Petros Gkaidatzis

Petros Gkaidatzis

Personal information
Born	(2000-11-25) 25 November 2000 (age 24) [1] Thessaloniki
Sport
Country	Greece
Sport	Rowing
Event	Men's lightweight single sculls
Club	Naftikos Omilos Kalamarias Thessalonikis [2]
Medal record Men's rowing Representing   Greece Olympic Games 2024 Paris Lwt double sculls European Championships 2023 Bled LM2x European U23 Championships 2022 Heindonk BLM1x

Petros Gkaidatzis (born 25 November 2000) is a Greek rower. He won a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the lightweight double sculls.

Career

A member of the Greek lightweight double sculls team since 2018, he started rowing with Antonios Papakonstantinou in 2023. ^[3] In May 2023 at the 2023 European Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia, Gkaidatzis took bronze together with Antonios Papakonstantinou in the lightweight double sculls. ^[4] That month, they qualified for the Olympic Games at the qualifying tournament in Lucerne. ^[5]

Competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the duo qualified through the preliminary rounds to reach the final. ^{[6] [7]} They subsequently won the bronze medal.

References

1. "Petros Gkaidatzis". World Rowing. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
2. Πανηγυρίζει η Καλαμαριά για το χάλκινο μετάλλιο του Πέτρου Γκαϊδατζη voria.gr
3. "2024 World Rowing Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta – Men's Lightweight Double Preview". Juniorrowingnews. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
4. Holidis, Kostas (27 May 2023). "European rowing: Bronze for Gaidatzis and Papaconstantinou in the double sculls". sport24.gr. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
5. "Greek rowing team's triumph sees them qualify for Paris Olympics". Greek Herald. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
6. "Greek duo advances to final in lightweight double sculls at Paris 2024". ekatherini. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
7. Kouras, Bill (31 July 2024). "Greek Rowing Makes History with Three Crews in Paris Olympic Finals". Greek City Times. Retrieved 31 July 2024.