Mehmed Fikretov ( Bulgarian: Мехмед Фикретов; born ) is a retired Bulgarian male

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

, most recently competing in the 69 kg division at the

2008 European Weightlifting Championships The 2008 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy from 11 to 20 April 2008. It was the 87th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896. Medal overview Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Total r ...

Career

Fikretov was among 11 athletes on the Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation that tested positive for

Metandienone Metandienone, also known as methandienone or methandrostenolone and sold under the brand name Dianabol (D-Bol) among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is mostly no longer prescribed. It is also used non-medically ...

in an out of competition drug test. The Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation then decided to withdraw from the

2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fr ...

. The athletes that were banned from the

are: * Velichko Cholakov *

Demir Demirev Demir Demirev (, born 31 August 1984) is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He is of Roma ethnicity. He participated in the men's -69 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the bronze medal, finishing behind Vencelas Dabaya ...

* Mehmed Fikretov * Ivaylo Filev * Gergana Kirilova * Milka Maneva *

Georgi Markov Georgi Ivanov Markov ( ; 1 March 1929 – 11 September 1978) was a Bulgarian dissident writer. He originally worked as a novelist, screenwriter and playwright in his native country, the People's Republic of Bulgaria, until his defection in 196 ...

(Lifetime ban) * Ivan Markov * Donka Mincheva *

Ivan Stoitsov Ivan Stoitsov (Иван Стоицов, born in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Bulgaria at international competitions. He participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 77 kg event. H ...

Alan Tsagaev Alan Tsagaev ( Bulgarian spelling of name: Алан Цагаев, born 13 September 1977) is a naturalized Bulgarian weightlifter of Ossetian origin who competed in the Men's 105 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a silver me ...

(Lifetime ban)

Major results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fikretov, Mehmed 1986 births Living people Bulgarian male weightlifters 20th-century Bulgarian people 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen