Stefanos Galanopoulos

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Stefanos Galanopoulos
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Personal information
Born (1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 31)
Greece
Height197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Sport Water polo
Club Olympiacos
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
Updated on 12 January 2017

Stefanos Galanopoulos (born 22 February 1993) is a water polo player of Greece. He was part of the Greek team winning the bronze medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. [1]

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He was a member of the team that competed for Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics. They finished in 6th place. [2] [3]

He plays for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos, with whom he won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League in Genoa. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "BCN 2015 Greek Men's Water Polo Team" (PDF). waterpolo.sportresult.com. Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. Stefanos Galanopoulos [ permanent dead link ] at rtve.es
  3. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης ο Ολυμπιακός στο πόλο. Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. (in Greek)
  5. "Olympiacos - Men's Water Polo roster 2016-17". osfp.gr. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.