Kiril Kounev

Kiril Kounev
Personal information
Nationality Bulgaria
 Australia
Born (1968-04-19) 19 April 1968
Galabovo, Bulgaria
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight93.49 kg (206.1 lb)
Sport
Country Bulgaria  Australia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
94 kg
ClubHawthorn
TeamNational team
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
World Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place1989 Athens82,5kg
Bronze medal – third place1990 Budapest82,5kg
European Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place1989 Athens82,5kg
Silver medal – second place1990 Alborg82,5kg
Representing  Australia
World Weightlifting Championships
Bronze medal – third place1993 Melbourne83kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1994 Victoria BC83kg Combined – Men
Gold medal – first place1994 Victoria BC83kg Combined – Snatch
Gold medal – first place1994 Victoria BC83kg Combined – Clean and Jerk
Gold medal – first place1998 Kuala Lumpur94kg Combined – Men
Gold medal – first place1998 Kuala Lumpur94kg Combined – Snatch
Gold medal – first place1998 Kuala Lumpur94kg Combined – Clean and Jerk
Updated on 2 October 2016

Kiril Kounev (born 19 April 1968 in Galabovo) is a Bulgarian male weightlifter who later represented Australia. He was World and European champion for Bulgaria in 1989, and third in the world and second in Europe in 1990, again for Bulgaria. Later competing in the 94 kg category and representing Australia at international competitions. He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 83 kg event and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 94 kg event.[1] He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.[2]

Major results

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) – 1990 World Championships Light-Heavyweight class (360.0 kg)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) – 1993 World Championships Light-Heavyweight class (372.5 kg)
1st place, gold medalist(s) – 1989 World Championships Light-Heavyweight class (385.0 kg)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) – 1990 European Championships Light-Heavyweight class (370.0 kg)
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Summer Olympics
2000Australia Sydney, Australia94 kgN/aN/a14
1996United States Atlanta, United States83 kgN/aN/a4
World Championships
1999Greece Piraeus, Greece94 kg165 165 ------------------0---
1998Finland Lahti, Finland85 kg165170172.5 6205210 210 73758

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kiril Kounev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "1999 Weightlifting World Championships – Kiril Kounev". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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