Georgios Koutsioumpas (Greek: Γεώργιος Κουτσιούμπας; born May 18, 1981, in Trikala) is an amateur Greek Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category.[1] Koutsioumpas represented his home nation Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and later picked up a silver medal in the 96-kg division at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain.[2] Throughout his sporting career, Koutsioumpas, along with his older brother Xenofon, trained as a member of the Greco-Roman wrestling team for Olympiacos F.C. in Piraeus, with whom he won the European CELA Cup in 2006.[3] Since 2012 they have been training at Atlas Mytilenes under their head coach Sotirios Petrakis.
Koutsioumpas qualified as a member of the Greek squad in the men's 96 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by receiving an allocated place and an automatic spot for the host nation from the International Federation of Associated Wrestling (French: Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées, FILA).[4][5] By the delight of the boisterous home crowd inside the Ano Liossa Olympic Hall, Koutsioumpas opened his match by edging Kazakhstan's Asset Mambetov out of the mat with an effortless throw, but suffered a tedious 6–11 blowout from Egypt's Karam Gaber on his second bout. Despite a single loss, Koutsioumpas continued to grapple powerfully against Poland's Marek Sitnik and paid off by a 3–2 sudden death decision. Finishing third in the prelim pool, Koutsioumpas' performance fell short to put him through into the quarterfinals, as he left his home crowd in agony. When Iran's Masoud Hashemzadeh was disqualified for an illegal protest during the bronze medal match, Koutsioumpas' position was eventually upgraded to seventh.[6][7]
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^. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
^Ασημένιος ο Γιώργος Κουτσιούμπας [Georgios Koutsioumpas wins silver] (in Greek). Nova Sport FM. 27 June 2005. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
^"Dynamo MGFSO European Champion, Olympiacos Piraeus CELA Cup Winner" (in Greek). flash.gr. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
^Abbott, Gary (27 July 2004). . USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
^Με 18 παλαιστές στο ολυμπιακό ταπί της Αθήνας [18 wrestlers in the Olympic mat for Athens] (in Greek). To Vima. 24 March 2002. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
^"Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 96kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
^Τελικά 7ος ο Γιώργος Κουτσιούμπας [Georgios Koutsioumpas finished seventh] (in Greek). Nooz.gr. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
External linksedit
Official website
Profile – International Wrestling Database
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georgios, koutsioumpas, greek, Γεώργιος, Κουτσιούμπας, born, 1981, trikala, amateur, greek, greco, roman, wrestler, competed, heavyweight, category, koutsioumpas, represented, home, nation, greece, 2004, summer, olympics, athens, later, picked, silver, medal, . Georgios Koutsioumpas Greek Gewrgios Koytsioympas born May 18 1981 in Trikala is an amateur Greek Greco Roman wrestler who competed in the men s heavyweight category 1 Koutsioumpas represented his home nation Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and later picked up a silver medal in the 96 kg division at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almeria Spain 2 Throughout his sporting career Koutsioumpas along with his older brother Xenofon trained as a member of the Greco Roman wrestling team for Olympiacos F C in Piraeus with whom he won the European CELA Cup in 2006 3 Since 2012 they have been training at Atlas Mytilenes under their head coach Sotirios Petrakis Georgios KoutsioumpasPersonal informationFull nameGeorgios KoutsioumpasNationality GreeceBorn 1981 05 18 18 May 1981 age 42 Trikala GreeceHeight1 92 m 6 ft 3 1 2 in Weight96 kg 212 lb SportSportWrestlingStyleGreco RomanClubAtlas MytilenesCoachSotirios PetrakisMedal record Men s Greco Roman wrestlingRepresenting GreeceMediterranean Games2005 Almeria 96 kgKoutsioumpas qualified as a member of the Greek squad in the men s 96 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by receiving an allocated place and an automatic spot for the host nation from the International Federation of Associated Wrestling French Federation Internationale des Luttes Associees FILA 4 5 By the delight of the boisterous home crowd inside the Ano Liossa Olympic Hall Koutsioumpas opened his match by edging Kazakhstan s Asset Mambetov out of the mat with an effortless throw but suffered a tedious 6 11 blowout from Egypt s Karam Gaber on his second bout Despite a single loss Koutsioumpas continued to grapple powerfully against Poland s Marek Sitnik and paid off by a 3 2 sudden death decision Finishing third in the prelim pool Koutsioumpas performance fell short to put him through into the quarterfinals as he left his home crowd in agony When Iran s Masoud Hashemzadeh was disqualified for an illegal protest during the bronze medal match Koutsioumpas position was eventually upgraded to seventh 6 7 References edit Georgios Koutsioumpas 13 June 2014 Archived from the original on 4 January 2014 Retrieved 2014 06 13 Ashmenios o Giwrgos Koytsioympas Georgios Koutsioumpas wins silver in Greek Nova Sport FM 27 June 2005 Retrieved 13 June 2014 Dynamo MGFSO European Champion Olympiacos Piraeus CELA Cup Winner in Greek flash gr Retrieved 25 March 2023 Abbott Gary 27 July 2004 Olympic Games preview at 96 kg 211 5 lbs in men s Greco Roman USA Wrestling The Mat Archived from the original on 21 May 2014 Retrieved 21 May 2014 Me 18 palaistes sto olympiako tapi ths A8hnas 18 wrestlers in the Olympic mat for Athens in Greek To Vima 24 March 2002 Retrieved 13 June 2014 Wrestling Men s Greco Roman 96kg Athens 2004 BBC Sport 15 August 2004 Retrieved 23 September 2013 Telika 7os o Giwrgos Koytsioympas Georgios Koutsioumpas finished seventh in Greek Nooz gr 26 August 2004 Retrieved 13 June 2014 External links editOfficial website Profile International Wrestling Database nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Greek sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Georgios Koutsioumpas amp oldid 1157055616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
