Russia · Women's 75 kg, August 2004
Valentina Popova
Valentina Popova is a weightlifter from Russia, born in 1972, with two Olympic medals (1 silver, 1 bronze) and five World Championships medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze). The results below cover 7 competitions from 1998 to 2004. The latest result came in the women's 75 kg class, at the 2004 Olympic Games.
- Olympic medals
- 2
- World medals
- 5
- Best total
- 265 kg
- Best snatch
- 120.5 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 145 kg
Valentina Popova's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 silver, 1 bronze. World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 63 kg from 1998 to 2000, 69 kg from 2001 to 2003, 75 kg in 2004. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 72.89 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 77 kg.
Latest result: 2004 Olympic Games, 14 August 2004, 75 kg, total 265 kg, place 3.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 kg2004 | 120.5 | 145 | 265 |
| 69 kg2001 to 2003 | 117.5 | 142.5 | 257.5 |
| 63 kg1998 to 2000 | 107.5 | 127.5 | 235 |
Valentina Popova by the numbers
Valentina Popova's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 323.1
- From 257.5 kg at 67.98 kg bodyweight, 2001 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 13th of 626
- 265 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 75 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 83%
- At the best total, 120.5 kg of 145 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 32
- Turned 32 in 2004, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 7 of 7
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Valentina Popova makes each attempt
Valentina Popova made 72% of snatch attempts and 53% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Valentina Popova head to head
The lifters Valentina Popova has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Valentina Popova ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eszter Krutzler |
5 | 4 | 1 |
| Angela Medina | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Aiza Kutysheva | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Hanna Keränen | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Josefa Pérez |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Nora Koppel |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Valentina Popova's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 3 | 265 | 75 kg | 72.89 | Snatch 120.5, clean and jerk 145; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 3 | 257.5 | 69 kg | 68.09 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 140 | |||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 2 | 257.5 | 69 kg | 68.25 | 112.5 | 115 | 142.5 | |||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 1 | 257.5 | 69 kg | 67.98 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115 | 135 | 142.5 | not taken |
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 2 | 235 | 63 kg | 62.08 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 127.5 | |||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 3 | 232.5 | 63 kg | 62.69 | 100 | 105 | 122.5 | 125 | 127.5 | |
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 | 3 | 215 | 63 kg | 62.5 | 95 | 100 | 115 | |||
Compare Valentina Popova
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Valentina Popova met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.