Alexios Ntanatsidis

Alexios Ntanatsidis OLY is a Greek judoka. He began his professional career at the age of 14 after joining the Greek National team and he won a gold medal at the European Championships for cadets shortly after. In 2013, he won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships.[1] In 2014, he won the bronze medal at the European Judo Open Championships.[2] He also won a bronze medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.[3] In recent years, he has won two bronze medals and one silver at various IJF Grand Prix and he has also won gold medals at the Asian and Oceanian Opens in 2018 and 2019 respectively. He represented Greece in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Alexios Ntanatsidis OLY
Ntanatsidis at the 2020 Tel Aviv Grand Prix
Personal information
Born (1993-06-20) 20 June 1993
Athens, Greece
OccupationJudoka
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
CountryGreece
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R16 (2015, 2019, 2021)
European Champ.R16 (2018, 2019)
Olympic GamesR32 (2020)
Medal record
Representing  Greece
Men's judo
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2019 Perth ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tel Aviv ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tashkent ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Marrakesh ‍–‍81 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ljubljana ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Ljubljana Men's team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Poreč ‍–‍81 kg
World Cadets Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Budapest ‍–‍73 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Sarajevo ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Koper ‍–‍73 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragon ‍–‍81 kg
Men's sambo
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sochi ‍–‍82 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3417
JudoInside.com50158
Updated on 21 May 2023.

Personal life

Alexios was born on 20 June 1993 in Hadik, in Georgia, a region in south Georgia which was founded by Greeks who moved from Pontos. He was raised in Athens. He was enrolled by his parents at a local judo club at a young age. He is 1.78 metres (5 ft 10 in) tall and weighs 81 kilograms (179 lb).

References
  1. "Παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητής στο τζούντο ο Αλέξης Ντανατσίδης".
  2. "Ο Αλέξης Ντανατσίδης κατέκτησε το χάλκινο μετάλλιο στο Ευρωπαϊκό Οπεν του τζούντο".
  3. "Μετάλλια για Ντανατσίδη και Τσελίδη στους Μεσογειακούς αγώνες στο τζούντο".


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