Toma Junior Popov
Toma Junior Popov is a French badminton player. Partnered with his brother Christo Popov, he won the men's doubles gold at the 2025 European Championships. He competed at the [Badminton at the Badminton at the 2018 Mediterranean Games|2018 Mediterranean Games|2018 Mediterranean Games] and claimed the men's singles bronze medal. The Popov brothers also competed for France at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles event.
In the juniors, Popov won the bronze medal at the [2015 European Junior Badminton Championships|European Junior Badminton Championships|2015 European Junior Championships] in the boys' singles event. Popov made history as the first non-Danish male player to win a European Junior team gold as well as the men's singles and doubles in 2017. He joined Peter Gade, Jim Laugesen, and Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen as the only men to have ever completed the treble.
Early and personal life
Born in Sofia, Popov came from a badminton family. His father, Thomas, is a former Bulgarian and French national player. His brother, Christo Popov, also plays badminton. He started to play when he was 8 with neighbour and won his school championship at age of 9. Both of them trained at the Fos-sur-Mer club.Achievements
European Games
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| 2023 | Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland |  European ChampionshipsMen's singles
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