ATHLETE

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 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Alexandros Nikolaidis is the 4,218th most popular athlete (down from 3,401st in 2024), the 968th most popular biography from Greece (down from 937th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Greek Athlete.

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Among people born in 1979, Alexandros Nikolaidis ranks 924. 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 705. Before him are Rehman Malik, Dmitry Debelka, Evgeniya Brik, Julie Powell, Sergei Mandreko, Konstantin Landa, and Valeriy Chybineyev. After him are Maks Levin, Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık, Justice Christopher, Florin Zalomir, and Ademola Okulaja.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Alexandros Nikolaidis ranks 969 out of 1,024. Before him are Frank Klopas (1966), Athena Manoukian (1994), Irene Skliva (1978), 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), Konstadinos Gatsioudis (1973), Sofia Bekatorou (1977), Paraskevi Papachristou (1989), and Olga Vasdeki (1973).

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