Ashot Danielyan

Ashot Danielyan ( _hy. Աշոտ Դանիէլյան ; born April 11, 1974 in Yerevan) is an Armenian weightlifter. The 1999 and 2000 European Champion, he initially won a bronze medal in the men's super heavyweight (+105 kg) weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was stripped of the medal and suspended following a positive drug test. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Armenian lifter, Norwegian wrestler test positive for drugs | date= | publisher= | url =http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/news/2000/09/30/athletes_drugs/ | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2006-10-18 | language = ] He returned to win a bronze medal at the 2003 European Championships and to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but did not finish the contest.

After the 2006 European Weightlifting Championships, he retired.

Results (since 2003)

Event Discipline Pos Results Date Season European Championships + 105 kg 2 436.0 07/05/2006 2006 World Championships + 105 kg 6 428.0 15/11/2005 2005 European Championships + 105 kg 3 440.0 24/04/2005 2005 World Championships + 105 kg 6 430.0 22/11/2003 2003

ee also

*List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References

*reflist
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/ashot-danielyan-1.html Profile]