 Popa Adrian at the Summer Olympic Games Atlanta 1996 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Adrián Popa |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Born | (1971-12-08) 8 December 1971 (age 53) 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 |
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, the Men's 69 kg event of the 1998 World Weightlifting Championships, the Men's 77 kg event of the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships and the Men's 77 kg event of the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Major results
| 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 |
| 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
- 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
- Adrián Popa at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Adrián Popa at Olympedia (archive)
- Adrián Popa at Olympics.com
- Adrián Popa at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) (English translation)
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