▁http :// www . s ports - reference . com / ol ym p ics / ath let es / sc / m ich ael - sch af fer - 1 . html ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : G erman ▁male ▁curl ers ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : C url ers ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁curl ers ▁of ▁Germany ▁Category : Europe an ▁cur ling ▁champions <0x0A> </s> ▁Bulg aria ▁competed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁Brazil , ▁from ▁ 5 ▁to ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Bulg aria ▁made ▁their ▁official ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Ath ens . ▁ ▁Bulgar ian ▁athlet es ▁had ▁appeared ▁in ▁every ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁except ▁for ▁three ▁different ▁occasions : ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁London , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁world wide ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁Bulg aria ' s ▁actions ▁in ▁W W 2 ▁and ▁the ▁Soviet ▁boy c ott , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁The ▁Bulgar ian ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁field ed ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁ 5 1 ▁athlet es , ▁ 2 9 ▁men ▁and ▁ 2 2 ▁women , ▁across ▁ 1 4 ▁sports