Spyridon Gianniotis

Spyridon Gianniotis

Personal information
Full name	Spyridon Gianniotis
Nickname(s)	"Spyros"
National team	Greece
Born	19 February 1980 Liverpool, England
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Olympiacos
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Greece World Championships 2011 Shanghai 10 km 2013 Barcelona 10 km 2009 Rome 5 km 2011 Shanghai 5 km 2013 Barcelona Team 5 km 2007 Melbourne 5 km 2015 Kazan 10 km European Championships (LC) 2010 Budapest Team 5 km 2014 Berlin Team event 2002 Berlin 4×200 m freestyle 2010 Budapest 5 km Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunis 1500 m freestyle 2005 Almería 400 m freestyle 2005 Almería 1500 m freestyle 2005 Almería 800 m freestyle

Spyridon Gianniotis (Greek: Σπυρίδων "Σπύρος" Γιαννιώτης; born 19 February 1980) is a Greek competitive swimmer who specialises in long-distance and open-water freestyle events. He won three individual medals at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, and represented his native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. In 2011 he became world champion in the 10 km open water at the world championships in Shanghai. Gianniotis, also claimed gold at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona in the men's 10 km open water swimming.

At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Gianniotis took the 5th place at the 1500 m freestyle and the 7th place at 400 m freestyle. At the 2012 Olympic Games in London he was 4th at the 10 km marathon swim, missing the bronze medal for only 5 seconds.

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