Georgi Popov (weightlifter)
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12 December 1912 Baku, Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||
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13 April 1974 (aged 61) Kiyv, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo, Spartak | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Georgi Vladimirovich Popov (Russian: Георгий Владимирович Попов, 12 December 1912 – 13 April 1974) was a Soviet weightlifter. In 1946 he won a bronze medal at the world championships, and next year a European silver. Between 1934 and 1939 he set 20 unofficial world records in various events.[1][2]
During his 33-year-long career Popov competed in all weight categories, from featherweight to heavyweight. In retirement he worked as a weightlifting coach. He was a vocal opponent of doping in sport.[1]
References
- 1 2 Попов Георгий Владимирович. Russian Weightliting Federation (16 November 2011)
- ↑ GEORGE POPOV. chidlovski.net
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