men | Women | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Top Medalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archery | 1980 | 2012 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 2 | Art Competitions | 1932 | 1936 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | Athletics | 1924 | 2012 | 177 | 83 | 94 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 6 athletes with 2 medals |
| 4 | Badminton | 1992 | 2012 | 11 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 5 | Basketball | 1952 | 1988 | 63 | 37 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 athletes with 2 medals | |
| 6 | Beach Volleyball | 2000 | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 7 | Boxing | 1952 | 2012 | 72 | 71 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | Daniel Bozhinov and Ismail Mustafov (2 medals) |
| 8 | Canoeing | 1960 | 2012 | 62 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | Vanya Gesheva (4 medals) |
| 9 | Cycling | 1924 | 2012 | 50 | 49 | 1 | |||||
| 10 | Diving | 1980 | 1996 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 11 | Equestrianism | 1924 | 2004 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 12 | Fencing | 1928 | 2012 | 21 | 18 | 3 | |||||
| 13 | Football | 1924 | 1968 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 14 | Gymnastics | 1936 | 2012 | 108 | 58 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | Yordan Yovchev (4 medals) |
| 15 | Judo | 1976 | 2012 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 16 | Modern Pentathlon | 1968 | 2000 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | Rhythmic Gymnastics | 1988 | 2012 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 18 | Rowing | 1968 | 2008 | 119 | 61 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | Rumyana Dzhadzharova-Neykova (3 medals) |
| 19 | Sailing | 1980 | 2012 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| 20 | Shooting | 1936 | 2012 | 47 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | Mariya Grozdeva (5 medals) |
| 21 | Swimming | 1968 | 2012 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Antoaneta Frenkeva (2 medals) |
| 22 | Synchronized Swimming | 2004 | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 23 | Table Tennis | 1988 | 1992 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 24 | Tennis | 1988 | 2012 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (1 medal) | ||
| 25 | Volleyball | 1964 | 2012 | 84 | 74 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 26 | Water Polo | 1972 | 1980 | 21 | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 27 | Weightlifting | 1956 | 2012 | 71 | 64 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 36 | 4 athletes with 2 medals |
| 28 | Wrestling | 1956 | 2012 | 150 | 148 | 2 | 16 | 32 | 20 | 68 | Aleksandar Tomov and Enyu Valchev (3 medals) |
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