Theodoros Tselidis (; born 5 August 1996; in

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known as Fyodor Nikolayevich Tselidi; ) is a

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. He won a bronze medal in judo while representing Greece at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal for Greece at the

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. He also won a bronze medal at the

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Life

Tselidis was born in 5 August 1996 in

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; his father was an ethnic

. In 2019, he graduated from

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with a degree in

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. On 31 July 2024, Theodoros won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Paris in the 90 kg weight category.

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* * * Greek male judoka Living people 1996 births Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Judoka at the 2022 Mediterranean Games European Games competitors for Greece Judoka at the 2023 European Games People from North Ossetia–Alania Russian people of Greek descent Olympic bronze medalists for Greece Olympic medalists in judo Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-judo-bio-stub