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 Australia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class94 kg
ClubHawthorn
TeamNational team
Medal record
Representing  Australia
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 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]

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 kg——14
1996United States Atlanta, United States83 kg——4
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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