Georgios Salavantakis
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Greece |
| Born | 10 September 1970 Chania, Crete, Greece |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event | Skeet |
| Club | SKOE[1] |
| Coached by | John Loverdos[1] |
Georgios Salavantakis (Greek: Γεώργιος Σαλαβαντάκης; born 10 September 1970 in Chania, Crete) is a Greek sport shooter.[2] He won a gold medal in men's skeet shooting at the 2004 ISSF World Cup series in Sydney, Australia, with a total score of 148 points.[1][3]
Salavantakis represented the host nation Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he placed twenty-first in men's skeet shooting, with a total score of 120 points, tying his position with seven other shooters, including former Olympic champion Ennio Falco of Italy, and five-time Olympian Guillermo Alfredo Torres of Cuba.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Salavantakis competed for the second time, as a 38-year-old, in men's skeet shooting. He finished only in thirty-third place by one point behind Ukraine's Mikola Milchev from the final attempt, for a total score of 109 points.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "ISSF Profile – Georgios Salavantakis". ISSF. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ "Georgios Salavantakis". 14 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- ^ "Sport-by-sport capsules". Los Angeles Times. 4 August 2004. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's Skeet Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
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