Denis Vieru

Denis Vieru
Vieru in 2024
Personal information
Born (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 28)
Chișinău, Moldova
OccupationJudoka
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country Moldova
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍66 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2024)
World Champ.Bronze (2019, 2022)
European Champ.Gold (2023)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Moldova
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tashkent ‍–‍66 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Montpellier ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Prague ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia ‍–‍66 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Jerusalem ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2019 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Antalya ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tokyo ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2019 Antalya ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Zagreb ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Almada ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Antalya ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Zagreb ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest ‍–‍66 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tel Aviv ‍–‍66 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Oberwart ‍–‍60 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples ‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF16235
JudoInside.com27145
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,[1] but he won a bronze medal in the same event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

  1. ^ "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.