Mitko Grablew
Mitko Todorow Grablew ( Bulgarian Митко Тодоров Гръблев ; English transcription Mitko Grablev ; born September 21, 1964 in Pazardzhik , Bulgaria ) is a former Bulgarian weightlifter. He was best known for the withdrawal of his gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics because of doping in the general public. However, Grablew has previously won medals at several major events.
Sporting successes
Olympic Summer Games
- Gold medal in bantamweight revoked due to doping
World championships
- 1986: Gold medal in bantamweight
European championships
- 1988: Gold medal in bantamweight
- 1987: Gold medal in bantamweight
- 1986: bronze medal in bantamweight
Web links
- Grablev in the online database Lift Up
- Mitko Grablew in the database of Olympedia.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Volker Kluge : Olympic Summer Games. Die Chronik IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 , p. 266.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grablew, Mitko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grablev, Mitko |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian weightlifter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pazardzhik |