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Adrián Popa

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Adrián Popa
Popa Adrian at the Summer Olympic Games Atlanta 1996
Personal information
Birth nameAdrián Popa
NationalityHungarian
Born (1971-12-08) 8 December 1971 (age 52)
Sibiu, Romania
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country Hungary
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–64kg, –69kg, –77kg
ClubNyíregyházi Vasutas Sport Club

Adrián Popa (born 8 December 1971, in Sibiu) is a Hungarian weightlifter of Romanian descent.

He has represented his country in the Men's 64 kg event of the 1996 Summer Olympics, ranking 5th,[1][2] the Men's 69 kg event of the 1998 World Weightlifting Championships,[3] the Men's 77 kg event of the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships[4] and the Men's 77 kg event of the 2000 Summer Olympics.[5]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Results Rank 1 2 3 Results Rank
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia 77 kg DNS
1996 United States Atlanta, United States 64 kg 130.0 135.0 137.5 135.0 10 167.5 172.5 172.5 172.5 5 307.5 5
World Championships
2001 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 77 kg 147.5 152.5 155.0 155.0 7 192.5 197.5 197.5 192.5 7 347.5 7
1999 Greece Athens, Greece 77 kg 140.0 145.0 150.0 150.0 22 187.5 195.0 200.0 200.0 5 350.0 12
1998 Finland Lahti, Finland 69 kg 135.0 135.0 140.0 135.0 18 180.0 185.0 187.5 180.0 8 315.0 12
1997 Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand 70 kg 135.0 140.0 140.0 135.0 12 177.5 182.5 182.5 177.5 7 312.5 9
1995 China Guangzhou, China 64 kg 130.0 14 170.0 5 300.0 8[6]
European Championships
2001 Slovakia Trenčín, Slovakia 77 kg 140.0 145.0 150.0 150.0 6 185.0 190.0 192.5 190.0 4 340.0 4
1998 Germany Riesa, Germany 69 kg 135.0 135.0 135.0 135.0 16 172.5 177.5 182.5 177.5 4 312.5 6
1997 Croatia Rijeka, Croatia 70 kg 137.5 140.0 140.0 137.5 9 177.5 177.5 180.0 180.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 317.5 5
Representing  Romania
European Championships
1993 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria 64 kg 125.0 8 162.5 7 287.5 8
1992 Hungary Szekszárd, Hungary 67.5 kg 120.0 11 165.0 8 285.0 8

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adrián Popa Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Official Olympic Report". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2008.
  3. ^ Results Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Database Weightlifting". uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Popa nyolcadik lett" (in Hungarian). Új Kelet. 20 November 1995. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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