Galabin Boevski (Bulgarian: Гълъбин Боевски, born 19 December 1974) is a Bulgarianweightlifter. He was born in Knezha, and was both World Champion and Olympic Champion. He was later suspended for eight years after failing drug tests.
Galabin Boevski
Personal information
Full name
Galabin Pepov Boevski
Nationality
Bulgarian
Born
19 December 1974 (1974-12-19) (age 48) Knezha, Bulgaria
Boevski was sentenced to nine years and four months in prison in Brazil for cocaine trafficking. He was arrested in October 2011 while trying to board a plane in São Paulo, Brazil, to Europe with 9 kilos of cocaine.[1] In October 2012, the appellate court of Brazil decided against reducing his sentence.[2] On 23 October 2013, he returned to Bulgaria. Asked how, he did not comment. The Bulgarian government stated that the release was a unilateral act by Brazil and they do not know of any details.[3]
Boevski became World Champion in the lightweight class in 1999, and was also European champion this year. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the lightweight class.[4][5]
He became world champion for the second time in 2001, and European champion in 2002 and in 2003.
Boevski was arrested in October 2011, for possession of 9 kg of cocaine at the Guarulhos Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, on his way back from a tennis tournament for his daughter, Sara.[7] He was, allegedly recruited as a mule to smuggle illegal drugs from Brazil to Western Europe. The drug was found hidden in special secret compartments inside his suitcase.[8]
In May 2012, Boevski was sentenced to 9 years and 4 months in prison by the Federal Court in Brazil. Until the end of his trial, Boevski maintained his position that he is absolutely innocent and is not a mule or a drug trafficker. He supposed that he might have picked up the wrong suitcases intended for someone else.[9] A little over a year later, in October 2013, Boevski surprisingly landed at Sofia's airport as a free man. The Bulgarian authorities had not been informed of his release and had no comment.[10] Subsequently, it was made clear that Boevski was expulsed from prison following a usual Brazilian procedure for expulsion of foreign prisoners.[11]
The Bulgarian authorities were criticized for the lack of coordination and communication with their Brazilian counterparts - mainly for not indicting Boevski in Bulgaria[12] and for not knowing of his Brazilian expulsion.[13]
The White Prisoner
On December 21, 2013, Trud published a biography on Boevski's life entitled The White Prisoner: Galabin Boevski's Secret Story (Bulgarian: Белият затворник. Тайната история на Гълъбин Боевски).[14] The book was written by Ognian Georgiev, a sports editor for the daily newspaper Bulgaria Today. The book spans Boevski's entire career as well as his cocaine conviction and release. The English version was published on 30 May 2014 as print and e-book.[15][16][17][18]
^Topsport, ed. (14 December 2011). "Боевски остава в ареста, чул е обвинението по видео". Топспорт.бг. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
^"Присъдата на Боевски остава непроменена". news.ibox.bg. 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
^"The Mysterious Boevski". novinite.com Sofia News Agency. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
^"Olympic Games Medallists - Weightlifting". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
^John Esterbrook (19 August 2004). "5 Olympians Suspended For Drugs. Weightlifters From Five Countries Flunked Pre-Competition Tests". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
^"Съдът в Бразилия даде девет години затвор на Гълъбин Боевски". mediapool.bg.
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Galabin Boevski Bulgarian Glbin Boevski born 19 December 1974 is a Bulgarian weightlifter He was born in Knezha and was both World Champion and Olympic Champion He was later suspended for eight years after failing drug tests Galabin BoevskiPersonal informationFull nameGalabin Pepov BoevskiNationalityBulgarianBorn19 December 1974 1974 12 19 age 48 Knezha BulgariaHeight1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Weight69 kg 152 lb SportCountry BulgariaSportWeightliftingCoached byIvan AbadjievRetired2004Medal record Men s weightliftingRepresenting BulgariaOlympic Games2000 Sydney 69 kgWorld Championships1999 Athens 69 kg2001 Antalya 69 kgEuropean Championships1999 La Coruna 69 kg2002 Antalya 69 kg2003 Loutraki 69 kgBoevski was sentenced to nine years and four months in prison in Brazil for cocaine trafficking He was arrested in October 2011 while trying to board a plane in Sao Paulo Brazil to Europe with 9 kilos of cocaine 1 In October 2012 the appellate court of Brazil decided against reducing his sentence 2 On 23 October 2013 he returned to Bulgaria Asked how he did not comment The Bulgarian government stated that the release was a unilateral act by Brazil and they do not know of any details 3 Contents 1 Weightlifting career 1 1 Suspension for failing drug test 1 2 Major Results 2 Drug trafficking conviction 3 The White Prisoner 4 Honours 5 References 6 External linksWeightlifting career EditBoevski became World Champion in the lightweight class in 1999 and was also European champion this year At the 2000 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the lightweight class 4 5 He became world champion for the second time in 2001 and European champion in 2002 and in 2003 Boevski set six Senior World Records in the 69 kg class during his career His Total world record of 357 5 kg set at the 1999 World Championships not being broken until 2013 by a total of 358 kg by Liao Hui Suspension for failing drug test Edit In 2004 Galabin Boevski was suspended for eight years for failing a second drug test 6 Major Results Edit Year Venue Weight Snatch kg Clean amp Jerk kg Total Rank1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankOlympic Games2000 Sydney Australia 69 kg 155 0 160 0 162 5 2 185 0 190 0 196 5 WR 1 357 5 World Championships1998 Lahti Finland 69 kg 152 5 157 5 157 5 5 185 0 190 0 190 0 337 5 41999 Athens Greece 69 kg 155 0 160 5 WR 162 5 WR 185 0 190 0 196 0 WR 357 5 WR 2001 Antalya Turkey 69 kg 150 0 155 0 157 5 6 180 0 187 5 190 0 340 0 2002 Warsaw Poland 69 kg 150 0 150 0 155 0 6 187 5 187 5 187 5 Drug trafficking conviction EditBoevski was arrested in October 2011 for possession of 9 kg of cocaine at the Guarulhos Airport in Sao Paulo Brazil on his way back from a tennis tournament for his daughter Sara 7 He was allegedly recruited as a mule to smuggle illegal drugs from Brazil to Western Europe The drug was found hidden in special secret compartments inside his suitcase 8 In May 2012 Boevski was sentenced to 9 years and 4 months in prison by the Federal Court in Brazil Until the end of his trial Boevski maintained his position that he is absolutely innocent and is not a mule or a drug trafficker He supposed that he might have picked up the wrong suitcases intended for someone else 9 A little over a year later in October 2013 Boevski surprisingly landed at Sofia s airport as a free man The Bulgarian authorities had not been informed of his release and had no comment 10 Subsequently it was made clear that Boevski was expulsed from prison following a usual Brazilian procedure for expulsion of foreign prisoners 11 The Bulgarian authorities were criticized for the lack of coordination and communication with their Brazilian counterparts mainly for not indicting Boevski in Bulgaria 12 and for not knowing of his Brazilian expulsion 13 The White Prisoner EditOn December 21 2013 Trud published a biography on Boevski s life entitled The White Prisoner Galabin Boevski s Secret Story Bulgarian Beliyat zatvornik Tajnata istoriya na Glbin Boevski 14 The book was written by Ognian Georgiev a sports editor for the daily newspaper Bulgaria Today The book spans Boevski s entire career as well as his cocaine conviction and release The English version was published on 30 May 2014 as print and e book 15 16 17 18 Honours EditBulgarian Sportsperson of the Year 1999References Edit Topsport ed 14 December 2011 Boevski ostava v aresta chul e obvinenieto po video Topsport bg Retrieved 24 December 2011 Prisdata na Boevski ostava nepromenena news ibox bg 2012 10 29 Retrieved 2013 10 26 The Mysterious Boevski novinite com Sofia News Agency 24 October 2013 Retrieved 24 October 2013 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Galabin Boevski Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 6 January 2009 Retrieved 20 January 2009 Olympic Games Medallists Weightlifting gbrathletics com Retrieved 31 December 2007 John Esterbrook 19 August 2004 5 Olympians Suspended For Drugs Weightlifters From Five Countries Flunked Pre Competition Tests CBS News Archived from the original on 2 January 2013 Retrieved 20 January 2009 Sdt v Braziliya dade devet godini zatvor na Glbin Boevski mediapool bg Brazil Jailed Bulgarian Champ novinite com Brazil Jailed Bulgarian Champ novinite com Glbin Boevski iznenadvasho se pribra v Blgariya mediapool bg MVnR Boevski e ekspulsiran po obichajna brazilska procedura mediapool bg U nas ne e obrazuvano paralelno mediapool bg Strannosti okolo sluchaya Glbin Boevski legalworld bg Shokirashata tajna na Glbin Boevski razkrita Zasada bg Archived from the original on 12 January 2014 Retrieved 12 January 2014 Kniga za Boevski razkazva kak e uspyal da izleze ot zatvora v Braziliya DNEvnik 21 December 2013 Retrieved 12 January 2014 Tajni za Boevski lsnaha v kniga 24 Chasa Archived from the original on 25 December 2013 Retrieved 12 January 2014 Weightlifting and the many turns of fate 3wiresports com Archived from the original on 3 September 2014 Retrieved 29 May 2014 Controversial life of Galabin Boevski unveiled in a book iwrp Retrieved 30 May 2014 External links EditGalabin Boevski at databaseOlympics com archived Galabin Boevski at the International Olympic Committee Galabin Boevski at Olympics com Galabin Boevski at Olympedia Galabin Boevski at Lift Up Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Galabin Boevski amp oldid 1118184181, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
