Since the first modern day Olympics of 1896, the nation has garnered 212 medals, including 51 gold. The most golds won individually (and as a whole) was by Nikolay Bukhalov at Barcelona 1992. There, the rower won gold in the 500m and 1000m Canadian.
The country's most recent medalist is Rumyana Neykova. The rower won gold at Beijing 2008 in single sculls.
The country overall is a big wrestling and weightlifting powerhouse, where wrestlers have scored 16 gold medals, while weightlifters won 12 in the summer Olympics.
As of now, 34 Bulgarian athletes will be represented in nine sports, including wrestling, athletics, boxing and swimming.
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