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Ivan Stoitsov

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Ivan Stoitsov
Personal information
Full nameIvan Stoitsov
Born (1985-03-22) 22 March 1985 (age 39)
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight76.83 kg (169.4 lb)
Sport
Country Bulgaria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class77 kg
ClubLevski Sofia (BUL)
TeamNational team
Updated on 9 September 2016

Ivan Stoitsov (Иван Стоицов, born (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Bulgaria at international competitions. He participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 77 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

Stoitsov tested positive for a steroid in 2008, and therefore Bulgaria's weightlifting federation withdrew its team from the 2008 Summer Olympics. Eight members of the men's team and three women tested positive during out-of-competition tests conducted on June 8 and June 9. Apart from Tsagaev the athletes who tested positive were Ivailo Filev, Demir Demirev, Mehmed Fikretov, Alan Tsagaev, Ivan Markov, Georgi Markov, Velichko Cholakov, Milka Maneva, Donka Mincheva and Gergana Kirilova.[2]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2004 Greece Athens, Greece 77 kg 7
World Championships
2007 Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand 77 kg 158 158 160 6 193 200 205 1st place, gold medalist(s) 363 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "2007 Weightlifting World Championships - Ivan Stoitsov". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Bulgaria pulls Olympic weightlifters for doping - USATODAY.com". USA Today.