Alan Tsagaev

Alan Tsagaev (Bulgarian spelling of name: Алан Цагаев, born 13 September 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.^[1]

Alan Tsagaev

Personal information
Born	(1977-09-13) 13 September 1977 (age 47) Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania, Russia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Country	Bulgaria
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	–105 kg
Medal record Weightlifting Representing  Bulgaria Olympic Games 2000 Sydney –105 kg World Championships 2002 Warsaw –105 kg 2007 Chiang Mai –105 kg European Championships 2002 Antalya –105 kg 2004 Kyiv –105 kg 2003 Loutraki –105 kg
Updated on 26 July 2012

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 8 and 9 June. 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.^[2]