Maria Karagiannopoulou
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Maria Karagiannopoulou is a Greek
judo
ka.
She finished in joint fifth place in the extra-lightweight (48 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics
, having lost the bronze medal match to Julia Matijass
of Germany.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
ka.
She finished in joint fifth place in the extra-lightweight (48 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
, having lost the bronze medal match to Julia Matijass
Julia Matijass
Julia Matijass is a German judoka. She was a member of the Russian national judo team until 1994, and received a German citizenship in 1999....
of Germany.