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| Born | December 10, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Moldova | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||
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Stepan Dimitrov (born 10 December 1995) is a Moldovan taekwondo athlete. He represented Moldova in several international competitions and tournaments, winning two medals in the European Taekwondo Championships: gold medal in 2014 and a bronze in 2018. [1]
| European Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Medal | Category |
| 2014 | Baku ( |  | –54 kg |
| 2018 | Kazan ( |  | –58 kg |
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