Ivan Markov (weightlifter)

Ivan Markov (Bulgarian: Иван Марков; born 14 September 1988) is a Bulgarian weightlifter competing in the 85 kg category.

He is the younger brother of former world champion weightlifter Georgi Markov.

[1] Markov also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics but he was one of eleven Bulgarian weightlifters who tested positive for a banned steroid two months prior to the games.

[2] Bulgaria withdrew its whole team from the Olympic competition and Markov received a four-year ban from competition.

[2][3] This biographical article relating to weightlifting in Bulgaria is a stub.