Bulgaria at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeBUL
NPCBulgarian Paralympic Association
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors7 in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 60th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Bulgaria competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.

Disability classifications

Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]

Delegation

The country sent a team of 7 athletes, 4 men and 3 women, along with 2 officials to the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[4] They competed in athletics, shooting and table tennis.[5]

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Ruzhdi Ruzhdi Athletics Men's Shot Put F54-55 16 September

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Men's Track
Athlete Events Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Radoslav Zlatanov 100 m T13 11.15 3 Q 11.38 7
Hristiyan Stoyanov 1500 m T45-46 — 4:08.99 7
Men's Field
Athlete Events Result Rank
Ruzhdi Ruzhdi Shot Put F54-55 12.33 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Discus F54-56 38.04 6
Women's Field
Athlete Events Result Rank
Ivanka Koleva Shot Put F56-57 8.42 6
Discus F56-57 20.52 10
Daniela Todorova Discus F54-56 did not start
Javelin F55-56 19.54 5

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The country sent shooters to 2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, where Rio direct qualification was available. They earned a qualifying spot at this event based on the performance of Milena Todorova in the R4 – 10m Air Rifle Standing Mixed SH2 event.[6][7]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Milena Todorova Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2 627.2 13 did not advance
Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH2 628.6 22 did not advance

Table Tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Men
Athlete Event Group Matches Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Denislav Kodjabashev Singles class 10  Lian (CHN)
W 3–1 		 Ahmed (EGY)
W 3–0 		1 Q Bye  Gardos (AUT)
L 2–3 		did not advance

See also

References

  1. ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. ^ "OVERALL NUMBER OF ENTRIES BY NPC". myInfo+Plus. Atos. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Competitors List: Bulgaria". myInfo+plus. Atos. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Shooting Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  7. ^ "2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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