Andreea Ștefania Chițu (born 7 May 1988) is a Romanian

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who competes in the women's 52 kg category. At the

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, she was

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in the second round by

Ilse Heylen Ilse Heylen (born 21 March 1977, Edegem) is a Belgian judoka. She won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Heylen competed in the Half-lightweight (52 kg). She won her first ...

, having beaten

Soraya Haddad Soraya Haddad (born 30 September 1984) is an Algerian judoka. She won abronze medal in the 52 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She has been the African champion five times: 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2012, and also a bronze me ...

in the first round. At the

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, she beat Laura Gómez in her first match, before losing to

Odette Giuffrida Odette Giuffrida (born 12 October 1994 in Rome) is an Italian judoka. She competed at the 2023 World Judo Championships, where she placed third in the women's 52 kg. Career She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the ...

in the quarter finals. Because Giuffrida reached the final, Chițu entered the repechage. She was eliminated in the repechage by

Érika Miranda Érika de Souza Miranda (born 4 June 1987) is a Brazilian judoka. She won the silver medal in the Half-lightweight −52 kg division at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the wo ...

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* 1988 births Romanian female judoka Living people Olympic judoka of Romania Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics European Games gold medalists for Romania European Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 2015 European Games Judoka at the 2019 European Games 20th-century Romanian women 21st-century Romanian women {{Romania-judo-bio-stub