Alexandros Laliotis Explained

Alexandros Laliotis
Fullname:Alexandros Laliotis
Birth Date:10 September 1972
Birth Place:Serres, Central Macedonia,
Greece
Weight:960NaN0
Style:Freestyle
Club:Iraklis Wrestling Club
Coach:Panagiotis Koutsopakis
Show-Medals:yes

Alexandros Laliotis (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]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Alexandros Laliotis. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051059/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/alexandros-laliotis-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 28 July 2014.
  2. News: el:Με 18 παλαιστές στο ολυμπιακό ταπί της Αθήνας. 18 wrestlers in the Olympic mat for Athens. Greek. http://www.tovima.gr/sports/article/?aid=141249. To Vima. 24 March 2002. 13 June 2014.
  3. News: Abbott. Gary. Olympic Games preview at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. in men's freestyle. USA Wrestling. The Mat. 18 July 2004. 29 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140525201210/http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=10340. 25 May 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 96kg. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. 30 September 2013.
  5. News: el:Τέταρτος ο Καρντάνοφ. Kardanov finished fourth. Greek. http://www.antenna.gr/news/Sports/article/90466/tetartos-o-karntanof. ANT1 Group. 28 August 2004. 28 July 2014.