About Khristo Markov
Born 1965. Khristo Markov is a Bulgarian athletics competitor and politician.
Khristo Ganchev Markov (; 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.
Personal bests Triple jump - 17.92 (1987) Long jump - 8.23 Pole vault - 5.40 (1994)
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Who is Khristo Markov?
Bulgarian triple jumper
When was Khristo Markov born?
Khristo Markov was born on 27 January 1965 in Dimitrovgrad.
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Khristo Markov is an athletics competitor and politician.
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Khristo Markov is Bulgarian.
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