Donka Mincheva

Donka Mincheva (Донка Минчева, born (1973-05-09)9 May 1973 in Karlovo) is a Bulgarian former weightlifter, competing in the 48 kg category and representing Bulgaria at international competitions. She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 48 kg event. She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

Donka Mincheva
Personal information
Full nameDonka Mincheva
Born (1973-05-09) 9 May 1973
Karlovo, Bulgaria
Height150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Weight47.94 kg (105.7 lb)
Sport
Country Bulgaria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class48 kg
ClubMetalik, Karlovo
TeamNational team
Updated on 7 September 2016.

Mincheva was one of eleven Bulgarian weightlifters to test positive for a banned steroid two months prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2][3] Bulgaria withdrew its entire weightlifting team from the Olympic competition and Mancheva was banned from competition for four years.[2][4]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Summer Olympics
2000 Sydney, Australia48 kg 80 80 82.5 DNF
World Championships
2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand48 kg67 70702286 89892015919
2002 Warsaw, Poland53 kg87.592.592.55110115117.55197.55
1999 Piraeus, Greece48 kg8085855102.5107.5113.5192.5

References

  1. "2007 Weightlifting World Championships - Donka Mincheva". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. Associated Press (2008-06-28). "Bulgaria pulls Olympic weightlifters for doping". USA Today. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  3. The Sports Network. "Olympics". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  4. "Sanctions for Bulgarian weightlifters tested positive for doping". Bulgaria Gazette. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2012.


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