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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Classification
S12, SB12, SM12
Further personal information
Family
Partner Sofia, children Panagiotis-Gavriil and Eleni-Rafaela
Residence
Thessaloniki, GRE
Occupation
Athlete, Public Servant
Languages
English, Greek
Higher education
Physical Education - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: Greece
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 1985 at the Ethnikos Kozanis club in Greece.
Why this sport?
He began swimming to overcome his fear of water.
International debut
Year
2004
Competing for
Greece
Tournament
Paralympic Games
Location
Athens, GRE
General interest
Hobbies
Fishing, fitness, travelling, open water swimming, Para cycling. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019; Facebook profile, 22 Jan 2021)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning two gold, three silver and one bronze medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)
Most influential person in career
Coach Georgios Adaam, his family. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)
Hero / Idol
US swimmer Mark Spitz. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Sport makes us strong, it enables us to manage things that we might never have imagined that we could achieve. Impairment is not a disease, we simply do things in our own way as every human being does." (urbanlife.gr, 12 Oct 2016)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 23 Jan 2021)
Impairment
In 2003 he was diagnosed with a degenerative visual condition. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)
Other information
OCCUPATION
He works as a civil servant in the police force in Greece. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)
He works as a civil servant in the police force in Greece. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Heat 2 | 2 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 | Heat 2 | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S13 | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S13 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S13 | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S13 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 | Heat 3 | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 | Heat 1 | 4 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 | Final Round | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Heats | 3 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 | Heats | 2 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S13 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 | Heats | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S13 | Heats | 2 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S13 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 | Heats | 1 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S13 | Heats | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m Butterfly S13 | Final Round | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 | Final Round | 2012-09-01 | 7 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-01 | 4 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-03 | 2 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Final Round | 2012-09-03 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-15 | 7 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S13 | Final 1 | 2013-08-15 | 8 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-17 | 6 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S13 | Final 1 | 2013-08-17 | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S12 | Final 1 | 2015-07-15 | 5 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S12 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-15 | 6 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S12 | Final 1 | 2015-07-18 | 8 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S12 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-18 | 8 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S12 | Final Round | 2016-09-14 | 4 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S12 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-14 | 3 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S12 | Final Round | 2016-09-17 | 6 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S12 | Heat 3 | 2016-09-17 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S12 | Final 1 | 2017-12-02 | 1 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S12 | Heat 1 | 2017-12-02 | 2 | |
| Men's 100 m Butterfly S12 | Final 1 | 2017-12-04 | 2 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S12 | Final 1 | 2017-12-05 | 2 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S12 | Heat 1 | 2017-12-05 | 3 |