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Theodoros Tounousidis

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Theodoros Tounousidis
Personal information
Nationality Greece
Born (1984-01-13) 13 January 1984 (age 40)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
ClubSpårvägens BK (SWE)
Coached byRyszard Swierad (SWE)
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Greece
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pescara 96 kg

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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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