Bulgaria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 130 competitors, 106 men and 24 women, took part in 92 events in 15 sports.
Medalists
Gold
Georgi Kostadinov — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
Norair Nurikyan — Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight
Yordan Bikov — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
Andon Nikolov — Weightlifting, Men's Middle-Heavyweight
Petar Kirov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
Georgi Markov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
Silver
Yordanka Blagoeva — Athletics, Women's High Jump
Diana Yorgova — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
Angel Angelov — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
Mladen Kutchev — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight
Atanas Shopov — Weightlifting, Men's Middle-Heavyweight
Aleksandar Kraitchev — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
Osman Duraliev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Super Heavyweight
Ognian Nikolov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light-Flyweight
Stoyan Apostolov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
Aleksandr Tomov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight
Bronze
Vasilka Stoeva — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
Ivanka Khristova — Athletics, Women's Shot Put
Fedia Damianov & Ivan Burtchin — Canoe / Kayak, Men's Flatwater C-2 1000m (canoe double) Ivan Krastev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight Stefan Angelov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light-Flyweight
Athletics
Men's 5000 metres
Mikhail Jelev
Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
Petar Bogdanov
Qualification Round — 2.12m (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Men
Canoeing
Sprint
Men
Women
Cycling
Four cyclists represented Bulgaria in 1972.
Track
1000m time trial
Pursuit
Equestrian
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Bulgaria in 1972.
Men's sabre
Boris Stavrev
Stoyko Lipchev
Anani Mikhaylov
Men's team sabre
Khristo Khristov, Stoyko Lipchev, Anani Mikhaylov, Valentin Nikolov, Boris Stavrev
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Bulgaria in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition: Georgi Stoyanov — 4695 points (→ 26th place) Velko Bratanov — 4339 points (→ 50th place) Angel Pepelyankov — 3971 points (→ 57th place)
Men's Team Competition: Stoyanov, Bratanov, and Pepelyankov — 12957 points (→ 16th place)
Rowing
Men
Shooting
Six male shooters represented Bulgaria in 1972. Open