Mehmed Fikretov Explained

Mehmed Fikretov
Birth Date:	18 November 1986
Weight:	68.74kg (151.55lb)
Sport:	Weightlifting
Weight Class:	69 kg
Retired:	2008

Mehmed Fikretov (Bulgarian: Мехмед Фикретов; born 18 November 1986) is a retired Bulgarian male weightlifter, most recently competing in the 69 kg division at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Fikretov was among 11 athletes on the Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation that tested positive for Metandienone^[3] in an out of competition drug test. The Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation then decided to withdraw from the 2008 Olympic Games.^[4] The athletes that were banned from the 2008 Olympic Games are:

• Velichko Cholakov
• Demir Demirev
• Mehmed Fikretov
• Ivaylo Filev
• Gergana Kirilova
• Milka Maneva
• Georgi Markov (Lifetime ban)
• Ivan Markov
• Donka Mincheva
• Ivan Stoitsov
• Alan Tsagaev (Lifetime ban)

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
width=60	1	width=60	2	width=60	3	width=45	Rank	width=60	1	width=60	2	width=60	3	width=45	Rank
World Championships
	align=left			130	135	138	9	170	175	175	5	310	5
	align=left			130	135	138	10	170	175	179	9	305	7
	align=left			139	142	144	9	175	182	183	7	317	7
European Championships
	align=left			130.0	135.0	135.0	4	170.0	175.0	177.5		312.5
	align=left			130	135	138	7	170	180	180	4	308	4
	align=left			136	139	140	7	175	180	181		315

Notes and References

1. Web site: IWF Results. IWF.net. 18 November 2018.
2. Web site: 2008 European Weightlifting Championships Results. IWF.net. 18 November 2018.
3. Web site: IWF Sanctioned Athletes. IWF.net. 18 November 2018.
4. Web site: Bulgarian weightlifters test positive for banned substance. ESPN.com. 18 November 2018.