Stefanos Christopolos ( Greek Στέφανος Χρηστόπουλος , 1876 , Patras , -?) - Greek wrestler , bronze medalist of the Summer Olympic Games 1896 . Member of the Panahaiki Sports Club.
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On April 10, 1896, at the Summer Olympics, in the quarterfinal of wrestling competitions, Christopoulos fought against Hungarian Momchilo Tapavitsa . The match lasted a very long time, but in the end the Hungarian athlete surrendered. In the next round, Christopoulos fought with his compatriot Georgios Tsitas . In the course of the struggle, Christopoulos was injured after Citas threw him to the ground with force. After that, he had to spend several days in bed. But in the end, the athlete took third place.
In ordinary life, he was a fish trader.
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- Stefanos Christopoulos - Olympic statistics on Sports-Reference.com (English)
- Stefanos Christopoulos - profile on the International Wrestling Database (English)
- The official countdown of the games (page 90-91) (English)
- Information about Stefanos Christopoulos (Greek)