Antonios Papakonstantinou
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| Born | 18 March 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's lightweight single sculls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Antonios Papakonstantinou (Greek: Αντώνης Παπακωνσταντίνου; born 18 March 1999) is a Greek rower.[1] He won a gold medal in the lightweight single sculls at the 2022 European Rowing Championships.
A member of the Greek lightweight double sculls team since 2018, he started rowing with Petros Gkaidatzis in 2023.[2] In May 2023 at the 2023 European Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia, Papakonstantinou took bronze together with Petros Gkaidatzis in the lightweight double sculls.[3] That month, they qualified for the Olympic Games at the qualifying tournament in Lucerne.[4]
Competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the duo qualified through the preliminary rounds to reach the final.[5][6] They subsequently won the bronze medal.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Αν δεν με στήριζαν οικονομικά οι γονείς μου δεν θα έμενα στην κωπηλασία" [If my parents didn't support me financially, I wouldn't stay in rowing]. sport24.gr (in Greek). 14 August 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "2024 World Rowing Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta – Men's Lightweight Double Preview". juniorrowingnews.com. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Greek rowing team's triumph sees them qualify for Paris Olympics". greekherald.com.au. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Greek duo advances to final in lightweight double sculls at Paris 2024". ekathimerini.com. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Kouras, Bill (31 July 2024). "Greek Rowing Makes History with Three Crews in Paris Olympic Finals". greekcitytimes.com. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "PAPAKONSTANTINOU Antonios". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Antonios Papakonstantinou at World Rowing
- Antonios Papakonstantinou at Olympics.com
- Antonios Papakonstantinou at InterSportStats
- Antonis Papakonstantinou at the Hellenic Olympic Committee
- Antonis Papakonstantinou on Instagram
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