Galabin Boevski
Olympic athlete
1974 –
Who is Galabin Boevski?
Galabin Boevski is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He was born in Knezha, and was both World Champion and Olympic Champion. He was later suspended for eight years after failing drug tests.
Boevski spent time in a Brazilian prison after being sentenced to nine years for alleged cocaine trafficking. He was arrested on 27 October 2011 while trying to board a plane in São Paulo, Brazil, to Europe with 9 kilos of cocaine. In October 2012, the appellate court of Brazil decided against reducing his sentence. On 23 October 2013, he returned to Bulgaria. Asked how, he did not comment. The Bulgarian government stated that the release was an unilateral act by Brazil and they do not know of any details.
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