Boxer Stanimira Petrova and swimmer Lyubomir Epitropov have been named as Bulgaria’s joint flag bearers for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Friday, July 26. For 19 days, more than 10,000 athletes from 206 nations will compete in 32 different sports in the world’s foremost sports competition.
Since the creation of the modern Olympics in 1896, Bulgaria has won a total of 224 medals, including 54 gold medals, 88 silver medals and 82 bronze medals. This ranks the country 21st in the all-time Olympic Games medal table.
The Bulgarian delegation at the 2024 Summer Olympics consists of 115 people, including athletes, coaches, medical staff and officials. BOC President Stefka Kostadinova is the head of the delegation. A total of 46 Bulgarian athletes claimed 41 Olympic quotas, including Petrova and Epitropov. The 25-year-old swimmer will compete in the men’s 100m breaststroke and 200m breaststroke events while two-time European champion Petrova will participate in the 54 kg event in the women’s boxing tournament.
In Paris, Bulgaria will be represented by athletes in 16 sports – rhythmic gymnastics (7 athletes), athletics (5 athletes), boxing (5 athletes), wrestling (5 athletes), swimming (4 athletes), badminton (3 athletes), weightlifting (3 ahtletes), rowing (2 athletes), judo (2 athletes), artistic gymnastics (2 athletes), shooting (2 athletes), canoe sprint (1 athlete), modern pentathlon (1 athlete), tennis (1 athlete), fencing (1 athlete), and taekwondo (1 athlete).
The Bulgarian delegation also includes a team of 40 coaches, 13 medical professionals and 9 officials.
The Paris 2024 Olympics will take place between July 26 and August 11.
Following is the full list of 115 members of Bulgaria’s Olympic delegation in Paris 2024:
Total number of athletes: 46
Badminton:
Kaloyana Nalbantova – Women’s Singles
Gabriela Stoeva – Women’s Doubles
Stefani Stoeva – Women’s Doubles
Boxing:
Stanimira Petrova – Women’s 54 kg
Svetlana Staneva – Women’s 57 kg
Javier Ibanez Diaz – Men’s 57 kg
Radoslav Rosenov – Men’s 63.5 kg
Rami Kiwan – Men’s 71 kg
Wrestling:
Bilyana Dudova – Women’s Freestyle 62 kg
Yuliana Yaneva – Women’s Freestyle 76kg
Aik Mnatsakanian – Men’s Greco-Roman 77kg
Magomed Ramazanov – Men’s Freestyle 86 kg
Semen Novikov – Men’s Greco-Roman 87kg
Weightlifting:
Ivan Dimov – Men’s 61kg
Bozhidar Andreev – Men’s 73 kg
Karlos Nasar – Men’s 89 kg
Rowing:
Kristian Vasilev – Men’s Single Sculls
Desislava Angelova – Women’s Single Sculls
Judo:
Ivaylo Ivanov – Men’s 90 kg
Mark Hristov – Men’s 73 kg
Canoe Sprint:
Pamela Ivanova – Women’s Kayak Single 500m
Athletics:
Mirela Demireva – Women’s High Jump
Tihomir Ivanov – Men’s High Jump
Bozhidar Saraboyukov – Men’s Long Jump
Plamena Mitkova – Women’s Long Jump
Gabriela Petrova – Women’s Triple Jump
Modern Pentathlon:
Todor Mihalev – Men’s Individual
Swimming:
Gabriela Georgieva – Women’s 100m Backstroke; Women’s 200m Backstroke
Petar Mitsin – Men’s 400m Freestyle; Men’s 200m Butterfly
Josif Miladinov – Men’s 100m Butterfly
Lyubomir Epitropov – Men’s 100m Breaststroke; Men’s 200m Breaststroke
Artistic Gymnastics:
Kevin Penev – Men’s Event
Valentina Georgieva – Women’s Event
Shooting:
Antoaneta Kostadinova – 10m Air Pistol Women; 25m Pistol Women
Kiril Kirov – 10m Air Pistol Men
Taekwondo:
Kimia Alizadeh – Women’s – 57 kg
Tennis:
Viktoriya Tomova – Women’s Singles
Fencing:
Yana Ilieva – Women’s Sabre Individual
Rhythmic Gymnastics:
Stiliana Nikolova – Individual All-Around
Boryana Kaleyn – Individual All-Around
Elvira Krasnobaeva – Individual All-Around (substitute)
Sofia Ivanova – Group All-Around
Kamelia Petrova – Group All-Around
Rachel Stoyanov – Group All-Around
Margarita Vasileva – Group All-Around
Magdalina Minevska – Group All-Around
Coaches: 40
Petya Nedelcheva – Badminton (Women’s Doubles)
Stiliyan Makarski – Badminton (Women’s Singles)
Joel Soler Arrate – Boxing, Head Coach (Men’s Event)
Valentin Poptolev – Boxing, Assistant Coach (Men’s Event)
Alexander Alexandrov – Boxing, Assistant Coach (Men’s Event)
Borislav Georgiev – Boxing, Head Coach (Women’s Event)
Roman Tsvetkov – Boxing, Assistant Coach (Women’s Event)
Serafim Barzakov – Wrestling (Women’s Freestyle)
Simeon Shterev – Wrestling (Women’s Freestyle)
Soslan Farniev – Wrestling (Men’s Greco-Roman)
Emil Budinov – Wrestling (Men’s Greco-Roman)
Valentin Angelov – Wrestling (Men’s Freestyle)
Ivan Ivanov – Weightlifting
Plamen Bratoychev – Weightlifting
Nikola Kolev – Weightlifting
Petko Argirov – Rowing
Andrean Angelov – Rowing
Gancho Doykov – Judo
Krasimir Hristov – Judo
Tsvetan Tsvetanov – Canoeing
Marinus van Leeuwen – Athletics (High Jump)
Ivaylo Rusenov – Athletics (Long Jump)
Dimitar Karamfimov – Athletics (Long Jump)
Alexandros Pantazidis – Modern Pentathlon
Christian Minkowski – Swimming
Nikolay Vakareev – Swimming
Milko Tankushev – Artistic Gymnastics (Men’s Event)
Filip Yanev – Artistic Gymnastics (Women’s Event)
Hristo Hristov – Shooting
Rumyana Apostolova – Shooting
Farzad Zolghadri – Taekwondo, Head Coach
Davoud Etminani – Taekwondo
Konstantin Tomov – Tennis
Nikolay Shopov – Tennis (Strength and Conditioning Coach)
Ivaylo Vodenov – Fencing
Branimira Markova – Rhythmic Gymnastics, Head Coach
Valentina Ivanova – Rhythmic Gymnastics, Individual
Mariana Pamukova – Rhythmic Gymnastics, Individual
Vesela Dimitrova – Rhythmic Gymnastics, Group
Yasena Stoyneva – Rhythmic Gymnastics, Group
Team Leaders and Presidents of Sports Federations: 8
Iliana Raeva – Rhythmic Gymnastics
Velina Tsekova – Athletics
Ivan Kolev – Athletics
Krasimir Ininski – Boxing
Anton Kodzhabashev – Weightlifting
Rumen Stoilov – Judo
Georgi Avramchev – Swimming
Slavi Binev – Taekwondo
Medical Staff: 13
Stefan Strugarov – Head Team Physician
Ivan Ivanov – Physician
Mariyan Dobrev – Physician
Tatyana Yancheva – Psychologist
Lyubomir Panev – Physiotherapist
Georgi Ivanov – Physiotherapist
Daniel Dragomirov – Physiotherapist
Georgi Ryahov – Kinesiotherapist
Yasos Petousis – Kinesiotherapist
Yanislav Petkov – Kinesiotherapist
Mariy Ivanov – Kinesiotherapist
Dimitar Kalachev – Masseur
Steliyana Yankova – Neurofeedback Therapist
Officials: 9
Stefka Kostadinova – BOC President/ Delegation President
Belcho Goranov – BOC Secretary General/ Delegation Secretary General
Lyubomir Ganev – Olympic Attache
Kameliya Ignatova – Chef de Mission
Denitsa Pancheva – International Activity Coordinator/Protocol Manager
Liliya Pandurova – Sports Administrator
Hristiyan Yankov – Protocol/Transport
Todor Shabanski – Press Attache
Yordan Petkov – Photographer