Apostolos Antonopoulos

Apostolos Antonopoulos

Personal information
Full name	Apostolos Antonopoulos
National team	Greece
Born	7 June 1983 Athens, Greece
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	NGS Artemis
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for Greece Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería 4×200 m freestyle 2005 Almería 4×100 m freestyle

Apostolos Antonopoulos (Greek: Απόστολος Αντωνόπουλος; born June 7, 1983) is a Greek former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.^[1] He won a total of two medals, silver and bronze, in the 400 and 800 m freestyle relays at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain.^[2][3]

Antonopoulos qualified for the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay, as a member of the host nation team, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.^[4] Teaming with Nikolaos Xylouris, Andreas Zisimos, and Dimitrios Manganas, Antonopoulos swam a lead-off leg in a split of 1:50.34, but the Greeks rounded out the finale to last place with a final time of 7:23.02, more than 15 seconds off the winning mark set by Team USA.^[5][6]

References

1. "Apostolos Antonopoulos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
2. Alexopoulos, Dimitros (25 June 2005). "The Hellenic Radio (ERA): News in English, 05-06-25 – Three Greek Bronze Medals". Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
3. "Triple gold for Turkey at Mediterranean Games". Hürriyet Daily News. 28 June 2005. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
4. "Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
5. "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Final". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
6. Thomas, Stephen (17 August 2004). "USA Downs Aussies in 800 Freestyle Relay in American Record 7:07.33 Italy Takes the Bronze". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 10 May 2013.

External links

• 2004 Olympic Profile – Eideisis Ellinika (Greek)