Corina Căprioriu

Corina Căprioriu (Romanian pronunciation: [koˈrina kəpriˈorju]; born 18 July 1986) is a Romanian judoka.[1] She has competed under the name Corina Ștefan since her 2016 marriage to Romanian wrestler Gheorghiță Ștefan.[2][3]

Corina Căprioriu Ștefan
Personal information
Birth nameCorina Oana Căprioriu
Full nameCorina Oana Ștefan
NationalityRomanian
Born (1986-07-18) 18 July 1986
Lugoj, Romania
OccupationJudoka
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2016)​
Sport
Country Romania
SportJudo
Weight class–57 kg
ClubCSM Cluj-Napoca
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Silver (2015)
European Champ.Gold (2010)
Olympic GamesSilver (2012)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London ‍–‍57 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Astana ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vienna ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istanbul ‍–‍57 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tyumen ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Rabat ‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Moscow ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tyumen ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2013 Qingdao ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tashkent ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Jeju ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hamburg ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Düsseldorf ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tunis ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Düsseldorf ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Samsun ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Samsun ‍–‍57 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Sofia ‍–‍57 kg
European Cadet Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Győr ‍–‍57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF384
JudoInside.com25797
Updated on 28 May 2023.

Căprioriu won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She lost in the final against Japan’s Kaori Matsumoto after being disqualified (hansoku) during the golden score period in the women's -57 kg weight class.[4]

She also won the bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 2011 World Judo Championships. Caprioriu was European Champion in 2010 and bronze in 2011. She booked multiple World cup titles since 2010.

She managed to qualify in the final at the 2015 World Judo Championships where she met her opponent from the 2012 Summer Olympics, Kaori Matsumoto. She lost after the Japanese scored a waza-ari. She is the current World No.1 at the Women's -57 kg category.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Corina Căprioriu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  2. "Judoka Corina Căprioriu s-a căsătorit cu luptătorul Ștefan Gheorghiță" [Judoka Corina Caprioriu married fighter Stefan Gheorghita]. Libertatea.ro (in Romanian). 26 September 2016.
  3. "Nuntă mare în sportul românesc! Judoka Corina Căprioriu s-a căsătorit! Se lasă cu lupte în familie!" [Great wedding in Romanian sport! Judoka Corina Caprioriu married! Let them fight in the family!]. SpyNews.ro (in Romanian). 26 September 2016.
  4. "Olympic judo: Japan's Kaori Matsumoto takes -57kg judo gold". BBC. 30 July 2012.


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