Moldova · Men's 62 kg, April 2008
Vladimir Popov
Vladimir Popov is a weightlifter from Moldova, born in 1977. The results below cover 7 competitions from 1998 to 2008. The latest result came in the men's 62 kg class, at the 2008 European Championships.
- Best total
- 295 kg
- Best snatch
- 135 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 162.5 kg
Vladimir Popov's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Latest result: 2008 European Championships, 11 April 2008, 62 kg, no total.
Vladimir Popov by the numbers
Vladimir Popov'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
- 452.8
- From 295 kg at 61.4 kg bodyweight, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 63rd of 981
- 295 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 62 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 82%
- At the best total, 132.5 kg of 162.5 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- Age at best total
- 21
- Turned 21 in 1998, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 5 of 7
- The others show a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Vladimir Popov makes each attempt
Vladimir Popov made 76% of snatch attempts and 57% 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
Vladimir Popov head to head
The lifters Vladimir Popov 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 | Vladimir Popov ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Leonidas Sabanis |
4 | 1 | 3 |
 Le Maosheng |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Nikolaj Pešalov |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Marcus Stephen |
3 | 2 | 1 |
| Samson N'Dicka-Matam | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Tom Goegebuer |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Vladimir Popov'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.83 | 125 | 128 | 130 | 154 | ||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 15 | 280 | 62 kg | 61.65 | 126 | 154 | ||||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 10 | 280 | 62 kg | 61.61 | 122 | 125 | 153 | 155 | ||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.6 | 130 | 132.5 | 157.5 | 162.5 | ||
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 7 | 295 | 62 kg | 61.56 | 130 | 135 | 160 | |||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | - | 295 | 62 kg | 61.4 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 135 | 155 | 160 | |
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 | 8 | 295 | 62 kg | 61.6 | 125 | 130 | 132.5 | 155 | 157.5 | 162.5 |
Compare Vladimir Popov
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Vladimir Popov.