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 name	Donka Mincheva
Born	(1973-05-09) 9 May 1973 (age 52) Karlovo, Bulgaria
Height	150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Weight	47.94 kg (105.7 lb)
Sport
Country	Bulgaria
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	48 kg
Club	Metalik, Karlovo
Team	National 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 Mincheva was banned from competing for four years.^[2][4] She then gave up her passion for weightlifting and is now living on the low, dealing with an alcohol addiction.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Summer Olympics
2000	Sydney, Australia	48 kg	80	80	82.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
World Championships
2007	Chiang Mai, Thailand	48 kg	67	70	70	22	86	89	89	20	159	19
2002	Warsaw, Poland	53 kg	87.5	92.5	92.5	5	110	115	117.5	5	197.5	5
1999	Piraeus, Greece	48 kg	80	85	85	5	102.5	107.5	113.5		192.5