Timoleon Tsourekas (born 30 May 1970; Greek: Τιμολέων Τσουρέκας) is a Greek cross-country skier and coach affiliated to the Hellenic Winter Sports Federation.
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Nationality | Greek |
Born | Metsovo, Greece | 30 May 1970
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Sport | Cross-country skiing |
Timoleon 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]