Florin_Croitoru

Florin Croitoru

Florin Croitoru

Romanian weightlifter (born 1993)

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.

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


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