Ioannis Tsintsaris

Ioannis Tsintsaris
Personal information
Native nameΓιάννης Τσιντσάρης[1]
NationalityGreek
Born(1962-02-08)8 February 1962
Sidirokastro, Greece
Died1 March 2017(2017-03-01) (aged 55)
EducationAthens Physical Education and Sports College[2][circular reference]
Occupations
  • Olympic Weightlifter,
  • Weightlifting Coach
Height5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm)[1]
Weight287 lb (130 kg)[1]
SpouseAnna Verouli (1984-1988)
Sport
CountryGreece Greece
SportWeightlifting
Weight classSuper Heavyweight[3]
Coached byAntonis Arvanitidis (1988)
Retired1993
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking4th place, Summer Olympics 1984[2]

Ioannis Tsintsaris (8 February 1962 – 1 March 2017[4]) was a Greek weightlifter who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[5] He was married to javelin thrower Anna Verouli from 1984 to 1988.[2] In 1993, he retired from his Olympic career, and in 1996, he became a weightlifting coach in Sidirokastro up until 2008.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ioannis Tsintsaris Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d el:Ακατάλληλος τίτλος
  3. ^ "Ioannis Tsintsaris, Olympic Lifters Profiles @ Lift Up". www.chidlovski.net. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  4. ^ ""Έφυγε" ο Ολυμπιονίκης Γιάννης Τσιντσάρης!". NewsIT. 1 March 2017.
  5. ^ «Έφυγε» ο τέταρτος Ολυμπιονίκης του Λος Άντζελες στην άρση βαρών Γιάννης Τσιντσάρης (in Greek)


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