Kiril Kounev (born 19 April 1968 in Galabovo) is a Bulgarian born Australian male weightlifter, 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]

Kiril Kounev
Personal information
Nationality Bulgaria
 Australia
Born (1968-04-19) 19 April 1968 (age 56)
Galabovo, Bulgaria
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight93.49 kg (206.1 lb)
Sport
Country Australia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class94 kg
ClubHawthorn
TeamNational team
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria BC 83kg Combined - Men
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria BC 83kg Combined - Snatch
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria BC 83kg Combined - Clean and Jerk
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 94kg Combined - Men
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 94kg Combined - Snatch
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 94kg Combined - Clean and Jerk
Updated on 2 October 2016

Major results

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  - 1990 World Championships Light-Heavyweight class (360.0 kg)
  - 1993 World Championships Light-Heavyweight class (372.5 kg)
  - 1989 World Championships Light-Heavyweight class (385.0 kg)
  - 1990 European Championships Light-Heavyweight class (370.0 kg)
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2000   Sydney, Australia 94 kg 14
1996   Atlanta, United States 83 kg 4
World Championships
1999   Piraeus, Greece 94 kg 165 165 --- --- --- --- --- --- 0 ---
1998   Lahti, Finland 85 kg 165 170 172.5 6 205 210 210 7 375 8

References

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  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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