Nikolaos Kaplanis

Athletics

Biography

Type of Impairment

Spinal Cord Injuries

Classification

F51

When and where did you begin this sport?

He began training in 1997, and competing in 1998.

Club / Team

AS Paska: Greece

Hobbies

Table tennis, extreme sports, cars, motorsports. (NPC, 27 Aug 2012)

Impairment

He has quadriplegia. (paralympic.gr, 2012)

		Unit	Date	Rank

Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 50 m Backstroke S2	Heat 2	6
Men's 100 m Freestyle S2	Heat 1	6
Men's 50 m Freestyle S2	Heat 1	6

IPC Swimming World Championships Mar del Plata 2002 (Mar del Plata, Argentina)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM2	Final Round	9999
Men's 50 m Backstroke S2	Final Round	6
Men's 50 m Backstroke S2	Heats	7
Men's 100 m Freestyle S2	Final Round	6
Men's 100 m Freestyle S2	Heats	8
Men's 50 m Freestyle S2	Final Round	7
Men's 50 m Freestyle S2	Heats	7

Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 50 m Backstroke S2	Heat 1	5
Men's 100 m Freestyle S2	Heat 1	6
Men's 50 m Freestyle S2	Heat 2	7

IPC Swimming World Championships Christchurch 1998 (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 50 m Backstroke S2	Final Round	6
Men's 50 m Backstroke S2	Heats (S1/2)	7
Men's 50 m Freestyle S2	Heats (S1/2)	9

London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's Club Throw F31/32/51		Final Round	2012-08-31	16
Men's Discus Throw F51-53		Final Round	2012-09-06	9999