Milka Maneva Explained

Milka Maneva (Bulgarian: Милка Манева; born 7 June 1985 in Smolyan, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian weightlifter.[1] She won the silver medal in the Women's 63 kg category at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She originally finished fifth, but was promoted to second after Maiya Maneza, Svetlana Tsarukayeva, and Sibel Şimşek were all disqualified.[2]

Maneva also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics but she was one of eleven Bulgarian weightlifters who tested positive for a banned steroid two months prior to the games.[3] Bulgaria withdrew its whole team from the Olympic competition and Maneva received a four-year ban.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Milka Maneva . London 2012 . The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited . 19 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130502091332/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/maneva-milka-1021119/ . 2013-05-02.
  2. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/milka-maneva-1.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418100440/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/milka-maneva-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18.
  3. News: Bulgaria pulls Olympic weightlifters for doping . Associated Press . Associated Press . 2008-06-28 . . 11 August 2012.
  4. News: Sanctions for Bulgarian weightlifters tested positive for doping . 12 September 2008 . . 11 August 2012.

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