Country Azerbaijan Name Valentin Hristov Sport Weightlifting Role Weightlifter | Event(s) 62 kg Height 1.56 m Coached by Zlatan Vanev Weight 56 kg | |
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Nationality Bulgarian / Azerbaijani Born 30 March 1994 (age 30) ( 1994-03-30 ) Shumen, Bulgaria Olympic medals Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg | ||
Valentin hristov dadas dadashbeyli snatches clean jerks front squat 2015 worlds
Valentin Hristov (birth name Bulgarian: Валентин Христов, born 30 March 1994) is a Bulgarian naturalized Azerbaijani weightlifter. He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, which was Azerbaijan's first-ever Olympic medal in this discipline.
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- Valentin hristov dadas dadashbeyli snatches clean jerks front squat 2015 worlds
- Valentin hristov 62kg 210kg front squat 2015 world weightlifting championships
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Xristov's personal trainer is Zlatan Vanev. He has been competing for Azerbaijan since 2011.
As a result of a positive drug test for Dehydromethyltestosterone (turinabol), he was disqualified from the 2013 European Championships and has received a two-year ban starting from the 9th of April 2013 till the 9th of April 2015. 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.
Valentin hristov 62kg 210kg front squat 2015 world weightlifting championships
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