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
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2006 |  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
63 kg | 93 | 95 | 10 | 112 | 18 | 207.0 | 13 | |||
| 2003 |  Vancouver, Canada |
63 kg | 105 | 4 | 125 | 130 | 4 | 235 | 5 | |||
| 2002 |  Warsaw, Poland |
63 kg | 100 | 102.5 |  |
120 | 122.5 | |
225 |
| ||
| 2001 |  Antalya, Turkey |
63 kg | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 5 | 110 | 115 | 117.5 | 5 | 215 | 5 |
| 1999 |  Piraeus, Greece |
63 kg | 85 | 16 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 15 | 192.5 | 16 | |||
See also
References
- ^ "2006 Weightlifting World Championships - Gergana Kirilova". iwf.net. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Bulgaria pulls Olympic weightlifters for doping". USA Today. June 28, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
Further reading
- Weightlifting - Gergana KIRILOVA
- Bulgarian Weightlifters Victorious in Kiev
- Bulgaria pulls Olympic weightlifters for doping