Spyridon Giannaros

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Spyridon Giannaros
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Giannaros in 2013
Personal information
NationalityGreek
Born (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 (age 32)
Athens, Greece
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Sport Rowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Chungju Lwt quad sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Amsterdam Lwt quad sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rotterdam Lwt quad sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Sarasota Lwt quad sculls
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Varese Lwt double sculls
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Mersin 2013 Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Tarragona LM1x

Spyridon Giannaros (born 12 May 1992) is a Greek competitive rower who lives in Athens. He is a two-time World Champion in the men's lightweight quadruple sculls. In 2014 he made world best time in Lm4x with Panagiotis Magdanis and Konsolas brothers. He won the gold medal at the 2012 Word rowing under 23 Championship in Trakai Lithuania, Lightweight single sculls. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's lightweight coxless four, finishing in the sixth place. [1] In 2021 he graduated as a physiotherapist from the University of West Attica.

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References

  1. "Spyridon Christos Giannaros". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.