Nader Sufyan Abbas

Nader Sufyan Abbas

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Born	December 12, 1975
Medal record Men's Weightlifting Competitor for  Qatar World Championships Gold 2001 Antalya -77 kg

Nader Sufyan Abbas, born Andrey Ivanov on December 12, 1975 in Bulgaria, is a Qatari weightlifter who competed in the Men's 77 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and finished 9th. He is the 2001 world champion.^[1][2]

One of eight Bulgarian weightlifters recruited by the Qatar Olympic Committee for $1,000,000, Abbas became a Qatari citizen to represent the country in the 2000 Olympics. His old name, Andrei Ivanov, was left behind in the process. Qatar has been known for recruiting sportspeople from other countries, the most notable examples being fellow weightlifter Said Saif Asaad (formerly Angel Popov of Bulgaria) and world-class runner Saif Saaeed Shaheen.^[3]

During the 2000 Summer Olympics, he dropped out shortly before the competition, citing a virus infection.^[3][4]

Notes and references

1. ^ "World Championships Men: -77 kg". Sports123.com. http://sports123.com/wei/mw-77.html. Retrieved 2009-01-22. 
2. ^ "WEIGHT LIFTING; Qatar Man Wins By a Slim Margin". The New York Times. 2001-11-08. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E03E1DF1F39F93BA35752C1A9679C8B63. Retrieved 2009-01-22. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Here comes the foreign legion". Aljazeera Magazine. 2006-11-23. http://english.aljazeera.net/sport/2006/11/2008526104717768681.html. Retrieved 2009-01-22. 
4. ^ "Bulgarian weightlifting team banned from Olympics for doping". Agence France-Presse. CNN Sports Illustrated. 2000-09-22. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/newswire/2000/09/22/368266095558_afp/. Retrieved 2009-01-22. 

External links

• Athens 2004 participant bio^{[dead link]}

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