Bulgaria was represented by 72 athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

[2] Bulgaria had qualified two boxers for the Olympics: Boris Georgiev, light welterweight, European gold medalist in 2006 and Olympic bronze medalist from Athens 2004 and Kubrat Pulev, super heavyweight, bronze world medalist in 2005 and bronze European medalist in 2006 Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled Bulgaria's men's team qualified as bronze medalists from the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup.

The team won three of its group play matches, and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Russia.

On 9 August 2008, Anatolie Guidea ruptured his Achilles' tendon and could not compete in the event.

[5] Key: The Bulgarian Olympic Committee initially selected a team of 8 athletes, 6 men and 2 women, for weightlifting, but decided to withdraw its entire weightlifting delegation to the games, after its athletes had been tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid substance.