Florin Croitoru

Florin Ionuț Croitoru (born 25 August 1993) is a Romanian weightlifter who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's 56 kg.[1] He finished fourth place at the 2013 European Championships, but later he won gold, after all three medalists (Valentin Hristov, Igor Bour, Zulfugar Suleymanov) were suspended for doping.

Florin Croitoru
Personal information
Full nameFlorin Ionuț Croitoru
Born (1993-08-25) 25 August 1993
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country Romania
SportWeightlifting
ClubCS Rapid București
Coached byPavel Rugea
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tirana – 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tel Aviv – 56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tbilisi – 62 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Bucharest – 56 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Eilat – 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tallinn – 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Limassol – 50 kg
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Valencia – 50 kg

In May 2019 he was disqualified from the 2012 Summer Olympics after the re-analysis of his samples. Croitoru tested positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, metenolone and stanozolol.[2]

References
  1. "Florin Ionuț Croitoru". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. "IOC DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION DECISION REGARDING FLORIN IONUT CROITORU" (PDF). Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 22 May 2019.


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