Donka Mincheva

Donka Mincheva
Personal information
Full nameDonka Mincheva
Born (1973-05-09) 9 May 1973 (age 51)
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

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]

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 Australia Sydney, Australia 48 kg 80 80 82.5 — — — — — — DNF
World Championships
2007 Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand 48 kg 67 70 70 22 86 89 89 20 159 19
2002 Poland Warsaw, Poland 53 kg 87.5 92.5 92.5 5 110 115 117.5 5 197.5 5
1999 Greece Piraeus, Greece 48 kg 80 85 85 5 102.5 107.5 113.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 192.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "2007 Weightlifting World Championships - Donka Mincheva". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b 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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