Alexandru Raicu

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Alexandru Raicu
Personal information
Full nameAlexandru Constantin Raicu
Born (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 27)
Pitești
Occupation Judoka
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Romania
Sport Judo
Weight class 73 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games R32 (2020)
World Champ. R16 (2024)
European Champ. 7th (2022)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Tel Aviv 73 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Paris 73 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Bucharest 73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 17255
JudoInside.com 69742
Updated on 20 May 2024

Alexandru Constantin Raicu (born 20 December 1996) is a Romanian judoka. [1] [2] He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [3]

Raicu is the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv champion in the 73 kg class. [4]

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References

  1. "A IJF Profile". IJF.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. "Alexandru Raicu JudoInside Profile". judoinside.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. "Results 2021 Grand Slam Tel Aviv - 73 kg". IJF.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.