Ioannis Christou Explained

Birth Date:23 June 1983

Ioannis Christou (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ιωάννης Χρήστου; born 23 June 1983 in Kastoria) is a triple Olympian Greek rower, multiple Word and European Champion. He achieved 9 medals at World Cups in his career .He represented Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the single sculls event, finishing in the 10th place.[1]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was part of the Greek coxless men's four, which finished fourth, four seconds behind the bronze medal-winning American four.[2] [3]

He was again part of the Greek coxless men's four team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, taking the eighth place.

Notes and References

  1. News: Rowing record-holder Drysdale barely makes cut. 13 August 2008. International Herald Tribune. 9 September 2008.
  2. Web site: Ioannis Christou Bio, Stats, and Results . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . 15 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151007070103/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/ioannis-christou-1.html . 7 October 2015 .
  3. Web site: Rowing at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . 15 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713153213/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/ROW/mens-coxless-fours.html . 13 July 2015 .