Christos Afroudakis

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Christos Afroudakis
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Personal information
Born (1984-05-23) 23 May 1984 (age 39)
Greece
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Montreal Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Kazan Team
FINA World League
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Huizhou Team
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Mersin Team
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]

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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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References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christos Afroudakis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  2. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.