Alexandros Nikolaidis is an olympictae kwon do athlete from Greece. Initially the favorite, he eventually won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics held in Athens after being knocked out by a reverse roundhouse kick from his opponent and gold medallist, Dae Sung Moon of South Korea. Olympic can refer to: The Olympic Games, an international multi-sport event International Olympic Committee (IOC), the organization managing the Olympic Games Various stadiums in the world are known as Olympic Stadium Olympic Airlines, state run airline for Greece and successor to Olympic Airways Olympic Aviation, subsidiary of Greek flag... Taekwondo is the Korean national sport and martial art, and is also one of the worlds most commonly practiced sports. ... A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions) such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. ... The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα AthÃna IPA ) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world. ... Reverse roundhouse kick performed by Martial Artist Reverse Roundhouse kick, In Korean, dwit dollyo chagi Also known as Reverse Turning kick or Reverse Round kick. ... Gold Medal is an album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004. ...
Nikolaidis got the silver medal, while Pascal Gentil of France defended his bronze from the 2000 Sydney Games in the over 80-kilogram category, beating Jordan's Ibrahim Kamal 6-2.
Nikolaidis is 6 feet 7, and most of his competitors have a difficult time lifting their legs high enough to connect with his target points.
Nikolaidis broke his leg during the 2000 Sydney Games and was out two years before returning to the sport in 2002.
Nikolaidis was left with the silver and Pascal Gentil of France defended his bronze from the 2000 Sydney Games in the 176-pound (80 kg) category, beating Jordan's Ibrahim Kamal 6-2.
Nikolaidis broke his leg during the 2000 Sydney Games and was out for two years before returning to the sport.
Nikolaidis was unconscious for quite a while until the officials came over to help him up.
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