Valentina Popova

Valentina Vadimovna Popova (Russian: Валентина Вадимовна Попова) (born September 25, 1972 in Bratsk) is a Russian weightlifter who won two olympic medals: the silver medal in the 63 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal in the 75 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

For the Soviet-Slovakian table tennis player, see Valentina Popova (table tennis).
Valentina Popova
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Women's Weightlifting
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney – 63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens – 75 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antalya – 69 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Lahti – 63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Athens – 63 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 La Coruña – 63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sofia – 63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2001 Trencin – 63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2003 Loutraki – 69 kg
Silver medal – second place 1998 Riesa – 63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Sofia – 75 kg


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