Stefan Botev

Olympic medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona -110 kg
World Weightlifting Championships
1989 Athens 110 kg
1990 Budapest 110 kg
European Weightlifting Championships
1987 Reims 110 kg
1988 Cardiff 110 kg
1989 Athens 110 kg
1990 Aalborg 110 kg
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta +108 kg
World Weightlifting Championships
1993 Melbourne 108 kg
1994 Istanbul +108 kg
1995 Guangzhou +108 kg
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoria +108 kg

Stefan Khristov Botev (Bulgarian: Стефан Христов Ботев, born February 14, 1968 in Harmanli) was an Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria and later for Australia. He was coached by Ivan Abadjiev.

Botev was originally intended to represent Bulgaria at the 1988 Olympic Games in the heavyweight category.[1] Two of his teammates who had won gold medals in their weight classes tested positive for banned substances, and the Buglarian weightlifting federation pulled the rest of the team out of the competition the day before Botev was scheduled to compete.[2] Mitko Grablev (56 kg) & Angel Guenchev (67.5 kg) were both disqualified after they tested positive for Furosemide.[3] At the time, Botev was two-time European Vice-champion, and a heavy favorite for the gold medal.[4]

In 2007 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.[5]

Weightlifting achievements

Career bests

References

  1. http://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/22/sports/weight-lifting-an-olympic-dream-is-deferred.html
  2. http://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/22/sports/weight-lifting-an-olympic-dream-is-deferred.html
  3. http://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/24/sports/the-seoul-olympics-weight-lifting-team-lifted-after-2d-drug-test-is-failed.html
  4. http://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/22/sports/weight-lifting-an-olympic-dream-is-deferred.html
  5. "Weightlifting Hall of Fame". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  6. "Stefan Botev". Lift Up. Retrieved 2009-07-27.



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