Ioulietta Boukouvala Explained

Ioulietta Boukouvala
Birth Date:28 August 1983
Birth Place:Ioannina, Greece
Country:Greece
Weight Class:57 kg, 63 kg
Worlds Rank:3
Worlds Year:2010
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:2
Regionals Year:2012
Regionals Weight:Women's 57 kg
Olympics Rank:R16
Olympics Year:2004
Olympics Weight:Women's 57 kg
Updated:25 July 2023

Ioulietta Boukouvala (born 28 August 1983) is a Greek judoka. She competed at the 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] [2] During the Women's 57 kg event at the 2012 Games, Boukouvala claimed she was bitten by her Cuban opponent, Yurileidys Lupetey Cobas, in their first round bout.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ioulietta Boukouvala . 30 July 2012 . London 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120730180004/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/boukouvala-ioulietta-1104076/ . 30 July 2012.
  2. Ioulietta Boukouvala . 30 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121217110503/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/ioulieta-boukouvala-1.html . 17 December 2012.
  3. Web site: 'I was bitten': Beaten Olympic Greek judo champ . 30 July 2012 . Yahoo! News.