Kyriaki_Kouvari

Kyriaki Kouvari

Kyriaki Kouvari

Greek taekwondo practitioner

Kyriaki Kouvari (Greek: Κυριακή Κούβαρη; born January 19, 1984, in Thessaloniki) is a Greek taekwondo practitioner.[1] She won the bronze medal for the heavyweight category at the 2003 World Taekwondo Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

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Kouvari competed for the women's heavyweight category (+67 kg) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after defeating Great Britain's Sarah Stevenson for the gold medal at the World Qualification Tournament in Manchester, England.[2] She lost the first preliminary match by a defensive kick from Brazil's Natália Falavigna, with a score of 1–3.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kyriaki Kouvari". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
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    "Women's Taekwondo +67 kg". CBC News. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Women's +67kg (+148 lbs) Preliminary Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2012.


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