Alina Alexandra Dumitru

Alina Alexandra Dumitru medal table
Judo
Romania Romania
Olympic games
gold	2008 Beijing	up to 48 kg
silver	2012 London	up to 48 kg
World championships
bronze	2005 Cairo	up to 48 kg
bronze	2007 Rio de Janeiro	up to 48 kg
bronze	2010 Tokyo	up to 48 kg
European championships
gold	2004 Bucharest	up to 48 kg
gold	2005 Rotterdam	up to 48 kg
gold	2006 Tampere	up to 48 kg
gold	2007 Belgrade	up to 48 kg
gold	2008 Lisbon	up to 48 kg
gold	2010 Vienna	up to 48 kg
gold	2011 Istanbul	up to 48 kg
gold	2012 Chelyabinsk	up to 48 kg
bronze	2002 Maribor	up to 48 kg
bronze	2009 Tbilisi	up to 48 kg

Alina Alexandra Dumitru (born August 30, 1982 in Ploieşti , Prahova County ) is a former Romanian judoka .

Career

Dumitru fought in the super light weight class (up to 48 kg). She started for Steaua Bucharest and was trained by Florin Bercean. Her greatest success was winning the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after she had finished fifth in 2004 .

At the World Championships in Cairo in 2005 , in Rio de Janeiro in 2007 and in Tokyo in 2010 , she was third each.

She won the title at the European Championships in 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2010 , 2011 and 2012 . At the European Championships in 2002 and 2009 , she took third place.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Dumitru was defeated by the Brazilian Sarah Menezes in the final and won the silver medal. In the semifinals she had defeated the Japanese Tomoko Fukumi . After the games in London, she ended her career and became a coach.

Awards

In August 2008, Alina Alexandra Dumitru received the Order of Merit "Meritul sportiv" III from President Traian Băsescu . Class with a stripe. On September 30, 2008 she was made an honorary citizen of her hometown Ploieşti. From 2007 to 2010 she was voted the best female athlete of the year in Prahova County.

Individual evidence

↑ Gazeta Sporturilor of September 30, 2008 , accessed January 24, 2011 (Romanian)
↑ Gazeta Sporturilor of December 23, 2010 , accessed on January 24, 2011 (Romanian)

Web links

Alina Alexandra Dumitru at COSR
Alina Alexandra Dumitru in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Dumitru, Alina Alexandra
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Romanian judoka
DATE OF BIRTH	August 30, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ploieşti , Prahova County

[1] Gazeta Sporturilor of September 30, 2008 , accessed January 24, 2011 (Romanian)

[2] Gazeta Sporturilor of December 23, 2010 , accessed on January 24, 2011 (Romanian)