Petar Merkov

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Olympic medal record
Men's canoeing
Silver 2000 Sydney K-1 500 m
Silver 2000 Sydney K-1 1000 m

Petar Merkov (Bulgarian: Петър Мерков) (born November 3, 1976 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian flatwater canoer, who won two Olympic silver medals in the K-1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics, on both occasions finishing behind Knut Holmann of Norway.

Merkov was K-1 500 European champion in 1999.

At the World Championships Merkov won silver medals in the K-1 500 metre event in 1999 and 2002. In 2002 he also won a bronze medal with a K-4 boat over 1000 metres.

Merkov is 188 cm (6'2") tall and weighs 95 kg (209 lbs). He is currently a member of the Levski Canoe/Kayak Club club in Sofia.

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