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Petar Hristov Merkov ((ブルガリア語:Петър Христов Мерков), born November 3, 1976 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade). Competing in three Summer Olympics, he who won two silver medals at Sydney in 2000 (K-1 500 m, K-1 1000 m). Prior to those games, Merkov was subjected to controversy for failing a doping test in Bulgaria which led to over a dozen canoeing nations petitioning the International Canoe Federation for an investigation, only to have Bulgarian officials stonewall on his behalf to compete. He would later refuse to attend the post-race press conference of K-1 1000 m in the wake of those allegations. Merkov was K-1 500 m European champion in 1999. At the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Merkov won silver medals in the K-1 500 m event in 1999 and 2002. In 2002, he also won a bronze in K-4 1000 m. Merkov is 188 cm (6'2") tall and weighs 95 kg (209 lbs). He is currently a member of the Levski Canoe/Kayak Club club in Sofia. ==References== *(ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007. ) *(ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007. ) *(Sports-reference.com profile ) *Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition'', London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 470, 473. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Petar Merkov」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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