Stian Grimseth
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Stian Grimseth (born 24 July 1972) is a Norwegian former weightlifter from Naustdal Municipality. He won the gold medal in snatch at the European Championships in 1996 and 1997, and the bronze medal in total at the latter.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Grimseth won twelve consecutive gold medals at the Norwegian Championship from 1993 to 2004, and two additional national gold medals in 2007 and 2008.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is a two-time Olympian and competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in the +108 kg event and the 2004 Athens Olympics in the +105 kg event.<ref name=":0" /> Grimseth retired in 2008.<ref name=":0" /> He was elected President of the Norwegian Weightlifting Federation in 2019.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In September 2000, Grimseth tested positive for the banned substance nandrolone and missed the 2000 Sydney Olympics.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He later served a six month national and 15 month international suspension.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Analyses showed that the substance came from the supplement Ribose and Grimseth filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer Universal Nutrition in 2002 that was settled four years later.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":0" />
Grimseth is an active member of the Conservative Party.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>