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Hristov's personal trainer is [[Zlatan Vanev]].<ref>[http://sporta.bg/?load=OtherSports::Article&id=1033688 Българинът Валентин Христов спечели медал на Олимпиадата, но за Азербайджан]. sporta.bg. 29 July 2012.</ref> He has been competing for [[Azerbaijan]] since 2011.<ref>[http://www.dnevnik.bg/sport/london2012/2012/07/30/1877244_azerbaidjan_bulgariia_10_s_avtogol_no_taka_se_nalaga/ Азербайджан – България 1:0 с автогол, но така се налага]. dnevnik.bg. 30 July 2012.</ref>
Hristov's personal trainer is [[Zlatan Vanev]].<ref>[http://sporta.bg/?load=OtherSports::Article&id=1033688 Българинът Валентин Христов спечели медал на Олимпиадата, но за Азербайджан]. sporta.bg. 29 July 2012.</ref> He has been competing for [[Azerbaijan]] since 2011.<ref>[http://www.dnevnik.bg/sport/london2012/2012/07/30/1877244_azerbaidjan_bulgariia_10_s_avtogol_no_taka_se_nalaga/ Азербайджан – България 1:0 с автогол, но така се налага]. dnevnik.bg. 30 July 2012.</ref>


As a result of a positive drug test for [[Dehydromethyltestosterone]] ([[turinabol]]), he was disqualified from the 2013 European Championships and had received a two-year ban starting from the 9th of April 2013 till the 9th of April 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iwf.net/anti-doping/sanctioned-athletes/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-10-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407131609/http://www.iwf.net/anti-doping/sanctioned-athletes/ |archivedate=2014-04-07 |df= }}</ref><ref>http://www.iwf.net/2014/03/19/official-communication/</ref>
As a result of a positive drug test for [[Dehydromethyltestosterone]] ([[turinabol]]), he was disqualified from the 2013 European Championships and had received a two-year ban starting from the 9th of April 2013 till the 9th of April 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iwf.net/anti-doping/sanctioned-athletes/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-10-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407131609/http://www.iwf.net/anti-doping/sanctioned-athletes/ |archivedate=2014-04-07 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iwf.net/2014/03/19/official-communication/|title=Official Communication|date=19 March 2014|publisher=|accessdate=30 March 2019}}</ref>
Four other athletes from the Azerbaijani team also tested positive and as a result the federation has been forced to pay a fine of $500,000.<ref>http://www.yerkramas.org/2014/03/18/sbornoj-azerbajdzhana-zapretili-uchastie-v-chempionate-evropy-iz-za-skandala-s-dopingom/</ref><ref>http://www.allthingsgym.com/weightlifting-news-azerbaijani-medalists-disqualified-2013-europeans/</ref><ref>http://www.iwf.net/2014/04/01/iwf-executive-board-sanctions-federation-of-azerbaijan-for-multiple-doping-cases/</ref>
Four other athletes from the Azerbaijani team also tested positive and as a result the federation has been forced to pay a fine of $500,000.<ref>http://www.yerkramas.org/2014/03/18/sbornoj-azerbajdzhana-zapretili-uchastie-v-chempionate-evropy-iz-za-skandala-s-dopingom/</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allthingsgym.com/weightlifting-news-azerbaijani-medalists-disqualified-2013-europeans/|title=Weightlifting News: Team Azerbaijan Banned *Update* 18 Athletes|date=12 April 2014|publisher=|accessdate=30 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iwf.net/2014/04/01/iwf-executive-board-sanctions-federation-of-azerbaijan-for-multiple-doping-cases/|title=IWF Executive Board sanctions Federation of Azerbaijan for multiple doping cases|date=1 April 2014|publisher=|accessdate=30 March 2019}}</ref>


At the [[2015 World Weightlifting Championships]] he was caught using [[Nandrolone]], he was the original bronze medalist but has since had his results disqualified.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.iwf.net/anti-doping/sanctioned-athletes/|title=Sanctioned Athletes|accessdate=13 December 2018|author=IWF.net}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.iwf.net/2015/12/16/public-disclosure-43/|title=Public Disclosure|author=IWF.net|accessdate=13 December 2018}}</ref> He is banned from the 14th of December 2015 to the 14th of December 2023, this being a longer suspension due to it being his second offense. He was among 6 other athletes from the Azerbaijani team that tested positive.
At the [[2015 World Weightlifting Championships]] he was caught using [[Nandrolone]], he was the original bronze medalist but has since had his results disqualified.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.iwf.net/anti-doping/sanctioned-athletes/|title=Sanctioned Athletes|accessdate=13 December 2018|author=IWF.net}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.iwf.net/2015/12/16/public-disclosure-43/|title=Public Disclosure|author=IWF.net|accessdate=13 December 2018}}</ref> He is banned from the 14th of December 2015 to the 14th of December 2023, this being a longer suspension due to it being his second offense. He was among 6 other athletes from the Azerbaijani team that tested positive.

Revision as of 01:05, 30 March 2019

Valentin Hristov
Personal information
NationalityBulgarian / Azerbaijani
Born (1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 (age 30)
Shumen, Bulgaria
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Azerbaijan
SportWeightlifting
Event62 kg
Coached byZlatan Vanev
Medal record
Representing the  Azerbaijan
Men's weightlifting
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London -56 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris -56 kg
Disqualified 2015 Houston -62 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Antalya -56 kg
Disqualified 2013 Tirana -62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tbilisi -62 kg

Valentin Hristov (birth name Bulgarian: Валентин Христов, born 30 March 1994) is a Bulgarian naturalized Azerbaijani[1] weightlifter. He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, which was Azerbaijan's first-ever Olympic medal in this discipline.[2]

Hristov's personal trainer is Zlatan Vanev.[3] He has been competing for Azerbaijan since 2011.[4]

As a result of a positive drug test for Dehydromethyltestosterone (turinabol), he was disqualified from the 2013 European Championships and had received a two-year ban starting from the 9th of April 2013 till the 9th of April 2015.[5][6] Four other athletes from the Azerbaijani team also tested positive and as a result the federation has been forced to pay a fine of $500,000.[7][8][9]

At the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships he was caught using Nandrolone, he was the original bronze medalist but has since had his results disqualified.[10][11] He is banned from the 14th of December 2015 to the 14th of December 2023, this being a longer suspension due to it being his second offense. He was among 6 other athletes from the Azerbaijani team that tested positive.

On 22 December 2018, it was announced that as a consequence of the International Olympic Committee’s re-analysis program in connection with the 2012 London Olympic Games Hristov had tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.[12] However realocation of medals not yet confirmed by IOC or IWF.

References

  1. ^ "Chinas Gewichtheber geben bei WM-Auftakt Ton an". ftd.de. 2011-11-05. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2011-11-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Ilham Aliyev: 'Well-Done, Hristov..!'. Azerisport.com. 30 July 2012.
  3. ^ Българинът Валентин Христов спечели медал на Олимпиадата, но за Азербайджан. sporta.bg. 29 July 2012.
  4. ^ Азербайджан – България 1:0 с автогол, но така се налага. dnevnik.bg. 30 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-10-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Official Communication". 19 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  7. ^ http://www.yerkramas.org/2014/03/18/sbornoj-azerbajdzhana-zapretili-uchastie-v-chempionate-evropy-iz-za-skandala-s-dopingom/
  8. ^ "Weightlifting News: Team Azerbaijan Banned *Update* 18 Athletes". 12 April 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  9. ^ "IWF Executive Board sanctions Federation of Azerbaijan for multiple doping cases". 1 April 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  10. ^ IWF.net. "Sanctioned Athletes". Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  11. ^ IWF.net. "Public Disclosure". Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  12. ^ "PUBLIC DISCLOSURE - IWF". IWF. 22 December 2018.


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