[1] On 24 March 2008, Alexandros Nikolaidis had the honour to be the first torch-bearer of the 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay.

He carried the flag for Greece during the Parade of Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

On 11 August 2012, Nikolaidis began and ended his Olympics participation in a "preliminary round" bout against Bahri Tanrikulu.

Nikolaidis had been suffering from an "extremely rare" form of cancer for two years prior to his death.

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