Khristo Markov
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| Full name | Khristo Ganchev Markov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 January 1965 (age 56) Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Khristo Ganchev Markov (Bulgarian: Христо Ганчев Мaрков; born 27 January 1965, in Dimitrovgrad) is a former triple jumper from Bulgaria, best known for becoming Olympic champion in 1988. He also won the European and world championships. Markov was also the coach of compatriot Tereza Marinova (between 1997 and 2008), who won gold in the same discipline at the 2000 Olympics.[1]
Personal bests[]
- Triple jump - 17.92 (1987)
- Long jump - 8.23
- Pole vault - 5.40 (1994)
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Khristo Markov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03.
External links[]
- Khristo Markov at World Athletics
- Khristo Markov at European Athletics (archived)
- Khristo Markov at Olympedia
- Khristo Markov at the International Olympic Committee
- Khristo Gantchev Markov at Olympics.com
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- Bulgarian male triple jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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- People from Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Bulgaria
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- Bulgarian expatriates in Qatar
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