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Born | Greece | 23 May 1984|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 13 January 2017 |
Christos Afroudakis (born 23 May 1984) is a Greek water polo player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2012 Summer Olympics. [1]
He was the captain of the team that competed for Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics. They finished in 6th place. [2]
His brother Georgios also competed for Greece at the Olympic level in water polo. [1]
Afroudakis retired from the Greek Men's National Team after the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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