Country Bulgaria Role Olympic athlete Sport Weightlifting Height 1.82 m | Event(s) –105 kg Weight 105 kg Name Alan Tsagaev | |
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Born September 13, 1977 (age 46) ( 1977-09-13 ) Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania, Russia Olympic medals Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's Heavyweight 94 - 105 kg | ||
Alan tsagaev
Alan Tsagaev (Bulgarian spelling of name: Алан Цагаев) (born September 13, 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.
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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 June 8 and June 9. 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.