Maria Prevolaraki

Maria Prevolaraki
Personal information
Born (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991
Athens, Greece [1]
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Weight class
53–60 kg (117–132 lb)
Coached byPanagiotis Argoudea
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Greece
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2012 Strathcona County55 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Paris53 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Belgrade53 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Bratislava53 kg
Silver medal – second place2013 Tbilisi55 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Vantaa53 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Warsaw53 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Budapest53 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Novi Sad53 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Kaspiysk53 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Zagreb53 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Bucharest53 kg
Individual World Cup
Gold medal – first place2020 Belgrade53 kg
World Beach Wrestling Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Katerini60 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2013 Mersin55 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Tarragona53 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Oran53 kg

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. She competed in the women's 53 kg event at the Olympics.[26]

In 2025, Prevolaraki won the gold medal in the 53 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Bratislava, Slovakia.[27][28]

References

  1. ↑ "Maria Prevolaraki". NBC Olympics.
  2. ↑ "Maria Prevolaraki". London 2012 Olympics. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Maria Prevolaraki - Events and results". London 2012 Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "2012 World Championships". whatsmat.uww.org. International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "2013 European Championships". whatsmat.uww.org. International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "2014 European Championships". whatsmat.uww.org. International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Prevolaraki, Maria (GRE)". whatsmat.uww.org. International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Beach Wrestling Worlds end with Greece on top". eKathimerini.com. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  9. ↑ emmanuel (9 July 2014). "Host Greece Dominates Beach Wrestling World Championship". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "2017 World Championships". whatsmat.uww.org. International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "2017 European Championships". whatsmat.uww.org. International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "2018 European Championship". whatsmat.uww.org. International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  13. ↑ Iveson, Ali (16 December 2020). "All-conquering Tynybekova wins 62kg gold at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "2021 European Championship". whatsmat.uww.org. International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  17. ↑ "2022 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  18. ↑ Lloyd, Owen (1 April 2022). "Ukraine record golden double at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  19. ↑ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  20. ↑ "Wrestling Competition Summary" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  21. ↑ Burke, Patrick (14 September 2022). "Susaki and Morikawa earn Japanese double at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  22. ↑ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  23. ↑ "ΧΑΛΚΙΝΟ ΜΕΤΑΛΛΙΟ Η ΠΡΕΒΟΛΑΡΑΚΗ ΣΤΟ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΟ!". sportsfeed.gr (in Greek). 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  24. 1 2 "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  25. 1 2 "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  26. ↑ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  27. ↑ Khalatyan, Rafael (15 April 2025). "Ukraine's dominance, Greece's historic gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  28. ↑ "2025 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
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