Ioannis Thomakos Explained

Giannis Thomakos
Nationality:	Greece
Birth Date:	14 March 1977
Birth Place:	Athens, Greece
Position:	Wing
L/R:	Right
Years1:	1996–1997
Clubs1:	Panionios
Years2:	1997–2006
Clubs2:	Olympiacos
Years3:	2006–2011
Clubs3:	Panionios
Years4:	2011–2012
Clubs4:	NO Argostoliou
Years5:	2012–2015
Clubs5:	Panionios
Years6:	2015–2016
Clubs6:	PAOK

Ioannis Thomakos (born 14 March 1977) is a Greek water polo player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics (10th place), the 2004 Summer Olympics (4th place) and the 2008 Summer Olympics (7th place) with the Greece men's national water polo team.^[1] He was part of the national squad that won the silver medal at the 1997 World Cup in Athens.^[2] and the Bronze Medal in the 2004 World League in Long Beach.^[3]

Thomakos started his career at Panionios and in 1997 he moved to Olympiacos where he played for nine consecutive seasons (1997–2006), winning 17 major titles (1 LEN Champions League, 1 LEN Super Cup, 7 Greek Championships, 6 Greek Cups and 2 Greek Super Cups).

Thomakos was a key player in Olympiacos' 2002 Quardruple (LEN Champions League, LEN Super Cup, Greek Championship, Greek Cup all in 2002), scoring a spectacular long-distance goal in the 2002 LEN Champions League final win (9–7) against Honvéd in Budapest.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Honours

Club

Olympiacos

• LEN Champions League: 2001–02 ; runners-up: 2000–01
• LEN Super Cup: 2002
• LEN Euro Cup runners-up: 1997–98, 1998–99
• Greek Championship: 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05
• Greek Cup: 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06
• Greek Super Cup: 1997, 1998

Panionios

• LEN Euro Cup runners-up: 2008–09

National team

• Silver Medal in 1997 World Cup, Athens
• Bronze Medal in 2004 World League, Long Beach
• 4th place in 2004 Olympic Games, Athens
• 4th place in 2003 World Championship, Barcelona^[8]

Awards

• Greek Championship Top scorer: 2007–2008 with Panionios

See also

• Greece men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

Notes and References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/ioannis-thomakos-1.html . 23 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121110085923/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/ioannis-thomakos-1.html . 10 November 2012 .
2. http://we24.gr/2016/10/polo-to-ethniko-mas-athlima-vids-meros-a/ Πόλο, το εθνικό μας άθλημα
3. http://www.ant1news.gr/news/Sports/article/88179/xalkini-i-ethniki-polo Χάλκινη η Εθνική πόλο
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06yal3HEJ9w#t=26m05s Olympiacos–Honved 9–7 2002 LEN Champions League final full game – Thomakos goal (26:05)
5. Web site: http://archive.sport.gr/news/021229/polo.asp. el:Έγραψε ιστορία ο Θρύλος. sport.gr. Greek. 18 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131213190337/http://archive.sport.gr/news/021229/polo.asp. 13 December 2013.
6. http://www2.rizospastis.gr/page.do?publDate=31/12/2002&pageNo=31&direction=1#overlay/0/ Εγραψε ιστορία! Ο λόγος για τον Ολυμπιακό που έγραψε τη δική του χρυσή ιστορία στο πόλο αφού κέρδισε 6–5 την ουγγρική Βάσας μέσα στο σπίτι της και είναι η μοναδική ομάδα στην ιστορία του αθλήματος που κατάφερε να κατακτήσει και τα τέσσερα τρόπαια που διεκδίκησε
7. Athlitiki Icho "Αθλητική Ηχώ" newspaper archive, 31 December 2002, page 29: "Επέστρεψαν οι υπερπρωταθλητές. Ο Γιάννης Θωμάκος τόνισε: Ο Ολυμπιακός είναι ένας και μοναδικός. Θέλαμε να δείξουμε ότι είμαστε δίκαια οι πρωταθλητές της Ευρώπης" (in Greek)
8. https://www.swimnews.com/News/view/2445 Barcelona 2003 FINA World Championships – FINA WC Day 4 - Men's Water Polo Match 13 & 14 Greece roster