Ioannis Christou

Ioannis Christou
Personal information
Born23 June 1983
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Greece
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Bled Coxless four
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Karapiro Coxless pair
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara Single Sculls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Poznań Double sculls
Gold medal – first place 2008 Marathon Single sculls
Gold medal – first place 2010 Marathon Men's pair
Gold medal – first place 2011 Marathon Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 2012 Varese Coxless four
Silver medal – second place 2009 Brest Single sculls
Silver medal – second place 2014 Belgrade Coxless four

Ioannis Christou (Greek: Ιωάννης Χρήστου; born 23 June 1983 in Kastoria) is a triple Olympian Greek rower , multiple Word and European Champion. He achieved 9 medals at World Cups in his career .He represented Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the single sculls event, finishing in the 10th place.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was part of the Greek coxless men's four, which finished fourth, four seconds behind the bronze medal-winning American four.

He was again part of the Greek coxless men's four team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, taking the eighth place.

References

  1. ^ "Rowing record-holder Drysdale barely makes cut". International Herald Tribune. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Ioannis Christou Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Rowing at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.


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