medaltemplates article_title name birth_date
men 's weightlifting vladimir popov -lrb- weightlifter -rrb-
 vladimir popov 23 january 1977
vladimir popov -lrb- weightlifter -rrb-

vladimir popov -lrb- born january 23 , 1977 in cahul -rrb- is a retired male weightlifter from moldova .
he competed in two consecutive summer olympics for his native eastern european country , starting in 1996 .
he is best known for winning the bronze medal in the men 's featherweight division -lrb- -- 62 kg -rrb- at the 2001 european championships in trenčín , slovakia .
