About Ivan
Weightlifter from Burgas, Bulgaria. Trained since the age of five by his brother Georgi Markov, Olympic silver medallist and World Champion.
Two-time European Champion. World Champion in the snatch. Two World Championships silvers. Olympic finalist. Best competition total 390 kg — 179 snatch, 211 clean & jerk.
Career highlights
- 2014European Champion, Tel Aviv — gold in snatch, clean & jerk and total
- 2014World Championships, Almaty — gold in the snatch (179 kg), silver in the total (390 kg)
- 2013European Champion, Tirana
- 2013World Championships, Wrocław — silver in the total and in the snatch
- 2012Olympic Games, London — 4th, 85 kg
- 2014Athlete of the Year, Burgas
The Markov name
Georgi Markov: Olympic silver 2000, World Champion 2002, European Champion 2002 and 2003, world record in the snatch. Ivan Markov: two European titles, a world snatch title, two World Championships silvers, an Olympic final. One gym in Burgas.