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Alina Dumitru (Romanian pronunciation: [aˈlina duˈmitru]; born 30 August 1982) is a Romanian judoka, one-time Olympic champion and eight-time European champion. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she defeated Japanese double gold medallist Ryoko Tani, who until then had been undefeated in major international competitions for 12 years.[1]

Alina Dumitru

Personal information
Nickname(s)	Pitzi
Born	(1982-08-30) 30 August 1982 (age 40) Bucharest, Romania
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb; 7.6 st)
Sport
Country	Romania
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–48 kg
Club	CSA Steaua București
Coached by	Florin Bercean
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2005, 2007, 2010)
European Champ.	(2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,         2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Olympic Games	(2008)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Romania Olympic Games 2008 Beijing –48 kg 2012 London –48 kg World Championships 2005 Cairo –48 kg 2007 Rio de Janeiro –48 kg 2010 Tokyo –48 kg European Championships 2004 Bucharest –48 kg 2005 Rotterdam –48 kg 2006 Tampere –48 kg 2007 Belgrade –48 kg 2008 Lisbon –48 kg 2010 Vienna –48 kg 2011 Istanbul –48 kg 2012 Chelyabinsk –48 kg 2002 Maribor –52 kg 2009 Tbilisi –48 kg IJF Grand Slam 2012 Moscow –48 kg 2012 Paris –48 kg IJF Grand Prix 2010 Tunis –48 kg 2010 Abu Dhabi –48 kg 2009 Hamburg –48 kg 2010 Rotterdam –48 kg 2010 Düsseldorf –48 kg 2011 Düsseldorf –48 kg 2011 Amsterdam –48 kg World Juniors Championships 2000 Nabeul –48 kg European Junior Championships 2001 Budapest –48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	383
JudoInside.com	8604
Updated on 23 February 2022.

Career

2008 Summer Olympics

Dumitru defeated the legendary five-time Olympian Ryoko Tani by "keikoku" in a shocking –48 kg semifinal upset at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. She controlled the five-minute showdown, maintaining her position with strong defense, refusing to budge or give her experienced foe a chance to mount a strong attack. It worked, as Tani lost points for passivity. Then she flipped Cuba's Yanet Bermoy becoming the first Romanian judoka to win a gold medal in the Summer Olympic Games.[2]

2012 Summer Olympics

She took part in the Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics but lost in the final against Sarah Menezes. In the semifinals, Dumitru beat world number one Tomoko Fukumi.[3]

Awards

Alina Dumitru was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu, with Medalia "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.[4]

She was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of her hometown Ploiești in 2008.[5]

References

External links

• Alina Dumitru at the International Judo Federation
• Alina Dumitru at JudoInside.com
• Alina Dumitru at AllJudo.net (in French)
• Alina Dumitru at Olympics.com
• Alina Dumitru at Olympedia
• Videos of Alina Alexandra Dumitru (judovision.org)

На других языках

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- [en] Alina Dumitru

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[es] Alina Dumitru

Alina Alexandra Dumitru (Bucarest, 30 de agosto de 1982) es una deportista rumana que compite en yudo.

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[it] Alina Alexandra Dumitru

Alina Alexandra Dumitru (Bucarest, 30 agosto 1982) è una judoka rumena, vincitrice della medaglia d'oro nei 48 kg ai Giochi olimpici di Pechino 2008.

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[ru] Думитру, Алина

Али́на Алекса́ндра Думи́тру (рум. Alina Alexandra Dumitru; род. 30 августа 1982, Бухарест[1]) — румынская дзюдоистка, олимпийская чемпионка 2008 года, серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр 2012 года, трижды бронзовый призёр чемпионатов мира (2005, 2007 и 2010), восьмикратная чемпионка Европы (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012). Одна из самых титулованных спортсменок в истории чемпионатов Европы по дзюдо.

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