Bulgaria at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Bulgaria at the
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Flag of Bulgaria
IOC codeBUL
Medals
Gold
5
Silver
6
Bronze
13
Total
24

Bulgaria made their World Championships debut in 1934. However, it wasn't until 1974 when Andrey Keranov won Bulgaria its first medal, a bronze on floor exercise.[1] In 1981 Zoya Grancharova became the first Bulgarian female artistic gymnast to win a medal at the World Championships, winning a bronze on floor exercise.[2] Yordan Yovchev has won the most World Championship medals for Bulgaria; he won 13 medals between 1995 and 2009.[3]

Medalists

Medal Name Year Event
 Bronze Andrey Keranov Bulgaria 1974 Varna Men's floor exercise
 Bronze Stoyan Deltchev France 1978 Strasbourg Men's pommel horse
 Bronze Stoyan Deltchev Men's horizontal bar
 Bronze Zoya Grancharova Soviet Union 1981 Moscow Women's floor exercise
 Gold Boriana Stoyanova Hungary 1983 Budapest Women's vault
 Bronze Boriana Stoyanova Women's floor exercise
 Bronze Lubomir Geraskov Netherlands 1987 Rotterdam Men's floor exercise
 Bronze Lubomir Geraskov Men's pommel horse
 Bronze Deyan Kolev Men's vault
 Bronze Yordan Yovchev Japan 1995 Sabae Men's rings
 Bronze Krasimir Dunev Men's horizontal bar
 Silver Yordan Yovchev Puerto Rico 1996 San Juan Men's rings
 Silver Krasimir Dunev Men's horizontal bar
 Bronze Yordan Yovchev China 1999 Tianjin Men's all-around
 Bronze Yordan Yovchev Belgium 2001 Ghent Men's all-around
 Gold Yordan Yovchev Men's floor exercise
 Gold Yordan Yovchev Men's rings
 Silver Yordan Yovchev Hungary 2002 Debrecen Men's floor exercise
 Silver Yordan Yovchev Men's rings
 Gold Yordan Yovchev United States 2003 Anaheim Men's floor exercise
 Gold Yordan Yovchev Men's rings
 Silver Yordan Yovchev Denmark 2006 Aarhus Men's rings
 Bronze Yordan Yovchev Germany 2007 Stuttgart Men's rings
 Silver Yordan Yovchev United Kingdom 2009 London Men's rings

Medal tables

By gender

GenderGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Men461121
Women1023

References

  1. ^ "За ЧРД: Г-н Портних, защо Варна забрави големия Андрей Керанов?" [Mr. Portnich, why did Varna forget the great Andrey Keranov?]. Petel.bg (in Bulgarian). September 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "В България спортната гимнастика е с дългогодишна история" [In Bulgaria, sports gymnastics has a long history.]. Levski Sofia (in Bulgarian).
  3. ^ "Йордан Йовчев - Спортна гимнастика" [Yordan Yovchev - Gymnastics]. Plovdiv Sports Museum (in Bulgarian).
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