Athanasios Michalopoulos (Greek : Αθανάσιος Μιχαλόπουλος, born September 29, 1973) is an Olympic beach volleyball player from Greece. He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
In 2004, Michalopoulos and his partner Pavlos Beligratis were eliminated in the first round of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament.
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The men's beach volleyball event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, was held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.
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Michalopoulos is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
