Odysseas (Odysseus) Eskitzoglou (Greek: Οδυσσέας Εσκιτζόγλου, Odysseas Eskitzoglou; 3 May 1932 – 26 August 2018) was a Greek sailor and Olympic athlete. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and won a gold medal in the Dragon class with Crown Prince Konstantinos and Georgios Zaimis on the boat Nireus.[1] Along with his fellow crew members of Nireus, he was named one of the 1960 Greek Athletes of the Year.
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's sailing | ||
Representing  Greece
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1960 Rome | Dragon |
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he and his crew took 8th place for Greece in the Dragon class, with the boat Proteus II.
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Odyssevs Eskitzoglou". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
External links
edit- Odysseus Eskidioglou at World Sailing
- Odysseus Eskidioglou at Olympics.com
- Odyssevs Eskitzoglou at Olympedia
- Odysseas Eskitzoglou at the Hellenic Olympic Committee
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