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]
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]
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.
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