Kiril Kounev (born 19 April 1968 in

Galabovo Galabovo ( bg, Гълъбово , from гълъб ''galab'', "dove" + -ovo) is a town in south-central Bulgaria, part of Stara Zagora Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Galabovo Municipality. As of December 2009, the town ...

) is a Bulgarian born Australian male

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

, competing in the 94 kg category and representing Australia at international competitions. He participated at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in the 83 kg event and at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

in the 94 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the

1999 World Weightlifting Championships The 1999 World Weightlifting Championships were held at Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Athens, Greece from November 21 to November 28, 1999. It was the main qualifying events in the sport for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Austral ...

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)

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* 1968 births Living people Australian male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Australia Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting World Weightlifting Championships medalists Bulgarian emigrants to Australia Sportspeople from Stara Zagora Province Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-weightlifting-bio-stub