Bulgaria at the 1980 Summer Olympics


Bulgaria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 271 competitors, 183 men and 88 women, took part in 151 events in 20 sports.

Medalists

Gold

In its first appearance in Olympic archery, Bulgaria entered one man and one woman.
;Men
;Women

Athletics

Men's 100 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 110 m Hurdles
Men's 400 m Hurdles
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Men's High Jump
Men's Long Jump
Men's triple jump
Men's Pole Vault
Men's Hammer Throw
Men's Discus Throw
Men's Javelin Throw
Men's Shot Put
Men's Decathlon
Women's 100 metres
Women's 800 metres
Women's 1,500 metres
Women's 100 m Hurdles
Women's Long Jump
Women's High Jump
Women's Discus Throw
Women's Javelin Throw
Women's Shot Put
Women's Pentathlon

Women's Tournament

The women's tournament was decided in a round robin group with all six teams. The first two places competed for the gold medal, while the third and fourth places for the bronze. The remaining teams retain their group ranks for the final standings. The host nation finished the group phase undefeated and won the gold against Bulgaria. Yugoslavia would go on to win the bronze medal against Hungary.
Competed for the gold medal
Competed for the bronze medal

Gold Medal Match

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight
Men's Flyweight
Men's Bantamweight
Men's Featherweight
Men's Lightweight
Men's Light-Welterweight
Men's Heavyweight

Sprint

;Men
;Women

Cycling

Six cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1980.

Road

Track

;Time trial
AthleteEventTimeRank
Stoyan Petrov1 km time trial1:08.68212

Diving

;Men

Equestrian

Dressage

Eventing

Show jumping

Fencing

Four fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1980.
;Men's sabre
;Men's team sabre

Judo

;Men

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1980.
AthleteEventShooting
Fencing
Swimming
Riding
Running
Total pointsFinal rank
AthleteEventPointsPointsPointsPointsPointsTotal pointsFinal rank
Borislav BatikovMen's9787409341164982479834
Simeon MonevMen's1010636108811481033491528
Nikolai NikolovMen's100474010661028994483230
Borislav Batikov
Simeon Monev
Nikolai Nikolov
Team299221163088334030091454510

Rowing

;Men
;Women

Sailing

;Open

Shooting

;Open

Swimming

;Men
;Women

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

Preliminary round

Pool A

Semifinals

Gold medal match

Team Roster

Preliminary round

Teams in two groups played each other in a round to decide, for which place each of them should compete in the semi-finals and the finals.

Group B

Semifinal

3rd Place Match

Team Roster

Preliminary round

Group C

TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff
1.532102410+14
2.532101911+8
3.231021520-5
4.03003825-17

Final Round

Group B

TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff
7.954103019+11
8.854012618+8
9.753113626+10
10.4520328280
11.251042340-17
12.050052537-12

;Men

Wrestling

Men's freestyle

Men's Greco-Roman