Corina Căprioriu (; born 18 July 1986) is a Romanian

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. She has competed under the name Corina Ștefan since her 2016 marriage to Romanian wrestler Gheorghiță Ștefan. Căprioriu won the silver medal at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. She lost in the final against

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’s Kaori Matsumoto after being disqualified (

hansoku A hansoku or hansoku-make is a disqualifying penalty in a number of martial arts. See also * Kinjite (disqualifying fouls) in Sumo * Penalties in Judo * Hansoku-mate is one of the penalties in various styles of Karate (; ; Okinawan lang ...

) during the golden score period in the women's 57 kg weight class. Căprioriu also won the bronze medal in the lightweight division at the

2011 World Judo Championships The 2011 World Judo Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from 23 to 28 August. Schedule Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Participating nations 871 competitors from ...

. Caprioriu was European Champion in

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and bronze medalist in

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

. She has booked multiple World cup titles since 2010. Căprioriu managed to qualify in the final at the

2015 World Judo Championships The 2015 World Judo Championships were held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 24–30 August 2015. The competition was held at the Alau Ice Palace. Schedule ''All times are local (Time in Kazakhstan, UTC+6).'' Medal summary Medal table Men's eve ...

where she met her opponent from the 2012 Summer Olympics, Kaori Matsumoto. She lost after the Japanese scored a

waza-ari is the second highest score a fighter can achieve in a Japanese martial arts ''ippon'' or ''waza-ari'' contest, usually judo, karate, or jujutsu. ''Waza-ari'' in judo A ''waza-ari'' is the second highest score a fighter can achieve in judo, th ...

. She is the current World No.1 at the Women's 57 kg category.

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* * * 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Lugoj Romanian female judoka Olympic judoka for Romania Olympic medalists in judo Olympic silver medalists for Romania Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics European Games competitors for Romania Judoka at the 2015 European Games Judoka at the 2019 European Games 21st-century Romanian sportswomen {{Romania-Olympic-medalist-stub