Ivan Stoitsov

Ivan Stoitsov (Иван Стоицов, born (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Bulgaria at international competitions. He participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 77 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships.^[1]

Ivan Stoitsov

Personal information
Full name	Ivan Stoitsov
Born	(1985-03-22) 22 March 1985 (age 40) Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	76.83 kg (169.4 lb)
Sport
Country	Bulgaria
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	77 kg
Club	Levski Sofia (BUL)
Team	National team
Updated on 9 September 2016

Stoitsov 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 June 8 and June 9. Apart from Tsagaev the athletes who tested positive were Ivailo Filev, Demir Demirev, Mehmed Fikretov, Alan Tsagaev, Ivan Markov, Georgi Markov, Velichko Cholakov, Milka Maneva, Donka Mincheva and Gergana Kirilova.^[2]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Summer Olympics
2004	Athens, Greece	77 kg										7
World Championships
2007	Chiang Mai, Thailand	77 kg	158	158	160	6	193	200	205		363