Vladimir Popov (born 23 January 1977 in Cahul) is a former male

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from

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. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native

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an country, starting in 1996. He is best known for winning the bronze medal in the men's featherweight division (– 62 kg) at the 2001 European Championships in

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. Popov was banned twice by the

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(IWF), in 2005 and 2008, for doping violation. It is believed that he is banned for life.

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1977 births Living people People from Cahul Moldovan male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters of Moldova Doping cases in weightlifting Moldovan sportspeople in doping cases Sportspeople banned for life European Weightlifting Championships medalists 20th-century Moldovan people 21st-century Moldovan people {{Moldova-weightlifting-bio-stub