Dragomir Markov
Encyclopedia
Dragomir Denchev Markov (born April 8, 1971 in Sofia
) is a retired backstroke
and butterfly swimmer from Bulgaria
. He was a member of the Bulgarian National Swimming Team (four men and one woman) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona, Spain. He didn't reach the finals in the men's 100 m backstroke and the men's 100 m butterfly.
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
) is a retired backstroke
Backstroke
The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...
and butterfly swimmer from Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. He was a member of the Bulgarian National Swimming Team (four men and one woman) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona, Spain. He didn't reach the finals in the men's 100 m backstroke and the men's 100 m butterfly.