Timoleon Tsourekas (born 30 May 1970; Greek: Τιμολέων Τσουρέκας) is a Greek cross-country skier and coach affiliated to the Hellenic Winter Sports Federation.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Greek |
| Born | 30 May 1970 Metsovo, Greece |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Cross-country skiing |
Biography
editTimoleon Tsourekas was born on 30 May 1970 in Metsovo, Greece. He competed in the men's 10 kilometre classical event at the 1992 Winter Olympics.[1] He is Technical Advisor of the Hellenic Winter Sports Federation.[2] Tsourekas has been involved in the participation of Greece in every Olympics since 2002, either as Federal Coach or as Technical Advisor of the Greek mission.[3]
Tsourekas was one of the two coaches of the Greek mission for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.[4] He was among the three coaches of the Greek mission for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.[5] He was the coach for cross-country skiing of the Greek mission for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[3] Tsourekas was the main responsible for a series of reforms within competitive Greek skiing that helped Greece send a large number of athletes to the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland.[6] He was one of the two cross-country skiing coaches of the Greek mission for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.[7]
Apart from the Olympics, Tsourekas was also one of the three technicians of the Greek mission for the section of the 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup held at Falun, Sweden.[8]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Timoleon Tsourekas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Απόστολος Αγγέλης: «Μέτρια η παρουσία μου» – Τιμολέων Τσουρέκας: "Θέλαμε κάτι παραπάνω"". Epirusgate (in Greek). 9 February 2022.
- ^ a b "H ελληνική αποστολή στους Χειμερινούς Ολυμπιακούς". Proto Thema (in Greek). 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Βανκούβερ 2010: Οι Χειμερινοί αγώνες ξεκινούν". Madata.GR (in Greek). 12 February 2010.
- ^ "Χειμερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες: Η ελληνική αποστολή για το Σότσι". The TOC (in Greek). 29 January 2014.
- ^ Stathopoulou, Thanasi (23 December 2019). "Τσουρέκας: "Κλειδί η αλλαγή νοοτροπίας"". Sportsfeed (in Greek).
- ^ "Χειμερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες: Με πέντε εκπροσώπους η Ελλάδα στο Πεκίνο". PellaNews (in Greek). 20 January 2022.
- ^ "32ος ο Κώστας Συκαράς, στην τεχνική κατάβαση, στο Παγκόσμιο στις ΗΠΑ - Μυϊκός τραυματισμός για τον Μασιμιλιάνο Βαλκαρέντζι!". ADVENDURE (in Greek). 15 February 2015.
External links
edit- Timoleon Tsourekas at FIS (cross-country)
- Timoleon Tsourekas at Olympedia
