Petros Gkaidatzis

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Petros Gkaidatzis
Personal information
Born (2000-11-25) 25 November 2000 (age 24) [1]
Thessaloniki, Greece
Sport
CountryFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
SportRowing
Event
Men's lightweight single sculls
ClubNaftikos Omilos Kalamarias Thessalonikis [2]
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Lwt double sculls
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Bled LM2x
European U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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. [3]

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Career

A member of the Greek lightweight double sculls team since 2018, he started rowing with Antonios Papakonstantinou in 2023. [4] In May 2023 at the 2023 European Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia, Gkaidatzis took bronze together with Antonios Papakonstantinou in the lightweight double sculls. [5] That month, they qualified for the Olympic Games at the qualifying tournament in Lucerne. [6]

Competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the duo qualified through the preliminary rounds to reach the final. [7] [8] 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" [Kalamaria celebrates Petros Gaidatzis' bronze medal]. voria.gr (in Greek).
  3. ↑ "GKAIDATZIS Petros". Paris 2024 Olympics . Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "2024 World Rowing Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta – Men's Lightweight Double Preview". juniorrowingnews.com. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Holidis, Kostas (27 May 2023). "Ευρωπαϊκό κωπηλασίας: Χάλκινο για τους Γκαϊδατζή και Παπακωνσταντίνου στο διπλό σκιφ" [European Rowing Championships: Bronze for Gaidatzis and Papakonstantinou in the double sculls]. sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Greek rowing team's triumph sees them qualify for Paris Olympics". greekherald.com.au. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Greek duo advances to final in lightweight double sculls at Paris 2024". ekathimerini.com. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Kouras, Bill (31 July 2024). "Greek Rowing Makes History with Three Crews in Paris Olympic Finals". greekcitytimes.com. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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