Alexandros Laliotis

Alexandros Laliotis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Λαλιώτης; born September 10, 1972) is a retired amateur Greek freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category.[1] Laliotis has been selected to the nation's Olympic wrestling team when Greece hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and also trained for Iraklis Wrestling Club in Thessaloniki, under his personal coach Panagiotis Koutsopakis.[2]

Alexandros Laliotis
Personal information
Full nameAlexandros Laliotis
Nationality Greece
Born (1972-09-10) 10 September 1972
Serres, Central Macedonia,
Greece
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle
ClubIraklis Wrestling Club
CoachPanagiotis Koutsopakis

Laliotis qualified for the men's heavyweight class (96 kg), when Greece welcomed the world to 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.[2][3] Amassed the home crowd inside Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, Laliotis opened the prelim pool with a shut out victory over China's Wang Yuanyuan by a tough 3–2 verdict, before losing in overtime of his succeeding match 1–4 to Slovakia's Peter Pecha. Placing third in the pool based on technical points and thirteenth overall, Laliotis failed to advance further into the medal rounds.[4][5]

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 96kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  5. Τέταρτος ο Καρντάνοφ [Kardanov finished fourth] (in Greek). ANT1 Group. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 28 July 2014.


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