Alexandros Nikolaidis

Alexandros Nikolaidis

Alexandros Nikolaidis (born October 17, 1979 in Thessalonica) is an Olympic taekwondo athlete from Greece. Initially the favorite, he eventually won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics held in Athens after being knocked out by a reverse roundhouse kick (Jump Spinning Hook Kick) from his opponent and eventual gold medalist, Moon Dae-Sung of South Korea.

On March 24 2008 Alexandros Nikolaidis became the first torchbearer of the 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay. [ [http://torchrelay.beijing2008.cn/en/ceremonies/greece/news/n214279617.shtml Olympic Flame begins relay in Greece] at the Official Website of the Torch Relay]

Later in the same year at the 11th of April, he won the European Championship in Rome after four promising fights.

Another big moment of his sports career came up in Beijing. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Nikolaidis won another Olympic silver medal in the +80 kg category, after losing to Cha Dong-Min of South Korea in the final.

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