Ivan Markov (weightlifter)

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.[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] This biographical article relating to weightlifting in Bulgaria is a stub.
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