Bulgaria · Men's 56 kg, September 1975
Atanas Kirov
Atanas Kirov (1946 to 2017) was a weightlifter from Bulgaria, with four World Championships medals (3 gold, 1 silver). On record here: the medals at the World Championships of 1969 to 1975. Other competitions before 1998 are not listed.
- World medals
- 4
- Best total on record
- 257.5 kg
Atanas Kirov at the World Championships
World Championships: 3 gold, 1 silver.
Latest medal on record: 1975 World Weightlifting Championships, 15 September 1975, 56 kg, total 255 kg, place 1.
Atanas Kirov by the numbers
How tall Atanas Kirov was.
- Height
- 156 cm
- 5 ft 1 in.
Atanas Kirov's World Championships medals
Medals at the World Championships, newest first, with the class and the place. The total is shown from 1973 on. Up to and including 1972 a total was made of more lifts than today's two: from 1928 the third was the press, in which the bar is pushed overhead from the shoulders with the arms alone, and the competitions of 1920 to 1924 also counted one-hand lifts. Those totals are not shown.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 World Weightlifting Championships 15 Sep 1975 | 1 | 255 | 56 kg |
| 1974 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Sep 1974 | 1 | 255 | 56 kg |
| 1973 World Weightlifting Championships 15 Sep 1973 | 1 | 257.5 | 56 kg |
| 1969 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Sep 1969 | 2 | not shown | 56 kg |
Compare Atanas Kirov
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. These lifters lifted in nearby classes, in any year.