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 Macedo ...

n sprinter who specialized in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

. At the 1982 European Championships he finished eighth in the 4 x 100 metres relay 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 Cha ...

, 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 competed ...

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

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