Mitko Grablev
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September 21, 1964 (age 52) Pazardzhik or Panagyurishte [contradiction], Bulgaria[1] | ||||||||||||
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Mitko Todorov Grablev (Bulgarian: Митко Тодоров Гръблев) is a Bulgarian weightlifter who competed for Bulgaria. He won the Gold medal in Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg but was disqualified after he tested positive for furosemide after a dope test.It became a scandal after another Bulgarian weightlifter Angel Guenchev who also won a Gold Medal in weightlifting was disqualified for taking furosemide and the Bulgarian weightlifting team withdraw midway from the Weightlifting competition.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ↑ "Mitko Grablev". Sports Reference. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "HE SEOUL OLYMPICS: Weight Lifting; Team Lifted After 2d Drug Test Is Failed". The New York Times. 24 September 1998. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "Bulgaria's weightlifters expelled from games". The Guardian. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "THE SEOUL GAMES / DAY 8 : Bulgaria's Weightlifting Team Withdraws After Drug Suspensions". Los Angeles Times. 24 September 1988. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "2ND WEIGHTLIFTER BANNED, BULGARIA PULLS TEAM". Washington Post. 24 September 1988. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
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