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Alexandros Nikolaidis (17 October 1979 – 14 October 2022) was a Greek taekwondo athlete. He was named the 2008 Greek Male Athlete of the Year. Initially the home favorite, he won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics held in Athens after losing to Moon Dae-Sung of South Korea in the gold medal match.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Taekwondo | ||
Representing  Greece | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2004 Athens | +80 kg |
| 2008 Beijing | +80 kg |
| World Championships | ||
 | 1996 Barcelona | Welterweight |
| European Championships | ||
| 1996 Zagreb | Welterweight |
| 1997 Patra | Welterweight |
| 2008 Rome | Heavyweight |
 | 2010 Saint Petersburg | Heavyweight |
| Mediterranean Games | ||
| 2013 Mersin | Heavyweight |
On 24 March 2008, Alexandros Nikolaidis had the honour to be the first torch-bearer of the 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay.[1]
Later in the same year on 11 April, he won the European Championship in Rome.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Nikolaidis won another Olympic silver medal in the +80 kg category, after losing to Cha Dong-Min of South Korea in the final.
In July 2011, he managed to secure a place at the 2012 Olympic Games by placing third in the 2011 World Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan by defeating Liu Xiaobo of China in the 3rd place play-off. He carried the flag for Greece during the Parade of Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
On 11 August 2012, Nikolaidis began and ended his Olympics participation in a "preliminary round" bout against Bahri Tanrikulu. Nikolaidis lost 7–3 overall.
Nikolaidis retired in 2014. He died on 14 October 2022, at the age of 42. Nikolaidis had been suffering from an "extremely rare" form of cancer for two years prior to his death.[2]
References
- Olympic Flame begins relay in Greece Archived 27 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine at the Official Website of the Torch Relay
- "The Olympic medallist Alexandros Nikolaidis died of cancer". Greek City Times. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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[de] Alexandros Nikolaidis
Alexandros Nikolaidis (griechisch Αλέξανδρος Νικολαϊδης, * 17. Oktober 1979 in Thessaloniki; † 14. Oktober 2022) war ein griechischer Taekwondoin, der im Schwergewicht startete.- [en] Alexandros Nikolaidis
[fr] Aléxandros Nikolaïdis
Aléxandros Nikolaïdis (grec moderne : Αλέξανδρος Νικολαΐδης ; né le 17 octobre 1979 à Thessalonique) est un taekwondoïste grec.[it] Alexandros Nikolaidis
Alexandros Nikolaidis (in greco: Αλέξανδρος Νικολαΐδης; Salonicco, 17 ottobre 1979) è un taekwondoka greco.[ru] Николаидис, Александрос
Але́ксандрос Николаи́дис (греч. Αλέξανδρος Νικολαΐδης; 17 октября 1979, Салоники — 14 октября 2022[1]) — греческий тхэквондист, двукратный серебряный призёр олимпийских игр, знаменосец команды Греции на Олимпиаде 2012 года. Он также стал первым факелоносцем на эстафете Олимпийского огня летних Олимпийских игр 2008 года[2].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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