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Born | Athens, Greece | 20 June 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –81 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic Games | R32 (2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Champ. | R16 (2015, 2019, 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Champ. | R16 (2018, 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 21 May 2023. |
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