Georgi Popov (weightlifter)’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Russian weightlifter
Was Athlete 
Weightlifter 
From Bulgaria 
Russia 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 12 December 1912, Baku
Death Kyiv

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.
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.

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