Christina Tsoukala

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Christina Tsoukala
Personal information
Full nameChristina Chrysoula Tsoukala
Born (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 30)
Athens, Greece
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportWater polo
ClubOlympiacos
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 Greek water polo player currently playing for Olympiacos and the Greek national team.[1][2][3]

She was part of the Greek national team awarded the gold medal at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships which took place in Shanghai in July 2011.[4][5]

Biography[]

Christina is of Icelandic descent and she is the granddaughter of Kristín Guðmundsdóttir and Valsteinn Guðjónsson. She speaks excellent Icelandic and tries to come to 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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