Bulgaria at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Bulgaria competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Medalists

Athletics

Men

Track & road events

Field events

Women

Track & road events

Field events

Badminton

Men's Singles

• Svetoslav Stoyanov
  • Round of 64 — Bye
  • Round of 32 — Defeated Rio Suryana of Australia
  • Round of 16 — Lost to Xia Xuanze of China
• Mihail Popov
  • Round of 64 — Bye
  • Round of 32 — Lost to Fung Permadi of Chinese Taipei

Men's Doubles

• Mihail Popov and Svetoslav Stoyanov
  • Round of 32 — Lost to Martin Lundgaard Hansen, Lars Paaske of Denmark

Women's Singles

• Nely Boteva
  • Round of 64 — Defeated Kellie Lucas of Australia
  • Round of 32 — Lost to Chia-Chi Huang of Chinese Taipei

Women's Doubles

• Nely Boteva and Diana Koleva
  • Round of 32 — Lost to Gao Ling, Qin Yiyuan of China

Boxing

Canoeing

Sprint

Men

Equestrianism

Show jumping

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern Pentathlon

Rowing

Men

Women

Sailing

Only one woman competed for Bulgaria in the Sailing competition at the 2000 Olympics.

Shooting

Men

Women

Swimming

Men

Women

Volleyball

Women's Beach Competition

Weightlifting

Men

Women

Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman

Men's Freestyle

Notes

1. Ivan Ivanov originally won the silver medal but was disqualified after he tested positive for furosemide.^[1]
2. Sevdalin Minchev originally won the bronze medal but was disqualified after he tested positive for furosemide.^[2]
3. Izabela Dragneva originally won the gold medal but was disqualified after she tested positive for furosemide.^[2]

References

1. Abrahamson, Alan (20 September 2000). "Two Athletes Sent Home After Testing Positive for Drugs". Los Angeles Times.
2. Anthony, Ted (5 August 2008). "Bulgarian Lifters Disqualified, U.S. Gets Gold". ABC News.

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