Ashot Danielyan is an Armenia

Armenia

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n 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

Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The Weightlifting Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw the introduction of women's weightlifting.-Men's Competition:-Women's Competition:-Participating nations:...

, but was stripped of the medal and suspended following a positive drug test

Drug test

A drug test is a technical analysis of a biological specimen – for example urine, hair, blood, sweat, or oral fluid / saliva – to determine the presence or absence of specified parent drugs or their metabolites...

. He returned to win a bronze medal at the 2003 European Championships and to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...

, but did not finish the contest.

After the 2006 European Weightlifting Championships, he retired.

Results (since 2003)

105 kg

105 kg

105 kg

105 kg

Event	Discipline	Pos	Results	Date	Season
European Championships
2	436.0	May 7	2006
World Championships
6	428.0	November 15	2005
European Championships
3	440.0	April 24	2005
World Championships
6	430.0	November 22	2003

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences