Eduard Popp

Eduard Popp (born 16 June 1991) is a heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Germany. He won the national title in 2013 and 2014[2] and reached semifinals at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Eduard Popp
Popp at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born16 June 1991 (1991-06-16) (age 30)
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight128 kg (282 lb)
Websitewww.eduard-popp.com
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubRed DEVILS Heilbronn
Coached byMarcus Mackamul[2]

In 2020, he competed in the men's 130 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3] In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2021 Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland.[4][5] He also competed in the men's 130 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

Personal life

Popp took up Olympic Wrestling in 1997. He is married.[2]

References
  1. "Eduard Popp". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.
  2. Über mich. eduard-popp.com (in German)
  3. "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. Rowbottom, Mike (12 June 2021). "Levai misses gold after beating double Olympic champion Vlasov at UWW Poland Open". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.


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