Vitaliy Popovich (; 22 October 1962 – 7 September 2000) was a Ukrainian male former racewalking athlete who competed in the 50 kilometres race walk. He competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 1988 Summer Olympics, representing the Soviet Union, and in the same event at the 1996 Summer Olympics, representing Ukraine. He was a three-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics, with a best of fourth at the 1991 event. He also competed at five straight editions of the IAAF World Race Walking Cup from 1989 to 1997.. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-19. He set a personal best of 3:43:57 hours for the distance in 1989.Vitality Popovich. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
At national level, he won one Soviet title in 1991 and, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, took four 50 km walk titles at the Ukrainian Athletics Championships.Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-19.Ukrainian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-19. On the professional circuit, he was the 1996 winner at the Dudinská Päťdesiatka.WINNERS OF THE DUDINSKA 50 IN WALKING. Dudince Walking. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
Popovich committed suicide on 7 September 2000.
International competitions 1986Goodwill GamesMoscow, Soviet Union —20 km walk1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea26th50 km walk3:59:231989World Race Walking CupBarcelona, Spain6th50 km walk3:49:481stTeam585 pts1991World Race Walking CupSan Jose, United States —50 km walkWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan4th50 km walk4:00:101993World Race Walking CupMonterrey, Mexico —50 km walkWorld ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany —50 km walk1995World Race Walking CupBeijing, China14th50 km walk3:51:5313thTeam333 ptsWorld ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden —50 km walk1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States —50 km walk1997World Race Walking CupPoděbrady, Czech Republic —50 km walk1998European Race Walking CupDudince, Slovakia —50 km walk2000European Race Walking CupEisenhüttenstadt, Germany32nd50 km walk4:10:40
National titles Soviet Athletics Championships 50 km walk: 1991 Ukrainian Athletics Championships 50 km walk: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997
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