Career
He moved to Australia and was granted citizenship in 1999. He soon set a new Oceanian record in pole vault with 5.95 metres, having already jumped 6.00 in 1998 while representing Belarus. He later improved the record to 6.05 metres as he won the 2001 World Championships.
His best Olympic performance was in 2000 when he finished fifth. His last major competition was the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, where he won the silver medal with a 5.60 m vault.
He was named Western Australian Sports Star of the Year in 2001.
Dmitiri Markov announced hisretirement in early 2007 due to chronic foot injuries. His last competition was the World Athletics Tour in Melbourne on 2 March 2007.At pole vault Dmitri won European Indoor 1996.He won the 2001 World Championships and was named Western Australian Sports Star of the Year in 2001.