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
Full nameCorina Oana Ștefan
BornCorina Oana Căprioriu
(1986-07-18) 18 July 1986 (age 39)
Lugoj, Romania
OccupationJudoka
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Spouse
(m. 2016)
Sport
Country Romania
SportJudo
Weight class–57 kg
ClubCSM Cluj-Napoca
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2012)
World Champ.‹See Tfd›Silver (2015)
European Champ.‹See Tfd›Gold (2010)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 London57 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 Astana57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Paris57 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Vienna57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Istanbul57 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place2013 Tyumen57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Rabat57 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2011 Rio de Janeiro57 kg
Gold medal – first place2012 Moscow57 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Baku57 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Tyumen57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Paris57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Abu Dhabi57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2013 Qingdao57 kg
Gold medal – first place2014 Tashkent57 kg
Silver medal – second place2009 Abu Dhabi57 kg
Silver medal – second place2013 Abu Dhabi57 kg
Silver medal – second place2013 Jeju57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2009 Hamburg57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 Düsseldorf57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 Tunis57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 Abu Dhabi57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Düsseldorf57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Samsun57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Samsun57 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2004 Sofia57 kg
European Cadet Championships
Bronze medal – third place2002 Győr57 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]

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

Căprioriu 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

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  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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