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Kostova, Boyanka
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| NOC |
Azerbaijan
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 10 May 1993
in Plovdiv, BUL |
| Height | 1.50 m |
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General Interest |
| Famous relatives |
Her uncle Plamen Jelyazkov is a former world champion in weightlifting. (SportsDeskOnline, 14 Oct 2015; 1news.az, 18 Feb 2014; Athlete, 02 Feb 2011) |
| Hero / Idol |
Her uncle Plamen Zhelyazkov. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2010) |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
Bulgarian, English, Russian |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Boby (Athlete, 06 Aug 2010) |
| Other information |
SANCTIONS
In June 2016 she was provisionally suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation [IWF] after a reanalysis of a sample she gave at the 2012 Olympic Games in London returned a positive result for the banned substance stanozolol. In November 2016 the International Olympic Committee [IOC] disqualified her from the 2012 Olympic Games in London, where she had recorded a fifth-place finish in the women's 58kg division. She again tested positive for stanozolol in a sample taken at the 2021 European Championships in Moscow, Russian Federation. As it was her second offence she received an eight-year ban from the International Testing Agency [ITA], which carries out anti-doping procedures for the IWF. (insidethegames.biz, 01 Oct 2021; bigstory.ap.org, 25 Nov 2016; iwf.net, 15 Jun 2016)
FROM BULGARIA TO AZERBAIJAN
She won gold under the Bulgarian flag at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, before making the switch to represent Azerbaijan. (1news.az, 18 Feb 2014; azerisport.com, 16 Nov 2012) |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
One daughter |
General Interest |
| Milestones |
She became the first female weightlifter representing Azerbaijan to win a world title by claiming gold in the 58kg category at the 2015 World Championships in Houston, TX, United States of America. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Sep 2019; zirveisc.com, 24 Nov 2015) |
| | Olympic Games |
| 2012 |
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58kg |
 London |
| | World Championships |
| 2019 |
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59kg |
 Pattaya |
| 2019 |
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59kg - Snatch |
Pattaya |
| 2019 |
8 |
59kg - Clean & Jerk |
Pattaya |
| 2015 |
1 |
58kg |
 Houston, TX |
| 2015 |
1 |
58kg - Snatch |
Houston, TX |
| 2015 |
1 |
58kg - Clean & Jerk |
Houston, TX |
| 2014 |
7 |
53kg |
 Almaty |
| 2014 |
6 |
53kg - Snatch |
Almaty |
| 2014 |
8 |
53kg - Clean & Jerk |
Almaty |
| 2011 |
8 |
53kg |
 Paris |
| 2011 |
6 |
53kg - Snatch |
Paris |
| 2011 |
13 |
53kg - Clean & Jerk |
Paris |
| | European Championships |
| 2021 |
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59kg |
 Moscow |
| 2021 |
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59kg - Snatch |
Moscow |
| 2021 |
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59kg - Clean & Jerk |
Moscow |
| 2016 |
1 |
58kg |
 Førde |
| 2016 |
1 |
58kg - Snatch |
Førde |
| 2016 |
1 |
58kg - Clean & Jerk |
Førde |
| 2015 |
1 |
58kg |
 Tbilisi |
| 2015 |
1 |
58kg - Snatch |
Tbilisi |
| 2015 |
1 |
58kg - Clean & Jerk |
Tbilisi |
| 2012 |
1 |
58kg |
 Antalya |
| 2012 |
2 |
58kg - Snatch |
Antalya |
| 2012 |
1 |
58kg - Clean & Jerk |
Antalya |
| 2010 |
2 |
53kg |
 Minsk |
| 2010 |
3 |
53kg - Snatch |
Minsk |
| 2010 |
2 |
53kg - Clean & Jerk |
Minsk |
| 2009 |
5 |
53kg |
 Bucharest |
| 2009 |
5 |
53kg - Snatch |
Bucharest |
| 2009 |
5 |
53kg - Clean & Jerk |
Bucharest |
| | European Junior & Under 23 Championships |
| 2014 |
1 |
53kg |
 Limassol |
| 2014 |
1 |
53kg - Snatch |
Limassol |
| 2014 |
2 |
53kg - Clean & Jerk |
Limassol |
| 2008 |
5 |
48kg |
 Durrës |
| 2008 |
5 |
48kg - Snatch |
Durrës |
| 2008 |
4 |
48kg - Clean & Jerk |
Durrës |
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