Efstathios "Stathis" Papadopoulos (Greek: Σταθης Παπαδοπουλος; born 24 April 1989 in Marousi) is a Greek sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) class.[1][2] He represented his nation Greece, along with his partner Panagiotis Kampouridis, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and also obtained a top nine finish at the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.[3][4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Stathios[1] |
| Nationality |  Greece |
| Born | 24 April 1989 Marousi, Greece |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Dinghy |
Papadopoulos qualified as a crew member for the Greek squad in the men's 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London when he and Kampouridis secured selection over their rivals Panagiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kagkialis by finishing ninth from the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.[3][5] At the 2012 Olympics, he teamed up with skipper Kampouridis in the opening series, and the Greek duo sailed their way smoothly to the top in the early races, but an infringement protest by the British team of Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell lead to a penalty on the sixth leg which dropped them to nineteenth overall with a final score of 148.[6][7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Efstathios Papadopoulos". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Efstathios Papadopoulos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ a b Λονδίνο 2012: Η ελληνική ολυμπιακή αποστολή [London 2012: The Greek Olympic Team] (in Greek). To Vima. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ Λονδίνο 2012: Η ελληνική αποστολή ιστιοπλοΐας [London 2012: Greek sailing mission] (in Greek). Zougla. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Australia wins Worlds, China and Poland go to Olympics". 470 World Championships. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Men's 470". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ Ιστιοπλοΐα (470 ανδρών): 19οι οι Καμπουρίδης και Παπαδόπουλος [470 Sailing: Kampouridis and Papadopoulos finished 19th] (in Greek). Zougla. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ Άσχημο ξεκίνημα στον στίβο για τους Έλληνες [Bad start for the Greeks in track and field] (in Greek). ANT1. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
External links
edit- Efstathios Papadopoulos at World Sailing
- Efstathios Papadopoulos at Olympics.com
- Efstathios Papadopoulos at Olympedia (archive)
- NBC 2012 Olympics profile[permanent dead link]
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