Ioannis Petrou

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Ioannis Petrou
Personal information
NationalityGreek
Born (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 27)
Thessaloniki, Greece
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
SportRowing
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 6th place Olympic Games 2016
World finals2nd and 3rd place (world rowing championships U23, 2015 and 2016)

Ioannis Petrou (born 10 August 1996 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek competitive rower.

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's lightweight coxless four, finishing in the 6th place. [1]

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References

  1. "Ioannis Petrou". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.