Valentin Hristov (weightlifter, born 1994)

Valentin Hristov (Bulgarian: Валентин Христов, Azerbaijani: Valentin Xristov, born 30 March 1994) is a Bulgarian naturalized Azerbaijani[1] weightlifter. He was initially awarded and subsequently stripped of a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, which would have been Azerbaijan's first-ever Olympic medal in this discipline.[2]

Valentin Hristov
Personal information
NationalityBulgarian / Azerbaijani
Born (1994-03-30) 30 March 1994
Shumen, Bulgaria
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Azerbaijan
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)62 kg
Coached byZlatan Vanev
Medal record
Representing the  Azerbaijan
Men's weightlifting
Summer Olympics
Disqualified2012 London-56 kg
World Championships
2011 Paris-56 kg
Disqualified2015 Houston-62 kg
European Championships
2012 Antalya-56 kg
Disqualified2013 Tirana-62 kg
2015 Tbilisi-62 kg

Hristov's personal trainer is Zlatan Vanev.[3] He has been competing for Azerbaijan since 2011.[4]

Doping

As a result of a positive drug test for Dehydromethyltestosterone (turinabol), he was disqualified from the 2013 European Championships and had received a two-year ban starting from the 9th of April 2013 till the 9th of April 2015.[5][6] 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.[7][8][9]

At the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships he was caught using Nandrolone, he was the original bronze medalist but has since had his results disqualified.[10][11] He is banned from the 14th of December 2015 to the 14th of December 2023, this being a longer suspension due to it being his second offense. He was among 6 other athletes from the Azerbaijani team that tested positive.

On 22 December 2018, it was announced that as a consequence of the International Olympic Committee’s re-analysis program in connection with the 2012 London Olympic Games Hristov had tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.[12]

In March 2019 he was disqualified from the 2012 Summer Olympics after the re-analysis of his samples, and was stripped of the bronze medal. Hristov tested positive for oralturinabol.[13]

References
  1. "Chinas Gewichtheber geben bei WM-Auftakt Ton an". ftd.de. 2011-11-05. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  2. Ilham Aliyev: 'Well-Done, Hristov..!'. Azerisport.com. 30 July 2012.
  3. Българинът Валентин Христов спечели медал на Олимпиадата, но за Азербайджан. sporta.bg. 29 July 2012.
  4. Азербайджан – България 1:0 с автогол, но така се налага. dnevnik.bg. 30 July 2012.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-10-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Official Communication". 19 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  7. http://www.yerkramas.org/2014/03/18/sbornoj-azerbajdzhana-zapretili-uchastie-v-chempionate-evropy-iz-za-skandala-s-dopingom/
  8. "Weightlifting News: Team Azerbaijan Banned *Update* 18 Athletes". 12 April 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  9. "IWF Executive Board sanctions Federation of Azerbaijan for multiple doping cases". 1 April 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  10. IWF.net. "Sanctioned Athletes". Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  11. IWF.net. "Public Disclosure". Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  12. "PUBLIC DISCLOSURE - IWF". IWF. 22 December 2018.
  13. IOC DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION DECISION REGARDING VALENTIN HRISTOV, International Olympic Committee, 27 March 2019.
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