Maria Prevolaraki
Greek wrestler (born 1991)
Μαρια Πρεβολαρακη · 마리아 프레볼라라키
- Born
- 21 December 1991, Athens
- Citizenship
- Greece
- Sport
- wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
- Weight
- 53 kg (117 lb)
Maria Prevolaraki (Greek: Μαρία Πρεβολαράκη; born 21 December 1991 in Athens) is a Greek freestyle wrestler. She competed in the freestyle 55 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Yuliya Ratkevich in the 1/8 finals. That year, she also won a bronze medal at the World Championships.
She won silver at the 2013 and 2014 European Championships.
In 2014, she also became World Champion in Beach Wrestling, winning the gold medal in the women's 60 kg event at the World Beach Wrestling Championships in Katerini, Greece.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she advanced until the quarter-finals, taking 10th place.
In 2017, she won bronze at both World and European Championships.
At the 2018 European Championships, Prevolaraki won one of the two bronze medals in her division.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| wrestling at the 2022 Mediterranean Games – women's freestyle 53 kg | 1st place (gold) | |
| wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's freestyle 55 kg | 2012 | 15th place |
| wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's freestyle 53 kg | 2016 | 10th place |
| wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's freestyle 53 kg | 2020 | 11th place |
| 2022 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament | 2022 | |
| 2022 European Wrestling Championships – Women's Freestyle 53 kg | 2022 | 2nd place (silver) |
| 2022 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 53 kg | 2022 | 3rd place (bronze) |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q6761506 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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