Georgi Markov (weightlifter)

Georgi Markov

Personal information
Born	March 12, 1978
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Medal record Men’s Weightlifting Competitor for  Bulgaria Olympic Games Silver 2000 Sydney –69 kg World Championships Gold 2002 Warsaw –77 kg European Championships Gold 2002 Antalya –77 kg Gold 2003 Loutraki –77 kg Silver 1999 La Coruña –77 kg Silver 2000 Sofia –69 kg Bronze 2006 Władysławowo –77 kg Bronze 2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro –85 kg

Georgi Markov (Bulgarian: Георги Марков, born March 12, 1978 in Burgas) is a retired male weightlifter from Bulgaria. He won the silver medal in the men's lightweight division (– 69 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics, behind compatriot Galabin Boevski. He set one world record in the lightweight snatch in 2000.

Markov tested positive for a steroid in 2008, and therefore Bulgaria's weightlifting federation withdrew its team from the 2008 Summer Olympics. Apart from Markov the athletes who tested positive were Ivailo Filev, Demir Demirev, Mehmed Fikretov, Ivan Stoitsov, Ivan Markov, Alan Tsagaev, Velichko Cholakov, Milka Maneva, Donka Mincheva and Gergana Kirilova. ^[1]

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