Petros Gkaidatzis
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| Born | 25 November 2000 [1] Thessaloniki, Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's lightweight single sculls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Naftikos Omilos Kalamarias Thessalonikis[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Petros Gkaidatzis (born 25 November 2000) is a Greek rower. He won a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the lightweight double sculls.[3]
Career
[edit]A member of the Greek lightweight double sculls team since 2018, he started rowing with Antonios Papakonstantinou in 2023.[4] In May 2023 at the 2023 European Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia, Gkaidatzis took bronze together with Antonios Papakonstantinou in the lightweight double sculls.[5] That month, they qualified for the Olympic Games at the qualifying tournament in Lucerne.[6]
Competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the duo qualified through the preliminary rounds to reach the final.[7][8] They subsequently won the bronze medal.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Petros Gkaidatzis". World Rowing. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ↑ "Πανηγυρίζει η Καλαμαριά για το χάλκινο μετάλλιο του Πέτρου Γκαϊδατζη" [Kalamaria celebrates Petros Gaidatzis' bronze medal]. voria.gr (in Greek).
- ↑ "GKAIDATZIS Petros". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
- ↑ "2024 World Rowing Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta – Men's Lightweight Double Preview". juniorrowingnews.com. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ↑ Holidis, Kostas (27 May 2023). "Ευρωπαϊκό κωπηλασίας: Χάλκινο για τους Γκαϊδατζή και Παπακωνσταντίνου στο διπλό σκιφ" [European Rowing Championships: Bronze for Gaidatzis and Papakonstantinou in the double sculls]. sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ↑ "Greek rowing team's triumph sees them qualify for Paris Olympics". greekherald.com.au. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ↑ "Greek duo advances to final in lightweight double sculls at Paris 2024". ekathimerini.com. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ↑ Kouras, Bill (31 July 2024). "Greek Rowing Makes History with Three Crews in Paris Olympic Finals". greekcitytimes.com. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Petros Gkaidatzis at World Rowing
- Petros Gkaidatzis at Olympics.com
- Petros Gkaidatzis at the Hellenic Olympic Committee
- Petros Gkaidatzis at InterSportStats
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Greek male rowers
- European Rowing Championships medalists
- Olympic rowers for Greece
- Olympic bronze medalists for Greece
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- Rowers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Greek sportsmen
- World Rowing Championships medalists for Greece
- Rowers at the 2026 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in rowing
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece
- Medalists at the 2026 Mediterranean Games
