Georgi Markov (wrestler)
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Georgi Markov (Bulgarian: Георги Мърков, born April 5, 1946) is a retired Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler. He was born in 1946, in Gorno Vyrshilo, Pazardzhik province.
Markov was a European Champion and a World Champion, but is probably best-known for winning an Olympic gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
At the 1984 European Championships, in Jönköping, Markov disabled an intruder with a gun who attempted to disrupt the games.[1][2]
He was awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa.
References
External links
- Georgi Markov at databaseOlympics.com
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- 1912:
Kaarlo Koskelo (FIN)
- 1920:
Oskari Friman (FIN)
- 1924:
Kalle Anttila (FIN)
- 1928:
Voldemar Väli (EST)
- 1932:
Giovanni Gozzi (ITA)
- 1936:
Yaşar Erkan (TUR)
- 1948:
Mehmet Oktav (TUR)
- 1952:
Yakiv Punkin (URS)
- 1956:
Rauno Mäkinen (FIN)
- 1960:
Müzahir Sille (TUR)
- 1964:
Imre Polyák (HUN)
- 1968:
Roman Rurua (URS)
- 1972:
Georgi Markov (BUL)
- 1976:
Kazimierz Lipień (POL)
- 1980:
Stelios Mygiakis (GRE)
- 1984:
Kim Weon-kee (KOR)
- 1988:
Kamandar Madzhidov (URS)
- 1992:
Mehmet Akif Pirim (TUR)
- 1996:
Włodzimierz Zawadzki (POL)
- 2000:
Varteres Samurgashev (RUS)
- 2004:
Jung Ji-hyun (KOR)
- 2008:
Islambek Albiev (RUS)
- 2012:
Omid Norouzi (IRI)
- 1912–1920: 60 kg
- 1924–1928: 62 kg
- 1932–1936: 61 kg
- 1948–1960: 62 kg
- 1964–1968: 63 kg
- 1972–1996: 62 kg
- 2000: 63 kg
- 2004–2012: 60 kg
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