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Khristo Markov

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Khristo Markov is the 2,027th most popular athlete (down from 1,479th in 2024), the 260th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 241st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Khristo Markov ranks 2,027 out of 6,025. Before him are Patrick Leahy, Kenny Roberts Jr., Leni Junker, Toru Goto, Frank Saker, and Yelena Romanova. After him are Franco Trincavelli, Désiré Beaurain, Alejandro Casañas, Jānis Bojārs, Chira Apostol, and Barbara Sobotta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Khristo Markov ranks 430. Before him are Simon Sebag Montefiore, Andreas Thom, Wayne Static, James Tupper, Zaza Urushadze, and Zetti. After him are Tim Cain, Christian Streich, Gwen Torrence, Don Frye, Alessandro Gassmann, and Claudia Koll.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Khristo Markov ranks 260 out of 415. Before him are Tsetska Tsacheva (1958), Stefan Sofiyanski (1951), Andrey Zhelyazkov (1952), Kiril Rakarov (1932), Atanas Mihaylov (1949), and Vasil Metodiev (1935). After him are Todor Diev (1934), Halil Mutlu (1973), Svetla Otsetova (1950), Borislav Mikhailov (1963), Basri Dirimlili (1929), and Vladimir Ivanov (null).

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Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Khristo Markov ranks 10. Before him are Ivanka Khristova (1941), Mariya Petkova (1950), Yordanka Donkova (1961), Diana Yorgova (1942), Tsvetanka Khristova (1962), and Yordanka Blagoeva (1947). After him are Halil Mutlu (1973), Svetla Otsetova (1950), Vladimir Ivanov (null), Petar Petrov (1955), Boris Nikolov (1929), and Mikhail Zhelev (1943).

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