Atanas Kirov
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Atanas Kirov ( Bulgarian Атанас Киров ; born November 24, 1946 in Burgas ; † January 27, 2017 ) was a Bulgarian weightlifter . He was multiple world and European champion.
At the 1969 World Weightlifting Championships , he won the silver medal in the weight class up to 56 kilograms. In 1971 he came third in the push. In 1973 , with a new world record, he won the world championship, which he was able to defend in 1974 and 1975 . In 1969, 1973, 1974 and 1975 he was also European champion in the all- around bantamweight championship . He took part in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and took seventh and fifth place respectively.
literature
- Kirov, Atanas . In: Taschenlexikon Bulgaria , Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig 1983, page 96.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Neli Deltschewa (Нели Делчева): Почина легендата във вдигането на тежести Атанас Киров . dir.bg (ДИР.БГ), January 27, 2017, accessed January 31, 2017 (Bulgarian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kirov, Atanas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Киров, Атанас (Bulgarian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian weightlifter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Burgas |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 2017 |