Kostas Papakostas

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Kostas Papakostas
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NationalityCypriot
Born (1948-10-02) 2 October 1948 (age 76)
Sport
Sport Judo

Kostas Papakostas (born 2 October 1948) is a Cypriot judoka. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kostas Papakostas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2018.