Georgios Diamantidis
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Georgios Diamantidis |
| Nickname | Giorgos |
| National team |  Greece |
| Born | 3 January 1984 Katerini, Central Macedonia, Greece |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Olympiacos F.C. |
| College team | Hellenic College of Thessaloniki |
| Coach | Vojko Race |
Georgios Diamantidis (Greek: Γεώργιος Διαμαντίδης; born 3 January 1984) is a Greek former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.[1] Diamantidis qualified for the men's 1500 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by clearing a FINA A-standard entry time of 15:09.25 from the Greece National Open in Thessaloniki.[2] He challenged seven other swimmers on the fourth heat, including top medal favorite Larsen Jensen of the United States. He rounded out the field to last place by a 27-second margin behind Italy's Christian Minotti in 16:06.31. Diamantidis failed to advance into the final, as he placed thirty-first overall in the preliminaries.[3][4]
Career[edit]
- Olympic Games
- 2004 Greece, Athens 1500m freestyle
- World Championship
- 2003 Barcelona 1500m freestyle
- World Cups
- 2001 Imperia, Italy 400m-1500m freestyle
- 2002 Paris,France 400m-1500m freestyle
- 2003 Spain, Barcelona 400m-1500m freestyle
- European Championships
- 2002 Austria, Linz 400m-1500m (A) freestyle
- 2004 Spain, Madrid 1500m (M) freestyle
- 2006 Hungary, Budapest 1500m (M) freestyle
References[edit]
- ^ "Georgios Diamantidis". 22 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Men's 1500m Freestyle Heat 4". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (20 August 2004). "Men's 1500 Freestyle, Prelims Day 7: David Davies Fastest, Posts British Record 14:57.03". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
External links[edit]
- 2004 Olympic Profile – Eideisis Ellinika (in Greek)
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