Victor Sterpu

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Victor Sterpu
Personal information
Nationality Moldovan
Born (1999-06-14) 14 June 1999 (age 25)
Occupation Judoka
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Moldova
Sport Judo
Weight class –73 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games R16 (2020)
World Champ. R16 (2022)
European Champ. Gold medal europe.svg (2020)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Prague –73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Antalya –73 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Tbilisi –81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Zagreb –73 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 The Hague –73 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Poreč –73 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Marrakesh –73 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Vantaa –73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 24187
JudoInside.com 106096
Updated on 26 March 2023

Victor Sterpu (born 14 June 1999) [1] is a Moldovan judoka. He won the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2020 European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic. [2] [3] In July 2021, he competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [4]

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Career

He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2018 World Judo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. In that same year, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 73 kg event at the 2018 Judo Grand Prix The Hague held in The Hague, Netherlands. The following year, he competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2019 World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2019, he represented Moldova at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. He competed in the men's 73 kg event and he was eliminated in his first match.

In 2021, he competed in the men's 73 kg event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar. [5] He also competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary where he was eliminated in his second match by Sulaiman Hamad of Saudi Arabia.

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2020 European Championships 1st−73 kg

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References

  1. "Victor Sterpu". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. Browne, Ken (20 November 2020). "Clarisse Agbegnenou storms to fifth European title in Prague". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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  4. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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