Kiril Kounev

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. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.

Major results – 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