Adrian Croitoru

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Adrian Croitoru
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Hamilton 90 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Birmingham 90 kg
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Wroclaw 90 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Paris 86 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Prague 86 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Gdansk 86 kg

Adrian Croitoru (born 24 February 1971) is a Romanian judoka. [1] He competed at three Olympic Games. [2]

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Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2000 European Judo Championships 1stMiddleweight (90 kg)
1999 World Judo Championships 3rdMiddleweight (90 kg)
1996 Olympic Games 5thMiddleweight (86 kg)
European Judo Championships 5thMiddleweight (86 kg)
1995 World Judo Championships 7thMiddleweight (86 kg)
1994 European Judo Championships 3rdMiddleweight (86 kg)
1993 World Judo Championships 3rdMiddleweight (86 kg)
European Judo Championships 5thMiddleweight (86 kg)
1992 Olympic Games 5thMiddleweight (86 kg)
European Judo Championships 2ndMiddleweight (86 kg)
1991 European Judo Championships 3rdMiddleweight (86 kg)

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References

  1. Factfile on JudoInside.com
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adrian Croitoru Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2018.