Ivan Popov (wrestler)
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| Born | 25 May 1986[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Ivan Popov (born 25 May 1986) is an Australian Greco-Roman wrestler of Russian descent.
In 2010, he won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg division, Australia's first win in 32 years.[2]
He attempted to qualify to wrestle for the 2012 Olympics.[3]
In 2016, he finished 2nd at the 2016 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to earn an Olympic berth.[4]
He is the son of Olympic bronze medalist and world champion Vladimir Popov.[2]
References
- ↑ "POPOV Ivan - Olympic Wrestling | Australia". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Nocookies". The Australian. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ↑ "Australian wrestlers clear crucial hurdle on path to London". Smh.com.au. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ↑ Butler, Nick (April 2016). "Adopted Moroccan secures second Olympic berth as Africa-Oceania Wrestling qualifier begins". Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
External links
- Ivan Popov at the International Wrestling Database
- Ivan Popov at Olympedia
- Ivan Popov at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Ivan Popov at InterSportStats
Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Australian male sport wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers for Australia
- Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games wrestlers for Australia
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in wrestling
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Wrestlers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Greco-Roman wrestlers
- Australian people of Russian descent
- Sportspeople from Omsk
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian sport wrestler stubs