Heinrich Popow (born 14 July 1983) is a German sprinter. At the Paralympics 2012 in London he won Gold in 100 metres sprint. During his career he has been the World and European Champion in 100 metres sprint and World Champion in the long jump. In total, he won 27 medals at the Paralympic Games, World and European Championships.[1]
Heinrich Popow
Popow in 2019
Personal information
Nationality
German
Born
(1983-07-14) 14 July 1983 (age 40) Abay, Kazakhstan
Heinrich Popow started his sport career in 2001 at TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Following an invitation for a track and field training at Bayer, he convinced his coaches by excellent results.[3] Today he practises in a group of Karl-Heinz Düe together with heptathletes like the German OlympianJennifer Oeser.[4] At the World Championships in Athletics in Lille, 2002, he won a bronze medal in long jump and established himself as a top athlete. At his first Paralympics in Athens 2004 he won three bronze medals in 100 metres, 200 metres, and long jump. Popow boosted performance at the Paralympics in Beijing 2008 once again and won the silver medal by running 100 metres in 12.98 seconds. Finally, Heinrich Popow won Gold in 100 metres at the Paralympics in London 2012. With a time of 12.40 seconds, he prevailed over the Australian Scott Reardon and his German team-mate Wojtek Czyz at the Olympic Stadium.
Childhood and jobedit
Heinrich Popow's family emigrated from Kazakhstan to Germany when he was seven years old. He grew up in Nisterau (Westerwald), in Western Germany.[5] At the age of nine, his left leg was amputated up to the thigh as a consequence of an Ewing's sarcoma in the left fibula (knee disarticulation). In Interviews, the athlete points out that the amputation was harder for his parents than for himself. His biggest concern those days was about not being able to play football as he did before.[6] Heinrich Popow describes himself as sports-mad. He tried several sports after his amputation, before starting track and field, in 2001, at TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He works part-time as an IT system administrator at the football club Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH.[7]
Work with young talentsedit
In addition to his athletic career, Heinrich Popow supports and motivates young talents. He visits amputees in hospitals to motivate them for sports after their amputation. At Bayer 04, he acts as a mentor for several young athletes and supports their career with words of advice.[8] To reach young talents, Heinrich Popow relies on social media.[9]
Popularity and positioningedit
Heinrich Popow is one of the most popular German athletes on Facebook. The number of his fans grows constantly. Due to his clear statements he became "probably the most admired Paralympian in Germany."[10] Often quoted by mass media, Heinrich Popow became a needed voice of Paralympic sports in Germany.[11] The man from Leverkusen demands "respect and appreciation"[12] for Paralympic athletes. At the same time, he claims a professionalisation of Paralympic sports. Popow defended lower bonuses for Paralympic athletes compared to Olympic winners. He explains his opinion with the lower competition within the Paralympic field.[13] Furthermore, Popow defended the separation of the Paralympics and Olympics, otherwise the Paralympics would be eclipsed by the Olympic Games.[14]
Nominations and Prizesedit
In November 2012, Heinrich Popow was repeatedly honoured with a Silver Laurel Leaf, the highest sports award conferred by the Federal President of Germany to outstanding athletes.[15] In 2011, Heinrich Popow was one of the most promising candidates for the election of the German award "Disabled Athlete of the Year". After his success in London 2012, he is again nominated for this award.[16]
Referencesedit
^spiegel.de: "Wenn es schief geht, muss ich auf die Fresse Kriegen, 7 September 2012
^. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
^passion.ottobock.de: A World Champion in Training
^süddeutsche.de: "Ihr könnt mich gern vor den Karren spannen, 10 September 2012
^süddeutsche.de: "Ihr könnt mich gern vor den Karren spannen, 10 September 2012
^Interview mit Heinrich Popow im ZDF-Mittagsmagazin, 19 September 2012
^Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger: Heinrich Popow sprintet zu Gold, 10 September 2012
^fluter.de: Auf einem Bein. Mit dem Sport zurück ins Leben, 27 August 2012 26 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
^Ronny Blaschke: Heinrich Popow sprintet zu Gold, 10 September 2012
^süddeutsche.de: "Ihr könnt mich gern vor den Karren spannen, 10 September 2012
^sport1.de: Wieder zwei Beine? "Ich würde ablehnen", 30 August 2012
^focus.de: Popow: "Nicht das Niveauwie Olympia-Sportler", 28 August 2012
^. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
^Leverkusen.com: "Silbernes Lorbeerblatt" vom Bundespräsidenten für fünf TSV-Medaillengewinner, 17 March 2005
^Sportschau.de: Wählen Sie den Behindertensportler des Jahres 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heinrich Popow.
Heinrich Popow at Team Deutschland Paralympics (in German)
at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 January 2016) (in German)
at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 December 2012) (in German)
November 23, 2023
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Heinrich Popow born 14 July 1983 is a German sprinter At the Paralympics 2012 in London he won Gold in 100 metres sprint During his career he has been the World and European Champion in 100 metres sprint and World Champion in the long jump In total he won 27 medals at the Paralympic Games World and European Championships 1 Heinrich PopowPopow in 2019Personal informationNationalityGermanBorn 1983 07 14 14 July 1983 age 40 Abay KazakhstanWebsitewww wbr heinrich popow wbr comSportSportTrack and fieldEvent s 100m 200m 4 100 m long jumpClubTSV Bayer 04 LeverkusenMedal record Men s paralympic athleticsRepresenting GermanyParalympic Games2012 London 100 m T422008 Beijing 100 m T422004 Athens 100 m T422004 Athens 200 m T422004 Athens Lomg jump F42 462012 London 200 m T422012 London 4 100 m T42 46IPC World Championships2011 Christchurch 100 m T422011 Christchurch Long jump F422013 Lyon 100 m T422002 Lille Long jump2006 Assen Long jump2013 Lyon 200 m T422013 Lyon Long jump T42IWAS World Games2009 Bangalore 200 m2009 Bangalore 4 100 m2007 Taipei 100 m2007 Taipei 200 m2007 Taipei Long jump2009 Bangalore 100 m2009 Bangalore Long jumpIPC European Championships2012 Stadskanaal 100 m T422005 Espoo Long jump2016 Grosseto Long jump T422005 Espoo 100 m2005 Espoo 4 100 m2005 Espoo High jump2012 Stadskanaal Long jump F42 44Paralympics 2012 Heinrich Popow on his lap of honour after winning Gold in 100 metres Contents 1 Disciplines 2 Athletic successes 3 Childhood and job 4 Work with young talents 5 Popularity and positioning 6 Nominations and Prizes 7 References 8 External linksDisciplines editHeinrich Popow specialises in 100 metres sprint 2 the most prestigious discipline in track and field Furthermore he starts in 200 metres long jump and 4 100 metres relay Athletic successes editHeinrich Popow started his sport career in 2001 at TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen Following an invitation for a track and field training at Bayer he convinced his coaches by excellent results 3 Today he practises in a group of Karl Heinz Due together with heptathletes like the German Olympian Jennifer Oeser 4 At the World Championships in Athletics in Lille 2002 he won a bronze medal in long jump and established himself as a top athlete At his first Paralympics in Athens 2004 he won three bronze medals in 100 metres 200 metres and long jump Popow boosted performance at the Paralympics in Beijing 2008 once again and won the silver medal by running 100 metres in 12 98 seconds Finally Heinrich Popow won Gold in 100 metres at the Paralympics in London 2012 With a time of 12 40 seconds he prevailed over the Australian Scott Reardon and his German team mate Wojtek Czyz at the Olympic Stadium Childhood and job editHeinrich Popow s family emigrated from Kazakhstan to Germany when he was seven years old He grew up in Nisterau Westerwald in Western Germany 5 At the age of nine his left leg was amputated up to the thigh as a consequence of an Ewing s sarcoma in the left fibula knee disarticulation In Interviews the athlete points out that the amputation was harder for his parents than for himself His biggest concern those days was about not being able to play football as he did before 6 Heinrich Popow describes himself as sports mad He tried several sports after his amputation before starting track and field in 2001 at TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen He works part time as an IT system administrator at the football club Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball GmbH 7 Work with young talents editIn addition to his athletic career Heinrich Popow supports and motivates young talents He visits amputees in hospitals to motivate them for sports after their amputation At Bayer 04 he acts as a mentor for several young athletes and supports their career with words of advice 8 To reach young talents Heinrich Popow relies on social media 9 Popularity and positioning editHeinrich Popow is one of the most popular German athletes on Facebook The number of his fans grows constantly Due to his clear statements he became probably the most admired Paralympian in Germany 10 Often quoted by mass media Heinrich Popow became a needed voice of Paralympic sports in Germany 11 The man from Leverkusen demands respect and appreciation 12 for Paralympic athletes At the same time he claims a professionalisation of Paralympic sports Popow defended lower bonuses for Paralympic athletes compared to Olympic winners He explains his opinion with the lower competition within the Paralympic field 13 Furthermore Popow defended the separation of the Paralympics and Olympics otherwise the Paralympics would be eclipsed by the Olympic Games 14 Nominations and Prizes editIn November 2012 Heinrich Popow was repeatedly honoured with a Silver Laurel Leaf the highest sports award conferred by the Federal President of Germany to outstanding athletes 15 In 2011 Heinrich Popow was one of the most promising candidates for the election of the German award Disabled Athlete of the Year After his success in London 2012 he is again nominated for this award 16 References edit spiegel de Wenn es schief geht muss ich auf die Fresse Kriegen 7 September 2012 Leverkusen de Olympia Paralympics 2012 Archived from the original on 14 October 2012 Retrieved 6 November 2012 passion ottobock de A World Champion in Training suddeutsche de Ihr konnt mich gern vor den Karren spannen 10 September 2012 suddeutsche de Ihr konnt mich gern vor den Karren spannen 10 September 2012 Interview mit Heinrich Popow im ZDF Mittagsmagazin 19 September 2012 Kolner Stadt Anzeiger Heinrich Popow sprintet zu Gold 10 September 2012 fluter de Auf einem Bein Mit dem Sport zuruck ins Leben 27 August 2012 Archived 26 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine netzathleten de Ich wollte nicht Zweiter werden Interview mit Heinrich Popow 2 October 2012 Archived from the original on 5 September 2013 Retrieved 6 November 2012 Ronny Blaschke Heinrich Popow sprintet zu Gold 10 September 2012 suddeutsche de Ihr konnt mich gern vor den Karren spannen 10 September 2012 sport1 de Wieder zwei Beine Ich wurde ablehnen 30 August 2012 focus de Popow Nicht das Niveauwie Olympia Sportler 28 August 2012 netzathleten de Ich wollte nicht Zweiter werden Interview mit Heinrich Popow 2 October 2012 Archived from the original on 5 September 2013 Retrieved 6 November 2012 Leverkusen com Silbernes Lorbeerblatt vom Bundesprasidenten fur funf TSV Medaillengewinner 17 March 2005 Sportschau de Wahlen Sie den Behindertensportler des Jahres Archived 2012 10 19 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heinrich Popow nbsp Sports portal nbsp Athletics portalOfficial website Heinrich Popow on Facebook Heinrich Popow on Twitter Heinrich Popow at the International Paralympic CommitteeHeinrich Popow at IPC InfostradaSports com archived Heinrich Popow at Team Deutschland Paralympics in German Heinrich Popow at TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen at the Wayback Machine archived 2 January 2016 in German Heinrich Popow at Sportschau at 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