Petros Gkaidatzis

Petros Gkaidatzis
Personal information
Born (2000-11-25) 25 November 2000 (age 24) [1]
Thessaloniki
Sport
Country Greece
SportRowing
EventMen's lightweight single sculls
ClubNaftikos Omilos Kalamarias Thessalonikis[2]
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Greece
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Lwt double sculls
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bled LM2x
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Heindonk BLM1x

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.[3] In May 2023 at the 2023 European Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia, Gkaidatzis took bronze together with Antonios Papakonstantinou in the lightweight double sculls.[4] That month, they qualified for the Olympic Games at the qualifying tournament in Lucerne.[5]

Competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the duo qualified through the preliminary rounds to reach the final.[6][7] They subsequently won the bronze medal.


References

  1. ^ "Petros Gkaidatzis". Wprld Rowing. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ Πανηγυρίζει η Καλαμαριά για το χάλκινο μετάλλιο του Πέτρου Γκαϊδατζη voria.gr
  3. ^ "2024 World Rowing Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta – Men's Lightweight Double Preview". Juniorrowingnews. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  4. ^ Holidis, Kostas (27 May 2023). "European rowing: Bronze for Gaidatzis and Papaconstantinou in the double sculls". sport24.gr. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Greek rowing team's triumph sees them qualify for Paris Olympics". Greek Herald. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Greek duo advances to final in lightweight double sculls at Paris 2024". ekatherini. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  7. ^ Kouras, Bill (31 July 2024). "Greek Rowing Makes History with Three Crews in Paris Olympic Finals". Greek City Times. Retrieved 31 July 2024.