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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexandros Nikolaidis is the 3,920th most popular athlete (down from 3,400th in 2019), the 958th most popular biography from Greece (down from 937th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Greek Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Alexandros Nikolaidis ranks 3,920 out of 6,025. Before him are Iva Prandzheva, Ismael Kirui, Félix Hernández, Hripsime Khurshudyan, Andre Cason, and Paul Tanui. After him are Gerco Schröder, Ioanna Kafetzi, Joel González, Caroline Ouellette, Vladimir Vujasinović, and Sergio Fernández.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Alexandros Nikolaidis ranks 874. Before him are Daniele Conti, Sara Thunebro, Bruno Cabrerizo, Michael Neumayer, Ihar Makarau, and Raphael Schäfer. After him are David Healy, Kim Hyang-mi, Caroline Ouellette, Amat Escalante, Edwin Villafuerte, and Roberto Luongo. Among people deceased in 2022, Alexandros Nikolaidis ranks 695. Before him are Andy Goram, Jody Lukoki, Rehman Malik, Dmitry Debelka, Julie Powell, and Valeriy Chybineyev. After him are Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık, Justice Christopher, Florin Zalomir, Ademola Okulaja, Antonín Hájek, and Lydia de Vega.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Alexandros Nikolaidis ranks 959 out of 1,024. Before him are Stavros Lambrinidis (1962), Frank Klopas (1966), Athena Manoukian (1994), Emmanouil Karalis (1999), Vasilis Dimitriadis (1966), and Anastasios Bakasetas (1993). After him are Ioanna Kafetzi (1976), Stelios Malezas (1985), Anastasios Douvikas (1999), Grigoris Makos (1987), Athanassios Prittas (1979), and Ioannis Tamouridis (1980).

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Among ATHLETES In Greece

Among athletes born in Greece, Alexandros Nikolaidis ranks 35. Before him are Katerina Stefanidi (1990), Fani Chalkia (1979), Miltiadis Tentoglou (1998), Liu Xin (null), Athanasia Tsoumeleka (1982), and Emmanouil Karalis (1999). After him are Ioanna Kafetzi (1976), Niki Xanthou (1973), Sofia Bekatorou (1977), Paraskevi Papachristou (1989), Olga Vasdeki (1973), and Paraskevi Tsiamita (1972).

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