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Alan Tsagaev

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Alan Tsagaev
Personal information
Born (1977-09-13) 13 September 1977 (age 47)
Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania, Russia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
CountryBulgaria
SportWeightlifting
Event–105 kg
Medal record
Weightlifting
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney –105 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Warsaw –105 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Chiang Mai –105 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Antalya –105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2004 Kyiv –105 kg
Silver medal – second place 2003 Loutraki –105 kg
Updated on 26 July 2012

Alan Tsagaev (Bulgarian spelling of name: Алан Цагаев, born 13 September 1977) is a naturalized Bulgarian weightlifter of Ossetian origin who competed in the Men's 105 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal, lifting 422.5 kg in total.[1]

Tsagaev 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 8 and 9 June. Apart from Tsagaev the athletes who tested positive were Ivailo Filev, Demir Demirev, Mehmed Fikretov, Ivan Stoitsov, Ivan Markov, Georgi Markov, Velichko Cholakov, Milka Maneva, Donka Mincheva and Gergana Kirilova.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alan Tsagaev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Bulgaria pulls Olympic weightlifters for doping". USA Today. 2008-06-27. Archived from the original on 2009-04-06.
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