[3] Today he practises in a group of Karl-Heinz Düe together with heptathletes like the German Olympian Jennifer Oeser.

Popow boosted performance at the Paralympics in Beijing 2008 once again and won the silver medal by running 100 metres in 12.98 seconds.

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.

He works part-time as an IT system administrator at the football club Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH.

"[10] Often quoted by mass media, Heinrich Popow became a needed voice of Paralympic sports in Germany.

[14] 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".