Bulgaria at the 1998 Winter Olympics
| Bulgaria at the 1998 Winter Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | BUL | ||||||||
| NOC | Bulgarian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| in Nagano | |||||||||
| Competitors | 19 (8 men, 11 women) in 6 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Lyubomir Popov (alpine skiing) | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 15th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Bulgaria competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Bulgaria won its first ever Gold Medal when Ekaterina Dafovska won the Women's 15 km Biathlon.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Dafovska, EkaterinaEkaterina Dafovska | Biathlon | Women's 15 km |
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Lyubomir Popov | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Stefan Georgiev | 1:27.76 | 1:23.13 | 2:50.89 | 32 | |
| Angel Pumpalov | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Lyubomir Popov | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Petar Dichev | 59.62 | DNF | DNF | – | |
| Stefan Georgiev | 57.95 | 58.17 | 1:56.12 | 22 | |
Men's combined
| Athlete | Slalom | Downhill | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Time | Total time | Rank | |
| Petar Dichev | 51.16 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Nadejda Vassileva | Slalom | 52.68 | 52.76 | 1:45.44 | 26 |
Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Georgi Kasabov | 0 | 31:09.5 | 57 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Georgi Kasabov | 1'01:59.5 | 5 | 1'06:59.5 | 67 |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km Sprint | Pavlina Filipova | 3 | 25:34.8 | 41 |
| Ekaterina Dafovska | 2 | 25:06.7 | 29 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km | Pavlina Filipova | 54:18.1 | 1 | 55:18.1 | 4 |
| Ekaterina Dafovska | 53:52.0 | 1 | 54:52.0 | |
- Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 1 | Time | Rank | |
| Radka Popova Ekaterina Dafovska Pavlina Filipova Valentina Peychinova |
3 | 1'48:55.2 | 16 |
- 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
- 2 One minute added per missed target.
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 10 km C |
Slavcho Batinkov | 33:23.2 | 84 |
| 15 km pursuit1 F |
Slavcho Batinkov | 49:41.5 | 61 |
| 30 km C |
Slavcho Batinkov | 1'50:35.0 | 60 |
- 1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
- C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km C |
Irina Nikulchina | 20:52.6 | 70 |
| 10 km pursuit2 F |
Irina Nikulchina | 34:13.5 | 53 |
| 15 km C |
Irina Nikulchina | 57:07.2 | 63 |
| 30 km F |
Irina Nikulchina | 1'31:04.7 | 28 |
- 2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
- C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Dinev | 7 | 14 | 17.5 | 11 |
- Women
| Athlete | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia Penkova | 28 | DNF | DNF | – |
- Ice Dancing
| Athletes | CD1 | CD2 | OD | FD | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albena Denkova Maxim Staviyski |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 36.0 | 18 |
Short track speed skating
Main article: Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round one | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank | ||
| Evgeniya Radanova | 500 m | 45.977 | 1 Q | DSQ | – | Did not advance | |||
| Daniela Vlaeva | 46.681 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Daniela Vlaeva | 1000 m | 1:37.124 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Evgeniya Radanova | 1:39.279 | 2 Q | 1:38.510 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Snowboarding
Main article: Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Women's giant slalom
| Athlete | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | |
| Mariya Dimova | 1:23.31 | 1:19.53 | 2:42.84 | 20 |
References
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Olympic Winter Games 1998, full results by sports-reference.com
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