Alina Dumitru

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Alina Dumitru
Personal information
Full name Alina Alexandra Dumitru
Nickname(s) Pitzi
Born (1982-08-30) 30 August 1982 (age 41)
Bucharest, Romania
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Weight 48 kg (106 lb; 7.6 st)
Sport
Sport Judo
Club CSA Steaua Bucureşti
Coached by Florin Bercean
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing –48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 London –48 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Cairo –48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro –48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tokyo –48 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Bucharest –48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Rotterdam –48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Tampere –48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Belgrade –48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Lisbon –48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vienna –48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul –48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chelyabinsk –48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tbilisi –48 kg

Alina Dumitru (Romanian pronunciation: [aˈlina duˈmitru]; born August 30, 1982 in Bucharest) 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]

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

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