Victor Sterpu

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]

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

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 20 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
3. ^ "Results". 2020 European Judo Championships. Archived 21 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
4. ^ "Judo Results Book". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
5. ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2021.