Antonios Papakonstantinou
Greek rower (born 1999)
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| Born | (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
External links
- Antonios Papakonstantinou at World Rowing
- Antonios Papakonstantinou at Olympics.com
References
- ^ "Αν δεν με στήριζαν οικονομικά οι γονείς μου δεν θα έμενα στην κωπηλασία" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ^ "2024 World Rowing Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta – Men's Lightweight Double Preview". Juniorrowingnews. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Holidis, Kostas (27 May 2023). "European rowing: Bronze for Gaidatzis and Papaconstantinou in the double sculls". sport24.gr. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Greek rowing team's triumph sees them qualify for Paris Olympics". Greek Herald. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Greek duo advances to final in lightweight double sculls at Paris 2024". ekatherini. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Kouras, Bill (31 July 2024). "Greek Rowing Makes History with Three Crews in Paris Olympic Finals". Greek City Times. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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