Nikolay Markov ( bg, Николай Марков; born June 9, 1960) is a retired

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Mac ...

n sprinter who specialized in the

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. At the 1982 European Championships he finished eighth in the

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together with

Ivaylo Karanyotov Ivaylo Karanyotov ( bg, Ивайло Караньотов, born 26 February 1958) is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. He was born in Sofia. He reached the semi-final in the 60 metres at the 1977 European Indoor ...

, Petar Petrov and

Ivan Tuparov Ivan Todorov Tuparov ( bg, Иван Тодоров Тупаров, born 15 November 1959) is a retired Bulgarian long jumper. He was born in Rakitovo. At the 1977 European Junior Championships he won the silver medal in the long jump. He compe ...

. He became Bulgarian 200 metres champion in 1986, and also won the 1986 Balkan Championships.

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