Charalampos Taiganidis Explained

Charalampos Taiganidis
Strokes:Backstroke, butterfly, freestyle, individual medley
Birth Date:1981 3, mf=yes
Birth Place:Thessaloniki, Greece

Charalampos Taiganidis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Χαράλαμπος Ταϊγανίδης) is a Greek Paralympic swimming champion, Paralympic gold medalist and multiple medal-winner with a total of 10 Paralympic medals (4 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze) he holds the record among Greek Paralympic athletes. He was a former S13 swimmer and now competes in the S12 class. He has competed in five consecutive Paralympic games: Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio de Janeiro 2016, Tokyo 2020 and has won medals in three of them (2004, 2008 and 2012).[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 27 April 2022. Charalampos Taiganidis - IPC Athlete Bio. ipc.infostradasports.com.
  2. Web site: 3 September 2012. Makrodimitris, Dimoglou, Taiganidis, get bronze in London Paralympics. Greek Reporter.