Bulgaria at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Bulgaria at the
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Bulgaria at the; World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
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IOC code	BUL
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]

^ "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.
^ "В България спортната гимнастика е с дългогодишна история" [In Bulgaria, sports gymnastics has a long history.]. Levski Sofia (in Bulgarian).
^ "Йордан Йовчев - Спортна гимнастика" [Yordan Yovchev - Gymnastics]. Plovdiv Sports Museum (in Bulgarian).

[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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