Georgi Markov (, 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 a Olympic gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Georgi Markov (wrestler)

At the 1984 European Championships, in Jönköping, Markov disabled an intruder with a gun who attempted to disrupt the games.

Georgi Markov (wrestler)

He was awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa.

Georgi Markov (wrestler)

References

External links

Georgi Markov at databaseOlympics.com

1946 births

Living people

Olympic wrestlers for Bulgaria

Wrestlers at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Bulgarian male sport wrestlers

Olympic gold medalists for Bulgaria

Olympic medalists in wrestling

People from Pazardzhik Province

Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics

20th-century Bulgarian people

21st-century Bulgarian people