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| Christina
TSOUKALA |
| Sport |
Water Polo |
| NOC |
Greece
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 08 Jul 1991
in Athens, GRE |
| Height | 1.84 m |
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General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Greek water polo players Antigoni Roumpesi and Evangelia Moraitidou. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began playing water polo in 2003 in Athens, Greece. |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Tsouk (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
Injuries |
She injured her left shoulder in September 2015. (sentragoal.gr, 19 Sep 2015)
In September 2012 she had surgery on her right hand to repair a tendon. (pisina.net, 13 Sep 2012) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Greek |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
Her partner Christos Afroudakis represented Greece in water polo at four consecutive editions of the Olympic Games from 2004 to 2016. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Aug 2021; Instagram profile, 29 Aug 2021; olympic.org, 12 Aug 2012) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Partner Christos Afroudakis |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"At an early age, playing in the water was my first love, both in the pool and sea. I took up water polo at age 11 and before that I did synchronised swimming which I could not continue due to a heart problem. Nothing serious really, but my parents and specifically my father did not want me to hold breath under water for a long time. My older brother was already playing water polo, and so I chose to follow in his footsteps." |
General Interest |
Other information |
RETIREMENT
She announced her retirement from the sport in August 2021. "A new cycle of my life begins and another very important one closes. I made the decision, after a very successful year with my club Olympiacos, to retire from water polo. I have had countless intense moments of emotion, joy, sadness, excitement, disappointment, but a full experience that I would not change for anything in the world. I did not expect water polo to become such an important part of my life. I want to thank everyone who stood by me during this long journey." (Instagram profile, 29 Aug 2021; sport24.gr, 29 Aug 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2008 |
Beijing, CHN |
Team |
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World Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team |
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| 7 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 6 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team |
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| 6 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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| 1 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Team |
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| 4 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
Team |
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European Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2020 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 2 |
2018 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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| 5 |
2016 |
Belgrade, SRB |
Team |
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| 6 |
2014 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 2 |
2012 |
Eindhoven, NED |
Team |
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| 2 |
2010 |
Zagreb, CRO |
Team |
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