Theodoros Tselidis Explained

Birth Name:Fyodor Nikolayevich Tselidi
Birth Date:5 August 1996
Birth Place:Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania, Russia
Weight Class:90 kg
Club:A.C. PAOK
Olympics Rank:3
Olympics Year:2024
Olympics Weight:Men's 90 kg
Worlds Rank:R16
Worlds Year:2022
Worlds Weight:Men's 90 kg
Worlds Year2:2024
Worlds Weight2:Men's 90 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:3
Regionals Year:2018
Regionals Weight:Men's 90 kg
Regionals Year2:2022
Regionals Weight2:Men's 90 kg
Updated:31 July 2024

Theodoros Tselidis (el|Θεόδωρος Τσελίδης; born 5 August 1996; in Russia known as Fyodor Nikolayevich Tselidi; ru|Фёдор Николаевич Целиди)[1] is a Greek judoka. He won a bronze medal in judo while representing Greece at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal for Greece at the 2018 European Championships.[2] He also won a bronze medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.[3]

Life

Tselidis was born in 5 August 1996 in North Ossetia–Alania, Russia; his father was an ethnic Greek.[4] In 2019, he graduated from North Ossetian State University with a degree in international political economy.

On 31 July 2024, Theodoros won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Paris in the 90 kg weight category.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Список (изменения и дополнения) кандидатов в спортивные сборные команды Российской Федерации по дзюдо (мужчины) на 2018 год . ru . List (changes and additions) of candidates for the sports teams of the Russian Federation in judo (men) for 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211209135736/https://www.minsport.gov.ru/2018/Dzudo-IzmDop5_sp2018.pdf . 2021-12-09.
  2. Web site: Τρίτος στην Ευρώπη ο Τσελίδης στο Τζούντο (video). 28 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Μετάλλια για Ντανατσίδη και Τσελίδη στους Μεσογειακούς αγώνες στο τζούντο.
  4. Web site: pkaissaratos . 2024-07-31 . Ποιος είναι ο Θοδωρής Τσελίδης - Ο αθλητής που έδωσε στην Ελλάδα το πρώτο μετάλλιο τους Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες του 2024 . 2024-07-31 . ΤΑ ΝΕΑ . el.