Ivan Stoitsov

Ivan Stoitsov (Иван Стоицов, born (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 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.

[1] Stoitsov tested positive for a steroid in 2008, and therefore Bulgaria's weightlifting federation withdrew its team from the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Apart from Tsagaev the athletes who tested positive were Ivailo Filev, Demir Demirev, Mehmed Fikretov, Alan Tsagaev, Ivan Markov, Georgi Markov, Velichko Cholakov, Milka Maneva, Donka Mincheva and Gergana Kirilova.

[2] This biographical article relating to weightlifting in Bulgaria is a stub.