Christina Tsoukala

Christina Tsoukala
Personal information
Full nameChristina Chrysoula Tsoukala
Born (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991
Athens, Greece
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportWater polo
ClubVouliagmeni Olympiacos
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing  Greece
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2011 ShanghaiTeam competition
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2010 ZagrebTeam competition
Silver medal – second place2012 EindhovenTeam competition
Silver medal – second place2018 BarcelonaTeam competition

Christina Chrysoula Tsoukala (Greek: Χριστίνα Χρυσούλα Τσουκαλά, born 8 July 1991) is a former water polo player who played for Vouliagmeni Women’s Water Polo Team, Olympiacos and the Greece women's national water polo team.[1][2][3]

She was part of the Greece national team that won the gold medal at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships held in Shanghai in July 2011.[4][5]

Biography

Christina is of Icelandic descent and a granddaughter of Kristín Guðmundsdóttir and Valsteinn Guðjónsson. She speaks excellent Icelandic and tries to visit Iceland at least once every year.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Christina Tsoukala at FINA
  2. ↑ Στον Ολυμπιακό η Τσουκαλά. sport24.gr, 10 July 2017 (in Greek)
  3. ↑ Τσουκαλά: «Μεγαλύτερο σωματείο στη χώρα ο Ολυμπιακός». aquafeed24.com, 10 July 2017 (in Greek)
  4. ↑ "Greece fends off China for women’s water polo gold" Archived 2015-06-20 at the Wayback Machine fina.org July 29, 2011
  5. ↑ "Γαλανόλευκη η κορυφή του κόσμου" (in Greek). sentragoal.gr. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Svona er lifið dásamlegt". www.sundsamband.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 February 2022.


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