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Georgios Kougioumtsidis

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Georgios Kougioumtsidis
Γιώργος Κουγιουμτσίδης
Kougioumtsidis at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (2001-10-09) 9 October 2001 (age 23)
Thessaloniki, Greece
Sport
CountryGreece
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class79 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Greece
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 79 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Zagreb 79 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Plovdiv 79 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bucharest 79 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Baku 79 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Skopje 74 kg
European Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Dortmund 79 kg
World Cadets Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Zagreb 60 kg

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

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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

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Freestyle 79 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 2nd Freestyle 79 kg

References

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  1. ^ a b Pavitt, Michael (29 March 2022). "Egorov wins rare North Macedonian gold at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "2022 European U23 Wrestling Championship Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  6. ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  7. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  8. ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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