Bulgaria at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Bulgaria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 270 competitors, 182 men and 88 women, took part in 151 events in 20 sports.

Medalists

Gold

• Petar Lesov — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
• Lyubomir Lyubenov — Canoeing, Men's C1 1000m Canadian Singles
• Stojan Deltshev — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
• Yanko Rusev — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight
• Asen Zlatev — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
• Georgi Raikov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
• Valentin Raychev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight
• Ismail Abilov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight

Silver

• Maria Petkova-Vergova — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
• Krasimira Bogdanova, Diana Braynova-Dilova, Vanya Dermendzhieva, Silviya Germanova, Nadka Golcheva, Petkana Makayeeva, Penka Metodieva, Angelina Mikhaylova, Snezhana Mikhaylova, Kostadinka Radkova, Evladiya Slavcheva, and Penka Stoyanova — Basketball, Women's Team Competition
• Lyubomir Lyubenov — Canoeing, Men's C1 500m Canadian Singles
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