Theodoros Tounousidis
Theodoros Tounousidis (Greek: Θεόδωρος Τουνουσίδης; born January 13, 1984) is a Swedish-born Greek wrestler who competed for the men's Greco-Roman 96 kg (heavyweight division) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1] Tounousidis received a bye for the second round, before losing out to Georgia's Ramaz Nozadze, with a technical score of 1–3, and a classification point score of 1–3.[2]
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| Born | 13 January 1984 Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||
| Club | Spårvägens BK (SWE) | |||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ryszard Swierad (SWE) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tounousidis eventually won the silver medal for the heavyweight category at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy, losing out to Turkey's Serkan Ozden. He is also a member of Spårvägens BK in Stockholm, Sweden, being coached and trained by Ryszard Swierad. He is fluent in Greek, English, German, and Swedish.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Theodoros Tounousidis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- "Men's Greco-Roman 96kg (211.5 lbs) Round of 16 Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
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