Georgios Kougioumtsidis

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]

Georgios Kougioumtsidis
Γιώργος Κουγιουμτσίδης
Kougioumtsidis at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (2001-10-20) 20 October 2001
Thessaloniki, Greece
Sport
CountryGreece
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class79 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Greece
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Budapest79 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Zagreb 79 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Plovdiv79 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Bucharest79 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Skopje74 kg
European Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Dortmund79 kg
World Cadets Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Zagreb60 kg

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] He 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]

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

References
  1. 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. "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.
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