Alexandros Laliotis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Λαλιώτης; born September 10, 1972) is a retired Greek freestyle wrestler who competed in the men's heavyweight category.[1] Laliotis represented Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and trained at Iraklis Wrestling Club in Thessaloniki under his coach Panagiotis Koutsopakis.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandros Laliotis |
| Nationality |  Greece |
| Born | 10 September 1972 Serres, Central Macedonia, Greece |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Style | Freestyle |
| Club | Iraklis Wrestling Club |
| Coach | Panagiotis Koutsopakis |
Laliotis qualified for the men's heavyweight class (96 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Greece received an automatic berth as the host nation.[2][3] In front of the home crowd at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, Laliotis secured a victory over China's Wang Yuanyuan with a tough 3–2 verdict in the prelim pool but lost in overtime of his next match 1–4 to Slovakia's Peter Pecha. Finishing third in the pool based on technical points and thirteenth overall, Laliotis did not advance to the medal rounds.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandros Laliotis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Abbott, Gary (18 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. in men's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 96kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ Τέταρτος ο Καρντάνοφ [Kardanov finished fourth] (in Greek). ANT1 Group. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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