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Alina Dumitru

Personal information
Nickname(s)	Piti
Born	(1982-08-30) 30 August 1982 (age 42) Bucharest, Romania
Died	Not recognized as a date. Years must have 4 digits (use leading zeros for years < 1000). (aged Error: Need valid year, month, day)
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.58 m
Sport
Country	Romania
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍48 kg
Club	CSA Steaua București
Coached by	Florin Bercean
Achievements and titles
World finals	(2005, 2007, 2010)
Regional finals	(2004, 2005, 2006, ( 2007, 2008, 2010, ( 2011, 2012)
Olympic finals	(2008)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Romania Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing ‍–‍48 kg Silver 2012 London ‍–‍48 kg World Championships Bronze 2005 Cairo ‍–‍48 kg Bronze 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍48 kg Bronze 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍48 kg European Championships Gold 2004 Bucharest ‍–‍48 kg Gold 2005 Rotterdam ‍–‍48 kg Gold 2006 Tampere ‍–‍48 kg Gold 2007 Belgrade ‍–‍48 kg Gold 2008 Lisbon ‍–‍48 kg Gold 2010 Vienna ‍–‍48 kg Gold 2011 Istanbul ‍–‍48 kg Gold 2012 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍48 kg Bronze 2002 Maribor ‍–‍52 kg Bronze 2009 Tbilisi ‍–‍48 kg IJF Grand Slam Silver 2012 Moscow ‍–‍48 kg Bronze 2012 Paris ‍–‍48 kg IJF Grand Prix Gold 2010 Tunis ‍–‍48 kg Gold 2010 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍48 kg Silver 2009 Hamburg ‍–‍48 kg Silver 2010 Rotterdam ‍–‍48 kg Bronze 2010 Düsseldorf ‍–‍48 kg Bronze 2011 Düsseldorf ‍–‍48 kg Bronze 2011 Amsterdam ‍–‍48 kg World Juniors Championships Gold 2000 Nabeul ‍–‍48 kg European Junior Championships Silver 2001 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg
Updated on 18 April 2024.

Alina Dumitru, born on August 30, 1982, is a famous judo athlete from Romania. She won a gold medal at the Olympic Games and has been a European champion many times. In 2008, she made history by becoming the first Romanian judoka to win an Olympic gold medal.

Alina Dumitru's Judo Journey

Early Life and Training

Alina Dumitru started her judo journey early. She trained hard with Romania's national judo team. Her coach, Florin Bercean, helped her become a top athlete.

Olympic Success in Beijing 2008

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Alina Dumitru competed in the women's 48 kg judo event. She reached the semifinals, where she faced Ryoko Tani from Japan. Tani was a very strong opponent who had not lost in major international competitions for 12 years.

Alina surprised everyone by defeating Tani. She described this victory as "a dream." In the final match, she quickly beat Yanet Bermoy from Cuba in just 80 seconds. This amazing win earned Alina her first Olympic gold medal. It was also Romania's first-ever judo gold medal at the Summer Olympics.

London 2012 Olympic Medal

Alina Dumitru also competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She had a tough quarter-final match against Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg from Mongolia, but she won. In the semifinals, Alina faced Tomoko Fukumi, who was ranked number one in the world. Alina had lost to Fukumi four times before, but this time she won!

In the final match, Alina competed against Sarah Menezes from Brazil. She lost this match, earning a silver medal. This was Romania's first medal at the London Olympics. Alina Dumitru announced her retirement from judo in 2013.

Other Major Achievements

Besides her Olympic medals, Alina Dumitru won many other awards.

• She won nine medals at the European Judo Championships. Seven of these were gold medals, and two were silver.
• She also earned three bronze medals at the World Judo Championships.

Awards and Recognition

Alina Dumitru's achievements were recognized in Romania.

• The president of Romania, Traian Băsescu, gave her the "Sportive Merit" Medal, Class I.
• In 2008, she was named an "Honorary Citizen" of her hometown, Ploiești.
• In 2012, she also received the title of Honorary Citizen of Cluj County.

See also

In Spanish: Alina Dumitru para niños