Konstantinos "Kostas" Arkoudeas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Αρκουδέας; born 31 March 1973) is a retired welterweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Greece. He won a silver medal in the 62 kg division at the 1993 Mediterranean Games and placed ninth and sixth at the 1992 and 2004 Olympics, respectively.[2][3] Until his retirement in 2005, Arkoudeas trained at Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. under his father Panagiotis Arkoudeas.[1]
 Arkoudeas (left) at the 2004 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Konstantinos Arkoudeas | |||||||||||
| Born | 31 March 1973 Athens, Greece[2] | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[2] | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||
| Style | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||
| Club | SC Ethnikos[1] | |||||||||||
| Coach | Panagiotis Arkoudeas[1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Arkoudeas made his international debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he placed ninth in the 62 kg division.[4] Twelve years later, he qualified for his second Olympics, as a 31-year-old veteran, in the 66 kg class when Greece hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He filled up an entry by the International Federation of Association Wrestling and the Hellenic Olympic Committee, as Greece received an automatic berth for being the host nation.[3][5] He started with a 9–3 victory over Oscar Wood, before losing his next match 1–4 to Mkhitar Manukyan.[6] In his final match against Jannis Zamanduridis, Arkoudeas pulled from a 2–2 tie to win in overtime, but fell short to advance to the quarterfinals, finishing second in the preliminary pool.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ a b c Arkoudeas, Konstandinos (GRE). International Wrestling Database
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Konstantinos Arkoudeas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 August 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.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Wrestling – Men's Greco-Roman 62kg" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 451. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ Abbott, Gary (16 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ Hipps, Tim (24 August 2004). "Wood Loses First Two Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling Matches". American Forces Press Service. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 66kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ Εντυπωσίασε ο Αβράμης [Avramis was impressed] (in Greek). ANT1. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
External links edit
- Konstantinos Arkoudeas at the International Wrestling Database
- Konstantinos Arkoudeas at Olympedia
