Georgios Kougioumtsidis
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Born | (2001-10-09) 9 October 2001 (age 22) Thessaloniki, Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 79 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Georgios Kougioumtsidis (Greek: Γιώργος Κουγιουμτσίδης) is a Greek freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 79 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[1] He represented Greece at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Career
In March 2021, Kougioumtsidis competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2] In May 2021, he failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[3] Kougioumtsidis competed in the 79 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[4] He won his first two matches and he was then eliminated by eventual bronze medalist Nika Kentchadze of Georgia.[4]
In March 2022, Kougioumtsidis won the gold medal in his event at the European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.[5] In that same month, he also won the gold medal in the 79 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[1][6] He competed in the 79 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7]
Kougioumtsidis lost his bronze medal match in the men's 79 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[8] He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[9]
Achievements
Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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2022 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Freestyle 79 kg |
2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 2nd | Freestyle 79 kg |
References
- ^ a b Pavitt, Michael (29 March 2022). "Egorov wins rare North Macedonian gold at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "2022 European U23 Wrestling Championship Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
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- Georgios Kougioumtsidis at the International Wrestling Database
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- 2018:
Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov (RUS)
- 2019:
Jabrayil Hasanov (AZE)
- 2020:
Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (BLR)
- 2021:
Achsarbek Gulajev (SVK)
- 2022:
Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE)
- 2023:
Vasyl Mykhailov (UKR)
- 2024:
Akhmed Usmanov (AIN)
- 79 kg: 2018–present