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Born | Athens, Greece [1] | 21 December 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maria Prevolaraki ( Greek: Μαρία Πρεβολαράκη; born 21 December 1991 in Athens) is a Greek freestyle wrestler. [2] She competed in the freestyle 55 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Yuliya Ratkevich in the 1/8 finals. [3] That year, she also won a bronze medal at the World Championships. [4]
She won silver at the 2013 and 2014 European Championships. [5] [6]
In 2014, she also became World Champion in Beach Wrestling, winning the gold medal in the women's 60 kg event at the World Beach Wrestling Championships in Katerini, Greece. [7] [8] [9]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she advanced until the quarter-finals, taking 10th place.
In 2017, she won bronze at both World and European Championships. [10] [11]
At the 2018 European Championships, Prevolaraki won one of the two bronze medals in her division. [12]
In 2020, she won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. [13] [14] In 2021, she was eliminated in her first match in the women's 53 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. [15] That year, she won silver in the European Championships. [16]
In February 2022, she won the gold medal in the 53 kg event at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. [17] In April 2022, she won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. [18] [19] A few months later, she won the gold medal in the 53 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. [20] She won one of the bronze medals in the 53 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. [21] [22]
In February 2024, Prevolaraki won one of the bronze medals in the 53 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, Romania. [23] [24] She defeated Natalia Malysheva in her bronze medal match. [24] Prevolaraki competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [25] She was eliminated in her second match. [25] Later, it was announced that Prevolaraki had qualified to the Olympics due to the reallocation of an Independent Neutral Athlete.
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Coached by | Panagiotis Argoudea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maria Prevolaraki ( Greek: Μαρία Πρεβολαράκη; born 21 December 1991 in Athens) is a Greek freestyle wrestler. [2] She competed in the freestyle 55 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Yuliya Ratkevich in the 1/8 finals. [3] That year, she also won a bronze medal at the World Championships. [4]
She won silver at the 2013 and 2014 European Championships. [5] [6]
In 2014, she also became World Champion in Beach Wrestling, winning the gold medal in the women's 60 kg event at the World Beach Wrestling Championships in Katerini, Greece. [7] [8] [9]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she advanced until the quarter-finals, taking 10th place.
In 2017, she won bronze at both World and European Championships. [10] [11]
At the 2018 European Championships, Prevolaraki won one of the two bronze medals in her division. [12]
In 2020, she won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. [13] [14] In 2021, she was eliminated in her first match in the women's 53 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. [15] That year, she won silver in the European Championships. [16]
In February 2022, she won the gold medal in the 53 kg event at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. [17] In April 2022, she won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. [18] [19] A few months later, she won the gold medal in the 53 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. [20] She won one of the bronze medals in the 53 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. [21] [22]
In February 2024, Prevolaraki won one of the bronze medals in the 53 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, Romania. [23] [24] She defeated Natalia Malysheva in her bronze medal match. [24] Prevolaraki competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [25] She was eliminated in her second match. [25] Later, it was announced that Prevolaraki had qualified to the Olympics due to the reallocation of an Independent Neutral Athlete.