Georgios Koutsioumpas

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.

Georgios Koutsioumpas
Personal information
Full nameGeorgios Koutsioumpas
Nationality Greece
Born (1981-05-18) 18 May 1981
Trikala, Greece
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubAtlas Mytilenes
CoachSotirios Petrakis
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Greece
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2005 Almería96 kg

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]

References
  1. "Georgios Koutsioumpas". 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  2. Ασημένιος ο Γιώργος Κουτσιούμπας [Georgios Koutsioumpas wins silver] (in Greek). Nova Sport FM. 27 June 2005. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. "Dynamo MGFSO European Champion, Olympiacos Piraeus CELA Cup Winner" (in Greek). flash.gr. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 96kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  7. Τελικά 7ος ο Γιώργος Κουτσιούμπας [Georgios Koutsioumpas finished seventh] (in Greek). Nooz.gr. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2014.


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