Alan Tsagaev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alan Tsagaev

weightlifter

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1977

Place of Birth: Vladikavkaz, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia

Profession: weightlifter

Nationality: Bulgaria

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Alan Tsagaev (Bulgarian spelling of name: ???? ??????) (born 13 September 1977) is a naturalized Bulgarian weightlifter of Ossetian origin who competed in the Men's 105 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal, lifting 422.5 kg in total. Tsagaev tested positive for a steroid in 2008, and therefore Bulgaria's weightlifting federation withdrew its team from the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Eight members of the men's team and three women tested positive during out-of-competition tests conducted on 8 and 9 June.
Apart from Tsagaev the athletes who tested positive were Ivailo Filev, Demir Demirev, Mehmed Fikretov, Ivan Stoitsov, Ivan Markov, Georgi Markov, Velichko Cholakov, Milka Maneva, Donka Mincheva and Gergana Kirilova.