Kirill Pavlov (weightlifter)

Kirill Pavlov (born 13 September 1986 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) is a Kazakhstani weightlifter competing in the 77 kg category.^[1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 9th.^[2] He won the silver medal at the 2010 Asian Games.^[3]

Kirill Pavlov

Personal information
Born	(1986-09-13) September 13, 1986 (age 38)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country	Kazakhstan
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record World Championships 2014 Almaty −77 kg Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou 77 kg

He originally finished fourth in the clean and jerk and total at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, but gold medalist Daniel Godelli was disqualified after he tested positive for stanozolol use,^[4] giving Pavlov two bronze medal performances.

He is notable in weightlifting for his unorthodox clean technique, with a very pronounced hitch at the hips and diving under the bar.^[5]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2012	London, England	77 kg	138	143	147	10	165	175	175	9	322	9
World Championships
2011	Paris, France	77 kg	146	151	155	12	177	183	189	7	340	8
2014	Almaty, Kazakhstan	77 kg	150	155	157	5	181	190	195		352
Asian Games
2010	Guangzhou, China	77 kg	140	145	147	3	170	175	178		325

References

1. London 2012 profile Archived 2012-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kirill Pavlov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
3. 2010 Asian Games weightlifting results at iwf.net
4. "PUBLIC DISCLOSURE". International Weightlifting Federation. 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
5. Winter, Gregor (6 January 2015). "Kirill Pavlov 195kg Catapult Clean". Retrieved 27 October 2021.