Bulgaria at the Paralympics
Medal Name Games Sport Event
Gold Gueorgui Sakelarov 1988 Seoul Athletics Men 's discus throw B2
Gold Gueorgui Sakelarov 1988 Seoul Athletics Men 's shot put B2
Silver Donko Angelov 1988 Seoul Athletics Men 's triple jump B3
Gold Gueorgui Sakelarov 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men 's shot put B2
Silver Donko Angelov 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men 's triple jump B3
Silver Gueorgui Sakelarov 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men 's discus throw B2
Silver Polina Dzhurova 1996 Atlanta Swimming Women 's 100m backstroke S6
Bronze Gueorgui Sakelarov 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men 's discus F11
Gold Ivanka Koleva 2000 Sydney Athletics Women 's shot put F57
Silver Stela Eneva 2008 Beijing Athletics Women 's discus throw F57/58
Bronze Daniela Todorova 2008 Beijing Athletics Women 's javelin throw F54-56
Silver Stela Eneva 2012 London Athletics Women 's discus throw F57-58
Silver Stela Eneva 2012 London Athletics Women 's shot put F57-58
Bronze Radoslav Zlatanov 2012 London Athletics Men 's long jump F13
Gold Ruzhdi Ruzhdi 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men 's shot put F54-55
Medallists -- Summer Games
Bulgaria made its Paralympic Games début at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, sending three competitors in track and field, and a men's goalball team. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics. It made its Winter Paralympics début in 1994, and has taken part in every edition of the Winter Games since then. Bulgarian athletes have won a total of five gold medals, seven silver and three bronze. All these medals have been won at the Summer Games, and all but one in track and field; the exception is Polina Dzhurova's silver medal in swimming in 1996, in the women's 100m backstroke (S6 category). 1988 was Bulgaria's most successful year. Gueorgui Sakelarov became the country's first Paralympic champion when he took gold in both the discus and the shot put (B2 category). Compatriot Donko Angelov won Bulgaria's third medal of the Games, a silver, in the triple jump (B3). Ivan Hristov narrowly missed out on a medal when he finished fourth in the high jump (B1). Sakelarov has won three of Bulgaria's four Paralympic gold medals. He successfully defended his title in the shot put in 1992, though he won only silver in the discus that year. Bulgaria's fourth and most recent gold medal was won by Ivanka Koleva in the women's shot put (F57) in 2000.