Denis Vieru

Denis Vieru
Vieru in 2024
Personal information
Born (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996
Chișinău, Moldova
OccupationJudoka
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country Moldova
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍66 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2024)
World Champ. (2019, 2022)
European Champ. (2023)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Moldova
Olympic Games
2024 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
World Championships
2019 Tokyo ‍–‍66 kg
2022 Tashkent ‍–‍66 kg
European Championships
2023 Montpellier ‍–‍66 kg
2020 Prague ‍–‍66 kg
2022 Sofia ‍–‍66 kg
World Masters
2023 Budapest ‍–‍66 kg
2022 Jerusalem ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2019 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
2019 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
2021 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
2022 Antalya ‍–‍66 kg
2022 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
2022 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
2021 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
2025 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍66 kg
2023 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
2023 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
2023 Tokyo ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2019 Antalya ‍–‍66 kg
2021 Zagreb ‍–‍66 kg
2022 Almada ‍–‍66 kg
2018 Antalya ‍–‍66 kg
2019 Zagreb ‍–‍66 kg
2018 Budapest ‍–‍66 kg
European U23 Championships
2016 Tel Aviv ‍–‍66 kg
European Junior Championships
2015 Oberwart ‍–‍60 kg
Summer Universiade
2019 Naples ‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF16235
JudoInside.com27145
Updated on 29 July 2025

Denis Vieru (born 10 March 1996) is a Moldovan judoka who competes in the men's half-lightweight (66 kg) category. He competed in the men's 66 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, without winning a medal, but he won a bronze medal in the same event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.