Ioulietta Boukouvala (born 28 August 1983) is a Greek

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. She competed at the

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and

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. During the Women's 57 kg event at the 2012 Games, Boukouvala claimed she was bitten by her Cuban opponent,

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, in their first round bout.

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* * * 1983 births Living people Greek female judoka Olympic judoka for Greece Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ioannina Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in judo 21st-century Greek women {{Greece-judo-bio-stub