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Antonios Papakonstantinou

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Antonios Papakonstantinou
Personal information
Born (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 25)
Sport
Country Greece
SportRowing
EventMen's lightweight single sculls
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Greece
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Lwt double sculls
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Plovdiv LM2-
Silver medal – second place 2022 Račice LM1x
Silver medal – second place 2024 St. Catharines LM1x
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich LM1x
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bled LM2x
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Racice LM1x
Silver medal – second place 2018 Poznan LM2-
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Brest LM2-
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ioannina LM2x
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Duisburg LM1x

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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Αν δεν με στήριζαν οικονομικά οι γονείς μου δεν θα έμενα στην κωπηλασία" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  2. ^ "2024 World Rowing Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta – Men's Lightweight Double Preview". Juniorrowingnews. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. ^ Holidis, Kostas (27 May 2023). "European rowing: Bronze for Gaidatzis and Papaconstantinou in the double sculls". sport24.gr. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Greek rowing team's triumph sees them qualify for Paris Olympics". Greek Herald. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Greek duo advances to final in lightweight double sculls at Paris 2024". ekatherini. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  6. ^ Kouras, Bill (31 July 2024). "Greek Rowing Makes History with Three Crews in Paris Olympic Finals". Greek City Times. Retrieved 31 July 2024.