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Born | 14 September 1988 Burgas, Bulgaria | (age 35)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Olympic weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | –81 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ivan Markov ( Bulgarian: Иван Марков; born 14 September 1988) is a Bulgarian weightlifter competing in the 85 kg category. He is the younger brother of former world champion weightlifter Georgi Markov. He placed fifth at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [1] Markov also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics but he was one of eleven Bulgarian weightlifters who tested positive for a banned steroid two months prior to the games. [2] Bulgaria withdrew its whole team from the Olympic competition and Markov received a four-year ban from competition. [2] [3]
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Born | 14 September 1988 Burgas, Bulgaria | (age 35)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Olympic weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | –81 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ivan Markov ( Bulgarian: Иван Марков; born 14 September 1988) is a Bulgarian weightlifter competing in the 85 kg category. He is the younger brother of former world champion weightlifter Georgi Markov. He placed fifth at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [1] Markov also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics but he was one of eleven Bulgarian weightlifters who tested positive for a banned steroid two months prior to the games. [2] Bulgaria withdrew its whole team from the Olympic competition and Markov received a four-year ban from competition. [2] [3]