Christina Tsoukala

Christina Tsoukala
Personal information
Full nameChristina Chrysoula Tsoukala
Born (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 34)
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 place 2011 Shanghai Team competition
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2010 Zagreb Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2012 Eindhoven Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barcelona Team 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

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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

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References

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  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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