Christos Papadopoulos
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Greece |
| Born |
19 May 1982 Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | P.A.O.K. |
Christos Papadopoulos (Greek: Χρήστος Παπαδόπουλος; born May 19, 1982 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] Papadopoulos qualified for the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, representing the host nation Greece. He cleared a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:04.10 from a test event at the Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre.[2][3] He challenged seven other swimmers on the fourth heat, including four-time Olympian Ratapong Sirisanont (Thailand), who was later disqualified for a false start. He touched out Senegal's Malick Fall to take a third spot by 0.07 of a second in 1:04.43. Papadopoulos failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed thirty-ninth overall on the first day of preliminaries.[4][5]At 2002 Balkan Games in Volos he won the gold medal with national record in 200 breaststroke (2.18.70). At the 2005 Mediterranean Games, he took 8th place in 200m breaststroke.
References
- ↑ "Christos Papadopoulos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ Δύσκολη αποστολή οι Ελληνες [Difficult tasks for the Greeks] (in Greek). Nooz. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 4". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Whitten, Phillip (14 August 2004). "Prelims, Men's 100 Breaststroke: Kitajima, Hansen Qualify One-Two; Japanese Sets Olympic Record". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.