Adrián Popa
Popa Adrian at the Summer Olympic Games Atlanta 1996
Personal information
Birth nameAdrián Popa
NationalityHungarian
Born (1971-12-08) 8 December 1971
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

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Results Rank 1 2 3 Results Rank
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
2000Australia Sydney, Australia77 kg———————————DNS
1996United States Atlanta, United States64 kg130.0135.0137.5135.010167.5172.5172.5172.55307.55
World Championships
2001Turkey Antalya, Turkey77 kg147.5152.5155.0155.07192.5197.5197.5192.57347.57
1999Greece Athens, Greece77 kg140.0145.0150.0150.022187.5195.0200.0200.05350.012
1998Finland Lahti, Finland69 kg135.0135.0140.0135.018180.0185.0187.5180.08315.012
1997Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand70 kg135.0140.0140.0135.012177.5182.5182.5177.57312.59
1995China Guangzhou, China64 kg———130.014———170.05300.08[6]
European Championships
2001Slovakia Trenčín, Slovakia77 kg140.0145.0150.0150.06185.0190.0192.5190.04340.04
1998Germany Riesa, Germany69 kg135.0135.0135.0135.016172.5177.5182.5177.54312.56
1997Croatia Rijeka, Croatia70 kg137.5140.0140.0137.59177.5177.5180.0180.03rd place, bronze medalist(s)317.55
Representing  Romania
European Championships
1993Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria64 kg———125.08———162.57287.58
1992Hungary Szekszárd, Hungary67.5 kg———120.011———165.08285.08

References

  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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