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Alexandros Nikolaidis

1979 - 2022

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Alexandros Nikolaidis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Νικολαϊδης, 17 October 1979 – 14 October 2022) was a Greek taekwondo athlete. He was named the 2008 Greek Male Athlete of the Year. Initially the home favorite, he won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics held in Athens after losing to Moon Dae-Sung of South Korea in the gold medal match. On 24 March 2008, Alexandros Nikolaidis had the honour to be the first torch-bearer of the 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Alexandros Nikolaidis is the 3,447th most popular athlete (down from 3,167th in 2019), the 939th most popular biography from Greece (down from 900th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Greek Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Alexandros Nikolaidis ranks 3,447 out of 6,025. Before him are Anna Rogowska, Im Dong-hyun, Aleksey Voyevodin, Zsófia Kovács, Šárka Kašpárková, and Fabrice Guy. After him are Idalys Ortiz, Éva Tófalvi, Igor Malkov, Olena Antonova, Tagir Khaybulaev, and Jeļena Prokopčuka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Alexandros Nikolaidis ranks 682. Before him are Adelina Ismajli, Michael Redd, Rógvi Jacobsen, Lampros Choutos, Vedran Zrnić, and Samppa Lajunen. After him are Tomoyuki Sakai, Mio Otani, Alejo Sauras, Amandine Bourgeois, Refaat Alareer, and Pang Qing. Among people deceased in 2022, Alexandros Nikolaidis ranks 688. Before him are Julie Powell, P. J. O'Rourke, José Guirao, Technoblade, David Brenner, and Valeriy Chybineyev. After him are Pavlo Lee, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Michael Möllenbeck, Antonín Hájek, Jackie Walorski, and Goran Sankovič.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Alexandros Nikolaidis ranks 939 out of 1,024. Before him are Vangelis Pavlidis (1998), Anastasios Sidiropoulos (1979), Niki Bakoyianni (1968), Konstantinos Mavropanos (1997), Federico Fernández (null), and Lampros Choutos (1979). After him are Fani Chalkia (1979), Georgios Printezis (1985), Kostas Papanikolaou (1990), Panagiotis Gionis (1980), Nikos Spyropoulos (1983), and Pantelis Kapetanos (1983).

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Among ATHLETES In Greece

Among athletes born in Greece, Alexandros Nikolaidis ranks 36. Before him are Liu Xin (null), Miltiadis Tentoglou (1998), Emmanouil Karalis (1999), Hrysopiyi Devetzi (1976), Niki Bakoyianni (1968), and Federico Fernández (null). After him are Fani Chalkia (1979), Sofia Bekatorou (1977), Niki Xanthou (1973), Athanasia Tsoumeleka (1982), Ioanna Kafetzi (1976), and Antigoni Drisbioti (1984).

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