| Full Name: | Alina Alexandra Dumitru |
| Nickname: | Pitzi |
| Birth Date: | 30 August 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Bucharest, Romania |
| Height: | 1.58 m |
| Country: | Romania |
| Weight Class: | 48 kg |
| Club: | CSA Steaua București |
| Coach: | Florin Bercean |
| Olympics Rank: | 1 |
| Olympics Year: | 2008 |
| Olympics Weight: | Women's 48 kg |
| Worlds Rank: | 3 |
| Worlds Year: | 2005 |
| Worlds Weight: | Women's 48 kg |
| Worlds Year2: | 2007 |
| Worlds Weight2: | Women's 48 kg |
| Worlds Year3: | 2010 |
| Worlds Weight3: | Women's 48 kg |
| Regionals Type: | EU |
| Regionals Rank: | 1 |
| Regionals Year: | 2004 |
| Regionals Weight: | Women's 48 kg |
| Regionals Year2: | 2005 |
| Regionals Weight2: | Women's 48 kg |
| Regionals Year3: | 2006 |
| Regionals Weight3: | Women's 48 kg |
| Regionals Year4: | 2007 |
| Regionals Weight4: | Women's 48 kg |
| Regionals Year5: | 2008 |
| Regionals Weight5: | Women's 48 kg |
| Regionals Year6: | 2010 |
| Regionals Weight6: | Women's 48 kg |
| Regionals Year7: | 2011 |
| Regionals Weight7: | Women's 48 kg |
| Regionals Year8: | 2012 |
| Regionals Weight8: | Women's 48 kg |
| Updated: | 18 April 2024 |
Alina Dumitru (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /aˈlina duˈmitru/; born 30 August 1982) is a Romanian judoka, one-time Olympic champion and eight-time European champion. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she defeated Japanese double gold medalist Ryoko Tani, who until then had been undefeated in major international competitions for 12 years.[1]
Dumitru defeated the legendary five-time Olympian Ryoko Tani by "keikoku" in a shocking –48 kg semifinal upset at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. She controlled the five-minute showdown, maintaining her position with strong defense, refusing to budge or give her experienced foe a chance to mount a strong attack. It worked, as Tani lost points for passivity. Then she flipped Cuba's Yanet Bermoy becoming the first Romanian judoka to win a gold medal in the Summer Olympic Games.[2]
She took part in the Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics but lost in the final against Sarah Menezes. In the semifinals, Dumitru beat world number one Tomoko Fukumi.[3]
Alina Dumitru was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu, with Medalia "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.[4]
She was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of her hometown Ploiești in 2008.[5]