Kiril Kounev

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	19 April 1968 Galabovo, Bulgaria
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	93.49 kg (206.1 lb)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	94 kg
Club	Hawthorn
Team	National team
Updated on 2 October 2016.

Major results

- 1990 World Championships Light-Heavyweight class (360.0 kg)

- 1993 World Championships Light-Heavyweight class (372.5 kg)

- 1989 European 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				N/A				N/A		14
1996	Atlanta, United States	83 kg				N/A				N/A		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

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.

External links

• Kiril KOUNEV at the International Weightlifting Federation