Gergana Kirilova Explained

Fullname:Gergana Kirilova
Birth Date:18 June 1972
Weight:62.92kg (138.71lb)
Sport:Weightlifting
Weight Class:63 kg
Team:National team
Updated:11 September 2016

Gergana Kirilova (Bulgarian: Гергана Кирилова) (born 18 June 1972) is a Bulgarian weightlifter, competing in the 63 kg category and representing Bulgaria at international competitions. She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

Kirilova tested positive for a steroid in 2008 during an out-of-competition test, along with ten other weightlifters, and therefore Bulgaria's weightlifting federation withdrew its team from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Apart from Cholakov the athletes who tested positive were Ivailo Filev, Alan Tsagaev, Velichko Cholakov, Ivan Stoitsov, Ivan Markov, Georgi Markov, Demir Demirev, Milka Maneva, Donka Mincheva and Mehmed Fikretov.[2]

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
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World Championships
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic93 95951011211511518207.013
105110110412512513042355
100102.5105120122.5125225
909597.55110115117.552155
85859016102.5107.5107.515192.516

See also

References

  1. Web site: 2006 Weightlifting World Championships - Gergana Kirilova. iwf.net. 23 June 2016. 2 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120802023814/http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=8. dead.
  2. News: Bulgaria pulls Olympic weightlifters for doping . USA Today . June 28, 2008 . May 27, 2010.

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