Kiril Kounev

Nationality Bulgaria
 Australia

Born (1968-04-19) 19 April 1968 (age 57)

Galabovo, Bulgaria

Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)

Weight93.49 kg (206.1 lb)

Kiril Kounev

Personal information
Nationality	Bulgaria  Australia
Born	(1968-04-19) 19 April 1968 (age 57) Galabovo, Bulgaria
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	93.49 kg (206.1 lb)
Sport
Country	Bulgaria  Australia
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	94 kg
Club	Hawthorn
Team	National team
Medal record Representing  Bulgaria World Weightlifting Championships 1989 Athens 82,5kg 1990 Budapest 82,5kg European Weightlifting Championships 1989 Athens 82,5kg 1990 Alborg 82,5kg Representing  Australia World Weightlifting Championships 1993 Melbourne 83kg Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria BC 83kg Combined – Men 1994 Victoria BC 83kg Combined – Snatch 1994 Victoria BC 83kg Combined – Clean and Jerk 1998 Kuala Lumpur 94kg Combined – Men 1998 Kuala Lumpur 94kg Combined – Snatch 1998 Kuala Lumpur 94kg Combined – Clean and Jerk
Updated on 2 October 2016

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.^[1] He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.^[2]