Izabela Dragneva
- January 4, 2024
- Weight Lifter
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Izabela Dragneva |
| Occupation | Weight Lifter |
| Date Of Birth | Oct 1, 1971(1971-10-01) |
| Age | 53 |
| Birthplace | Bulgaria |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Horoscope | Libra |
Izabela Dragneva Biography
| Name | Izabela Dragneva |
| Birthday | Oct 1 |
| Birth Year | 1971 |
| Place Of Birth | Bulgaria |
| Birth Country | Bulgaria |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
Izabela Dragneva is one of the most popular and richest Weight Lifter who was born on October 1, 1971 in Bulgaria, Bulgaria. Female weightlifter from Bulgaria who was stripped of her Olympic gold medal in 2000 after testing positive for steroids.
She had her gold medal from the 2000 Olympics stripped just like runner Marion Jones.
Dragneva competed in the 48 kg category at the 2000 Summer Olympics where she claimed gold by unethical means. Unfortunately, after multiple stripped medals from Bulgarian weightlifters in previous Olympic competitions, she and the entire Bulgarian weightlifting team were disqualified, thrown out, and unable to finish in the middle of the competition due to widespread cheating. The IWF cited their ‘Three Strikes and You’re Out’ rule for the disassociation. She was one of the first of the Bulgarian weightlifters of these Olympics to be stripped of her unearned gold medal after she failed her drug test three days after winning it; testing positive for the banned diuretic furosemide.
She is the daughter of Dimitar and Mira Dragneva.
Izabela Dragneva Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Weight Lifter |
| House | Living in own house. |
Izabela Dragneva is one of the richest Weight Lifter from Bulgaria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Izabela Dragneva 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She won a gold medal at the 1998 European Championships in Riesa, Germany.
She won a total of 4 golds and 2 silvers in European and International weightlifting competition.
Izabela Dragneva-Rifatova (Bulgarian: Изабела Драгнева-Рифатова ; born October 1, 1971 in Varna) is a retired female weightlifter from Bulgaria, who is best known for being the first female weightlifter to be stripped of her medal and results and disqualified from an Olympic games for cheating. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics: 2000 (the first year women’s weightlifting was contested as an Olympic sport) and 2004. She won the silver medal in the women’s – 53 kg division at the 1998 World Weightlifting Championships in Lahti.
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Facts & Trivia
Izabela Ranked on the list of most popular Weight Lifter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bulgaria. Izabela Dragneva celebrates birthday on October 1 of every year.