Demir Demirev ( bg, Демир Демирев, born 31 August 1984) is a

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. He is of

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ethnicity. He participated in the men's -69 kg class at the

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and won the bronze medal, finishing behind

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and Shi Zhiyong. He snatched 143 kg and

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ed an additional 175 kg for a total of 318 kg, 14 kg behind winner Dabaya. At the

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he won the bronze medal in the 69 kg category with a total of 334 kg. Demirev tested positive for a

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in 2008 during an out-of-competition test, along with ten other weightlifters and therefore Bulgaria's weightlifting federation withdrew its team from the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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, China.

References

1984 births Living people Bulgarian male weightlifters Bulgarian people of Turkish descent Bulgarian sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in weightlifting Place of birth missing (living people) European Weightlifting Championships medalists World Weightlifting Championships medalists {{Bulgaria-weightlifting-bio-stub