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Ioannis Drymonakos
Personal information
Full nameIoannis Drymonakos
Nationality Greece
Born (1984-01-18) 18 January 1984 (age 40)
Athens, Greece
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubG.S. Peristeri
Medal record
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Manchester 400 m indiv. medley
World Swimming Cup (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Berlin 400 m indiv. medley
World Masters Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju 400 m indiv. medley
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju 200 m indiv. medley
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju 100 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2008 Eindhoven 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2006 Budapest 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2008 Eindhoven 400 m indiv. medley
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Budapest 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Debrecen 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Debrecen 400 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Debrecen 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Debrecen 400 m indiv. medley
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Helsinki 400 m indiv. medley
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almería 400 m indiv. medley

Ioannis Drymonakos (born 18 January 1984) is a Greek swimmer from Athens.[1] He became the first ever Greek swimmer to hold a European swimming record by clocking a time of 1:54.16 seconds in 200 m butterfly event of the 2008 European Aquatics Championships final on 21 March 2008.[2]

In 2008, a few days before the Beijing Olympic Games he tested positive for banned drugs during a doping-control test.[3]

He was then acquitted of all charges for use of banned substances by the court, that decided it was impossible for him to procure the substance M3 [11]. He came back in 2010 winning the bronze medal at the European Championship in Budapest in the event of 200 m butterfly.

In 2012 he won two more bronze medals at the European Championship in Debrecen. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he competed in the 200-meter butterfly where he placed 15th overall.

In 2015, Ioannis Drymonakos participated at the Arena Pro Swim Series at Charlotte by U.S.A swimming during his effort to get to 2016 Summer Olympics and taking the competitive advantage among many distinguished athletes such as Michael Phelps. He competed in Friday's (May 15) 400 meters Men IM making it in 04:20.26 and breaking his personal record for over 2 seconds to hold the 4th place. On Saturday's (May 16) 200 meters Men Butterfly made it in 1:59:61 holding the 5th place.

In 2018 he competed in the Survivor reality contest.[1]

References

  1. ^ "200-Fly-M" (PDF). LEN. 31 March 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008. [dead link]
  2. ^ "The 'Day of the Greeks'". LEN. 31 March 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  3. ^ "Internet trade catches Greeks". The Australian. 18 August 2008.

Sources

  • Giota Kounali, "duo-fores-nikhse-ton-felps-o-drymwnakos", Sport24.gr, Athens 2015.


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