Timoleon Tsourekas (born 30 May 1970; ) is a Greek cross-country skier and coach affiliated to the Hellenic Winter Sports Federation.

Biography

Timoleon Tsourekas was born on 30 May 1970 in

Metsovo Metsovo (; ) is a town in Epirus (region), Epirus, in the mountains of Pindus in northern Greece, between Ioannina to the west and Meteora to the east. The largest centre of Aromanians, Aromanian (Vlach) life in Greece, Metsovo is a large regio ...

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

. He competed in the men's 10 kilometre classical event at the

1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile '92''), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and aroun ...

. He is Technical Advisor of the Hellenic Winter Sports Federation. Tsourekas has been involved in the participation of

in every Olympics since 2002, either as Federal Coach or as Technical Advisor of the Greek mission. Tsourekas was one of the two coaches of the Greek mission for the

2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ...

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. He was among the three coaches of the Greek mission for the

2014 Winter Olympics The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening ro ...

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. He was the coach for

cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing whereby skiers traverse snow-covered terrain without use of ski lifts or other assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreational activity; however, some still use it as a m ...

of the Greek mission for the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ...

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. 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 The 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games (; ; ; ), officially known as the III Winter Youth Olympic Games and commonly known as Lausanne 2020 (Italian and Romansh: ''Losanna 2020''), were the third edition of the Winter Youth Olympics; a major int ...

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. He was one of the two cross-country skiing coaches of the Greek mission for the

2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), were an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing, China, and surrounding areas wit ...

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. 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 The 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 35th official FIS Cross-Country World Cup, World Cup season in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing for men and women. The season started on 27 November 2015 in Rukatunturi, Ruka, Fi ...

held at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tsourekas, Timoleon 1970 births Living people People from Metsovo Greek male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Greece Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Coaches at the 2010 Winter Olympics Coaches at the 2014 Winter Olympics Coaches at the 2018 Winter Olympics Coaches at the 2022 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Epirus (region)