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Denis Vieru
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Vieru in 2024
Personal information
Born (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 28)
Chișinău, Moldova
Died Not recognized as a date. Years must have 4 digits (use leading zeros for years < 1000). (aged Error: Need valid year, month, day)
Occupation Judoka
Height 168 cm
Sport
Country Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova
Sport Judo
Weight class ‍–‍66 kg
Achievements and titles
World finals Bronze (2019, 2022)
Regional finals Gold (2023)
Olympic finals Bronze (2024)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova
Olympic Games
Bronze 2024 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
World Championships
Bronze 2019 Tokyo ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze 2022 Tashkent ‍–‍66 kg
European Championships
Gold 2023 Montpellier ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze 2020 Prague ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze 2022 Sofia ‍–‍66 kg
World Masters
Silver 2023 Budapest ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze 2022 Jerusalem ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold 2019 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Gold 2019 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
Gold 2021 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
Gold 2022 Antalya ‍–‍66 kg
Gold 2022 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
Gold 2022 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
Silver 2021 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze 2023 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze 2023 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze 2023 Tokyo ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold 2019 Antalya ‍–‍66 kg
Gold 2021 Zagreb ‍–‍66 kg
Gold 2022 Almada ‍–‍66 kg
Silver 2018 Antalya ‍–‍66 kg
Silver 2019 Zagreb ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze 2018 Budapest ‍–‍66 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold 2016 Tel Aviv ‍–‍66 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze 2015 Oberwart ‍–‍60 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold 2019 Naples ‍–‍66 kg
Updated on 28 July 2024.

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, without winning a medal, but he won a bronze medal in the same event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Career

He rose to prominence after winning a gold medal at the European U23 Judo Championships in 2016, the first Moldovan to do so since Marcel Trudov in 2005. 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, another gold at the Baku Grand Slam, and defeated 2016 European champion Vazha Margvelashvili to win gold at the Grand Slam Paris. 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, and later also won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Judo Championships.

Vieru's medal as well as his points from the 2019 summer's competitions were suspended for a while, while the Moldovan was investigated for use of doping. However, Vieru and his advocates were able to prove that there was "neither will to doping, nor negligence" on the athlete's part, which meant that Vieru only received a three month suspension instead of the regular two years, and was able to keep his medal and his world ranking points. The documents about the events have been sealed from the public.

At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, he won the gold medal in his event. He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Prix Almada held in Almada, Portugal. Vieru became the 2023 European champion and as of May 2024 is also the world's top ranked judoka in his weight class (66 kg).

Awards

  • Order of Honour (Moldova) (2022)
  • EJU Fairplay Award (2023)

See also

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