Theodoros Tounousidis
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| Nationality |
 Greece | ||||||||||||
| 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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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]
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
- ↑ "Theodoros Tounousidis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ↑ "Men's Greco-Roman 96kg (211.5 lbs) Round of 16 Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
External links
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