Konstantinos "Kostas" Arkoudeas ( gr, Κωνσταντίνος Αρκουδέας; born 31 March 1973) is a retired welterweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Greece. He won a silver medal in the 62 kg division at the

1993 Mediterranean Games The XII Mediterranean Games, commonly known as the 1993 Mediterranean Games, were the 12th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Languedoc-Roussillon, France, from 16 June to 27 June 1993, where 2,598 athletes (1,994 men and 604 women) fr ...

and placed ninth and sixth at the 1992 and 2004 Olympics, respectively. Until his retirement in 2005, Arkoudeas trained at

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under his father Panagiotis Arkoudeas. Arkoudeas made his international debut at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

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, where he placed ninth in the 62 kg division. Twelve years later, he qualified for his second Olympics, as a 31-year-old veteran, in the 66 kg class when

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hosted the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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. He filled up an entry by the International Federation of Association Wrestling and the

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, as Greece received an automatic berth for being the host nation. He started with a 9–3 victory over Oscar Wood, before losing his next match 1–4 to

Mkhitar Manukyan Mkhitar Manukyan ( hy, Մխիթար Մանուկյան, born 20 September 1973) is a retired Armenian- Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 2004. He also won a world title in 199 ...

. In his final match against

Jannis Zamanduridis Jannis Zamanduridis (born March 18, 1966, in Chemnitz, East Germany) is a retired amateur German Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's welterweight category. Considered as one of Germany's most promising wrestlers in his decade, Zamand ...

, Arkoudeas pulled from a 2–2 tie to win in overtime, but fell short to advance to the quarterfinals, finishing second in the preliminary pool.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arkoudeas, Konstantinos 1973 births Living people Greek male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Greece Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Athens Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling