Bulgaria at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Bulgaria participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States, held between 18 and 28 February 1960. The country's participation in the Games marked its fifth appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in the 1936 Games.

The Bulgarian team consisted of seven athletes who competed across two sports. Bulgaria had not won any medal in the Winter Olympics till the Games and did not win any medal in the current edition of the Games.

Background

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) was formed in Bulgaria in 1923 and was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) the following year. The Bulgarian Olympic Committee sent its first delegation to the 1924 Summer Olympics. However, the country did not participate in the inaugural Winter Olympics held in the same year and first competed in the 1936 Games held in Germany.

The 1960 Winter Olympics were held in Squaw Valley, United States between 18 and 28 February 1960. The Bulgarian delegation consisted of seven athletes.

Competitors

There were seven athletes including three women who took part in seven medal events across two sports.

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics took place at Squaw Valley Ski Resort and consisted of six events. Bulgaria entered three competitors who competed in all three men's events. All three competitors failed to win a medal with the best finish coming from Georgi Dimitrov in the slalom event.

Men

Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing at the Games took place at McKinney Creek Stadium in Tahoma, California. Bulgaria entered four competitors including three women. Stefan Mitkov competed in three events in the men's category and had a best place finish of 22nd in the 50 km event. Of the three women competitors in the event, Krastana Stoeva recorded the best place finish in ninth.