Denis Vieru

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Denis Vieru
Personal information
Native nameДенис Виеру
Nationality Moldova
Born (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 25)
Chișinău, Moldova
OccupationJudoka
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country Moldova
SportJudo
Weight class–66 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Bronze (2019)
European Champ.Bronze (2020)
Olympic GamesR16 (2020)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Moldova
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo –66 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Prague –66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2019 Paris –66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baku –66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi –66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Baku –66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2019 Antalya –66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Zagreb –66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Antalya –66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Zagreb –66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest –66 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples
Profile at external databases
IJF16235
JudoInside.com27145
Updated on 26 November 2021.

Denis Vieru (born 10 March 1996) is a Moldovan judoka who competes in the men's half-lightweight 66 kg category. He competed in the men's 66 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

Career[]

He first rose to prominence after winning a gold medal at the European U-23 Judo Championships in 2016, the first Moldovan to do so since Marcel Trudov in 2005.[2] Vieru won medals at a number of IJF Grand Prix and Grand Slam events in 2019, including Moldova's first Judo Grand Prix gold medal at the Antalya Grand Prix,[3] another gold at the Baku Grand Slam, and defeated 2016 European champion Vazha Margvelashvili to win gold at the Grand Slam Paris.[4] He also defeated Ranto Katsura of Japan to win a gold medal at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, where he was the flag bearer for the Moldovan delegation in the opening ceremony,[5] and won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Judo Championships.[6] As of February 2020, he was ranked third in the world in the men's half-lightweight category.

At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, he won the gold medal in his event.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ Denis Vieru – Aur la europenele de Judo U 23 (in Romanian). Olympic Committee of Moldova. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. ^ VIDEO - Denis Vieru makes history for Moldova. Eurosport. Published 5 April 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. ^ Victory for Moldova: Judoka Denis Vieru captured gold medal in -66kg Baku Grand Slam. Publika TV. Published 11 May 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  5. ^ Denis Vieru awarded gold at the Universiade. Published 8 July 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  6. ^ "2019 World Judo Championships –66 kg results". judolive01.lb.judobase.org. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. ^ Houston, Michael (26 November 2021). "Olympic medallist Monteiro among winners on day one of IJF Abu Dhabi Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

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