Valentin Hristov (Bulgarian: Валентин Христов, Azerbaijani: Valentin Xristov, born 30 March 1994) is a Bulgarian naturalized Azerbaijani[1]weightlifter. He was initially awarded and subsequently stripped of a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, which would have been Azerbaijan's first-ever Olympic medal in this discipline.[2]
Valentin Hristov
Personal information
Nationality
Bulgarian / Azerbaijani
Born
(1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 (age 29) Shumen, Bulgaria
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]
In March 2019 he was disqualified from the 2012 Summer Olympics after the re-analysis of his samples, and was stripped of the bronze medal. Hristov tested positive for oralturinabol.[13]
Referencesedit
^"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.
^Ilham Aliyev: 'Well-Done, Hristov..!'. Azerisport.com. 30 July 2012.
^Българинът Валентин Христов спечели медал на Олимпиадата, но за Азербайджан. sporta.bg. 29 July 2012.
^Азербайджан – България 1:0 с автогол, но така се налага. dnevnik.bg. 30 July 2012.
^. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
^"Official Communication". 19 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^. Archived from the original on 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2014-03-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"Weightlifting News: Team Azerbaijan Banned *Update* 18 Athletes". 12 April 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^"IWF Executive Board sanctions Federation of Azerbaijan for multiple doping cases". 1 April 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^IWF.net. "Sanctioned Athletes". Retrieved 13 December 2018.
^IWF.net (16 December 2015). "Public Disclosure". Retrieved 13 December 2018.
^"PUBLIC DISCLOSURE - IWF". IWF. 22 December 2018.
valentin, hristov, weightlifter, born, 1994, valentin, hristov, bulgarian, Валентин, Христов, azerbaijani, valentin, xristov, born, march, 1994, bulgarian, naturalized, azerbaijani, weightlifter, initially, awarded, subsequently, stripped, bronze, medal, 2012,. Valentin Hristov Bulgarian Valentin Hristov Azerbaijani Valentin Xristov born 30 March 1994 is a Bulgarian naturalized Azerbaijani 1 weightlifter He was initially awarded and subsequently stripped of a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics which would have been Azerbaijan s first ever Olympic medal in this discipline 2 Valentin HristovPersonal informationNationalityBulgarian AzerbaijaniBorn 1994 03 30 30 March 1994 age 29 Shumen BulgariaHeight1 56 m 5 ft 1 1 2 in Weight62 kg 137 lb SportCountry AzerbaijanSportWeightliftingEvent s 62 kgCoached byZlatan VanevMedal record Representing the AzerbaijanMen s weightliftingSummer OlympicsDisqualified 2012 London 56 kgWorld Championships2011 Paris 56 kgDisqualified 2015 Houston 62 kgEuropean Championships2012 Antalya 56 kgDisqualified 2013 Tirana 62 kg2015 Tbilisi 62 kgHristov s personal trainer is Zlatan Vanev 3 He has been competing for Azerbaijan since 2011 4 Doping editAs 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 In March 2019 he was disqualified from the 2012 Summer Olympics after the re analysis of his samples and was stripped of the bronze medal Hristov tested positive for oralturinabol 13 References edit 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 Ilham Aliyev Well Done Hristov Azerisport com 30 July 2012 Blgarint Valentin Hristov specheli medal na Olimpiadata no za Azerbajdzhan sporta bg 29 July 2012 Azerbajdzhan Blgariya 1 0 s avtogol no taka se nalaga dnevnik bg 30 July 2012 Sanctioned athletes International Weightlifting Federation Archived from the original on 2014 04 07 Retrieved 2013 10 02 Official Communication 19 March 2014 Retrieved 30 March 2019 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2014 03 19 Retrieved 2014 03 20 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Weightlifting News Team Azerbaijan Banned Update 18 Athletes 12 April 2014 Retrieved 30 March 2019 IWF Executive Board sanctions Federation of Azerbaijan for multiple doping cases 1 April 2014 Retrieved 30 March 2019 IWF net Sanctioned Athletes Retrieved 13 December 2018 IWF net 16 December 2015 Public Disclosure Retrieved 13 December 2018 PUBLIC DISCLOSURE IWF IWF 22 December 2018 IOC DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION DECISION REGARDING VALENTIN HRISTOV International Olympic Committee 27 March 2019 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valentin Hristov Profile at sports reference com nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to weightlifting in Azerbaijan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valentin Hristov weightlifter born 1994 amp oldid 1157030148, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
