Alina Alexandra Dumitru
Alina Alexandra Dumitru medal table |
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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 | |
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SURNAME | Dumitru, Alina Alexandra |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian judoka |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1982 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ploieşti , Prahova County |