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Asen Markov

Bulgarian athletics competitor

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ34072342 ↗
Source-derived summary

Asen Markov (Bulgarian: Асен Марков) (born 27 June 1969) is a Bulgarian Olympic hurdler. He represented his country in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His time was a 50.21 in the hurdles.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Asen Markov” as bulgarian athletics competitor. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1969, 1992—that can be checked directly. The authority record carries competing date values—1969-06-27, 1969-06-17—which should remain separate until their references and qualifiers are resolved. The account is most persuasive where Asen, Markov and Bulgarian can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the general reference register because the source frames it as bulgarian athletics competitor. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q34072342. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1969 and 1992.

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Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Asen Markov” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.