He finished eighteenth at the 1971 European Indoor Championships, twelfth at the 1972 European Indoor Championships, and eleventh at the 1973 European Indoor Championships, He competed at the 1972 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
His championship record of 2.12 metres set in 1970 was not improved until 1980 by Atanas Mladenov. He held the championship record here as well, with 2.16 metres from 1973 to 1981. Bogdanov"s personal best jump was 2.17 metres.