Adrián Popa (born 8 December 1971, in Sibiu) is a Hungarian weightlifter of Romanian descent.
 Popa Adrian at the Summer Olympic Games Atlanta 1996 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Adrián Popa |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Born | 8 December 1971 Sibiu, Romania |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event(s) | –64kg, –69kg, –77kg |
| Club | Nyíregyházi Vasutas Sport Club |
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
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Results | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Results | Rank | |||||
| Representing Hungary
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 |  Sydney, Australia |
77 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNS |
| 1996 |  Atlanta, United States |
64 kg | 130.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 10 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 172.5 | 5 | 307.5 | 5 | ||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 |  Antalya, Turkey |
77 kg | 147.5 | 152.5 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 7 | 192.5 | 192.5 | 7 | 347.5 | 7 | ||
| 1999 |  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 |  Lahti, Finland |
69 kg | 135.0 | 135.0 | 18 | 180.0 | 180.0 | 8 | 315.0 | 12 | ||||
| 1997 |  Chiang Mai, Thailand |
70 kg | 135.0 | 135.0 | 12 | 177.5 | 177.5 | 7 | 312.5 | 9 | ||||
| 1995 |  Guangzhou, China |
64 kg | — | — | — | 130.0 | 14 | — | — | — | 170.0 | 5 | 300.0 | 8[6] |
| European Championships | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 |  Trenčín, Slovakia |
77 kg | 140.0 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 6 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 190.0 | 4 | 340.0 | 4 | |
| 1998 |  Riesa, Germany |
69 kg | 135.0 | 135.0 | 16 | 172.5 | 177.5 | 177.5 | 4 | 312.5 | 6 | |||
| 1997 |  Rijeka, Croatia |
70 kg | 137.5 | 137.5 | 9 | 177.5 | 180.0 | 180.0 |  |
317.5 | 5 | |||
Representing  Romania
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| European Championships | ||||||||||||||
| 1993 |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
64 kg | — | — | — | 125.0 | 8 | — | — | — | 162.5 | 7 | 287.5 | 8 |
| 1992 | Szekszárd, Hungary |
67.5 kg | — | — | — | 120.0 | 11 | — | — | — | 165.0 | 8 | 285.0 | 8 |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Official Olympic Report". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2008.
- ^ Results Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Database Weightlifting". uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Popa nyolcadik lett" (in Hungarian). Új Kelet. 20 November 1995. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
External links
edit- Adrián Popa at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Adrián Popa at Olympedia
- Adrián Popa at Olympics.com
- Adrián Popa at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) (English translation)
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