Georgi Markov (wrestler)
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Georgi Markov (Bulgarian: Георги Мърков, 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 an Olympic gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
At the 1984 European Championships, in Jönköping, Markov disabled an intruder with a gun who attempted to disrupt the games.[1][2]
He was awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa.
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