Donka Mincheva
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Donka Mincheva |
| Born |
9 May 1973 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. | |
Donka Mincheva (Донка Минчева, born 9 May 1973 in Karlovo) is a Bulgarian female 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 whole team from the Olympic competition and Maneva was for a sudden time banned from competition.[2][4]
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 | DNF | |||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2007 |  Chiang Mai, Thailand | 48 kg | 67 | 70 | 22 | 86 | 89 | 20 | 159 | 19 | ||
| 2002 |  Warsaw, Poland | 53 kg | 87.5 | 5 | 110 | 5 | 197.5 | 5 | ||||
| 1999 |  Piraeus, Greece | 48 kg | 80 | 5 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 113.5 |  | 192.5 | | ||
References
- ↑ "2007 Weightlifting World Championships - Donka Mincheva". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- 1 2 Associated Press (2008-06-28). "Bulgaria pulls Olympic weightlifters for doping". USA Today. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ The Sports Network. "Olympics". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- ↑ "Sanctions for Bulgarian weightlifters tested positive for doping". Bulgaria Gazette. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
External links
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