Petros Gkaidatzis Explained

Birth Date:25 November 2000 [1]
Sport:Rowing
Event:Men's lightweight single sculls

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.

Career

A member of the Greek lightweight double sculls team since 2018, he started rowing with Antonios Papakonstantinou in 2023.[2] In May 2023 at the 2023 European Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia, Gkaidatzis took bronze together with Antonios Papakonstantinou 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Petros Gkaidatzis. 31 July 2024. Wprld Rowing.
  2. Web site: 2024 World Rowing Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta – Men's Lightweight Double Preview. Juniorrowingnews. 31 July 2024. 17 May 2024.
  3. Web site: European rowing: Bronze for Gaidatzis and Papaconstantinou in the double sculls. sport24.gr. 31 July 2024. Kostas. Holidis. 27 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Greek rowing team's triumph sees them qualify for Paris Olympics. Greek Herald. 31 July 2024. 22 May 2024.
  5. Web site: Greek duo advances to final in lightweight double sculls at Paris 2024. ekatherini. 31 July 2024. 31 July 2024.
  6. Web site: Greek City Times. 31 July 2024. Bill. Kouras. Greek Rowing Makes History with Three Crews in Paris Olympic Finals. 31 July 2024.