Konstantinos Flegkas

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Konstantinos Flegkas
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Personal information
Born (1988-07-17) 17 July 1988 (age 35)
Greece
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 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 2015 Kazan Team
FINA World League
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Huizhou Team
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Tarragona Team
Updated on 2 August 2018.

Konstantinos Flegkas (born 17 July 1988) is a water polo player of AEK Athens and Greece. [1] He was part of the Greek team winning the bronze medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. [2]

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He was a member of the team that competed for Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [3] They finished in 6th place.

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References

  1. Konstantinos Flegkas [ permanent dead link ] at rtve.es
  2. "BCN 2015 Greek Men's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  3. Konstantinos Flegkas at sports.yahoo.com