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| Born | (1986-05-25) May 25, 1986 (age 38) | |||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||
| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||
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Ivan Popov 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.
He attempted to qualify to wrestle for the 2012 Olympics.
In 2016, he finished 2nd at the 2016 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to earn an Olympic berth.
He is the son of Olympic bronze medalist and world champion Vladimir Popov.
References
- "POPOV Ivan - Olympic Wrestling | Australia". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
- ^ "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)
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- Australian people of Russian descent
- Australian male sport wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers for Australia
- Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
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- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- 1986 births
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
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