Khristo Markov

Christo Markov ( born January 27, 1965 in Borowo, Bulgaria ) is a retired Bulgarian triple jumper. At a height of 1.85 m his competition weight was 76 kg.

Career to 1988

At the European Indoor Championships 1983 Christo Markov reached his first final appearance in the adult class. With 16.06 meters he finished 7th place in the summer Markov was European Junior Champion. A year later he was at the European Indoor Championships with 16.89 m fifth.

In 1985 he won at the IAAF World Indoor Games in Paris with 17,22 m and was ( unofficial ) World Indoor champion. Six weeks later he won his first official title at the European Indoor Championships with 17.29 meters.

On August 30, 1986, he won at the European Championships with 17.66 meters and 33 centimeters ahead of Māris Bružiks from the Soviet Union.

In 1987 Christo Markov with a defeat at the European Indoor Championships. With 17.12 meters he had three inches behind the Frenchman Serge Helan. Two weeks later, Markov was fourth with 16.96 m at the World Indoor Championships Hall in Indianapolis. It won the American Mike Conley with 17,54 m. In the finals of the world championships in Rome on August 31, Conley even jumped 17.67 m, but Markov sat with 17,92 m in the fifth attempt a European record in the pit and won safely.

The Olympics 1988 began for Markov with a fourth place and 17.19 m at the European Indoor Championships. At the Olympic Games in Seoul jumped in the qualifying three triple jumper from the Soviet Union more than Markow: Alexandr Kovalenko, Igor and Oleg Lapshin Prozenko. The finale on September 24 promised accordingly large voltage. Coinciding with his first jump of 17.61 m took Markow but the tension of the competition. Lapshin came with his last jump at 17.52 m and won the silver before Kovalenko and Prozenko.

With 23 years of Christo Markov had won so all the big titles and had risen to become the most successful Bulgarian athletes of all time.

After 1988,

At the European Championships in 1990 Christo Markov jumped 17.43 m silver behind Leonid Voloshin from the Soviet Union who came to 17.74 m. At the 1991 World Championships and at the 1992 Olympic Games Markov failed each in qualifying.

After his career Christo Markov pursued a coaching career.