What is Atanas Kirov?
[[File:Atanas Kirov (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|On the podium at the [[1969 World Weightlifting Championships]]]] '''Atanas Kirov''' ({{lang-bg|Атанас Киров}}, 24 September 1946 – 27 January 2017) was a [[Bulgaria]]n [[bantamweight]] weightlifter. He was born in [[Burgas]], [[People's Republic of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]]. ==Career== From 1973 and 1975, he won the world titles and three European titles and set two world records in the total. He competed in the [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968]] and [[1972 Summer Olympics]] and placed seventh and fifth, respectively.<ref name=r1/><ref name=r2/><ref>[http://dnes.dir.bg/news/smart-vdigane-tezhesti-atanas-kirov-25131527?nt=4 Почина легендата във вдигането на тежести Атанас Киров] {{in lang|bg}}</ref> ==Death== Kirov died on 27 January 2017 in [[Sofia]] from a [[heart attack]], aged 70. ==References== {{reflist|refs= <ref name=r1>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/atanas-kirov-1.html Atanas Kirov]. sports-reference.com</ref> <ref name=r2>[http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=444 Atanas Kirov]. chidlovski.net</ref> }} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirov, Atanas }} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Weightlifters]] [[Category:Bulgarian sportspeople]]