Bulgaria competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Bulgaria ranked 5th overall by medal count with 35 medals won. 171 competitors, 104 men and 67 women, took part in 120 events in 16 sports. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Athletics Men Track & road events Field events Women Track & road events Field events Combined events – Heptathlon Basketball Women's tournament Team roster Group play Classification 5–8 Classification 5/6 Boxing Men Canoeing Sprint Men Women Fencing Five fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1988. Men Individual Team Gymnastics Artistic Men Individual finals Women Individual finals Rhythmic gymnastics Judo Men Rowing Men Women Shooting Men Women Swimming Men Women Table tennis Men Group E Women Group G Round of 16 Chen Jing (CHN) - Daniela Guergueltcheva (BUL) 3:0 21–15, 21–7, 22–20 Tennis Women Volleyball Preliminary round Pool A |} |} 5th–8th semifinals |} 5th place match |} Team Roster Kostadin Mitev Petyo Draguiev Borislav Kyossev Ljubomir Ganev Ilian Kaziiski Dimo Tonev Petko Petkov Plamen Khristov Sava Kovatchev Nayden Naydenov Miltcho Milanov Zvetan Florov Head Coach: Todor Piperkov Weightlifting Men Wrestling Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman References Nations at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1988 Olympics