Theodoros Tounousidis
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Nationality
Greece
GreeceBorn13 January 1984
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
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| Nationality | Greece | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 January 1984 Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Spårvägens BK (SWE) | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ryszard Swierad (SWE) | ||||||||||||||
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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.
