Georgi Popov (weightlifter)

Georgi Popov
Personal information
Born12 December 1912
Baku, Azerbaijan
Died13 April 1974 (aged 61)
Kiev, Ukraine
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubDynamo, Spartak
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Weightlifting Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1946 Paris Lightweight
European Weightlifting Championships
Silver medal – second place 1947 Helsinki Lightweight

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]

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