Marios Kapotsis

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Marios Kapotsis
Personal information
Born (1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 31)
Athens, Greece
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
FINA World League
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tbilisi Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Gwanju Team
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Tarragona Team
Updated on 2 August 2018.

Marios Kapotsis (born 13 September 1991) is a Greek water polo player. He is part of Greece men's national water polo team that competes at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest. [1]

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At club level, Kapotsis currently plays for NC Vouliagmeni. [2] From 2012 to 2014 he played for Olympiacos, with whom he won 2 Greek Championships and 2 Greek Cups. [3] [4]

In August 2021, he won the silver medal with Greece in the water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [5]

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References

  1. Rosters of the water polo tournaments of the 17th FINA World Championships. FINA
  2. Στη Βουλιαγμένη ο Καπότσης. sport24.gr, 2 August 2014 (in Greek)
  3. Μάριος Καπότσης Archived 2014-06-01 at archive.today (Retrieved on 10 July, 2017)
  4. Μάριος Καπότσης: «Μόνοι μας υποβαθμίζουμε το άθλημά μας». waterpolonews.gr, 1 May 2014 (in Greek)
  5. "Water Polo (Men): Medallists" (PDF). Olympics.com. 8 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.