George Kavas (born 26 March 1995) is a Greek sailor. He was educated at the Nautical Lyceum of Peiraeus in Athens, in 2013 he graduated with honours and attended the National Technical University of Athens as a Naval Architect.
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| Born | 26 March 1995 |
Along with his brothers and team mates Alexander Kavas & Theofanis Kavas has won numerous races and championships both in Greece and abroad starting from an early age with the Optimist (dinghy) class and later moving on to 420 (dinghy) and 470 class.[1] [2][3][4]
Career highlights
editOptimist (dinghy) Racing Category
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2005 - 
Athens, Greece 1st Place National Junior Championship
2006 - 
2nd Overall Balkan Optimist Championship- 2006 - Athens, Greece 1st Overall World Championship Junior Qualifier
- 2006 - Athens, Greece 1st Place National Junior Championship
- 2007 - Athens, Greece 1st Place National Junior Championship
- 2007 -
3rd Overall Balkan Optimist Championship 
2007 - Vigo, Spain 2nd Place Semana Caixanova del Atlantico
2007 - Cagliari, Italy 1st Place Optimist World Championship with his brother Theofanis Kavas and 3 more Greek teammates
420 (dinghy) Racing Category
edit- 2010 - Athens, Greece 1st Place National Championship
- 2010 - Athens, Greece 2nd Overall European Youth Championship
- 2011 - Rafina, Greece 1st Place National Championship
2011 - Tavira, Portugal 1st Overall European Championship with his brother Alexander Kavas
2011 - Kieler Woche, Germany 3rd Overall European Championship with his brother Alexander Kavas
2011 - Nieuwpoort, Belgium 2nd Overall European Youth Championship with his brother Alexander Kavas- 2012 - Paros, Greece 1st Place National Championship
2012 - Lake Neusiedl, Austria 1st Overall 1st Men and Junior World Championship with his brother Alexander Kavas
470 (dinghy) Racing Category
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2012 - Takapuna, New Zealand 10th Overall World Youth Championship- 2012 - Lake Garda, Italy 4th Overall European Youth Championship
- 2012 - 1st Overall Balkan Youth Championship
- 2012 - 2nd Overall Balkan Championship
- 2013 - Athens, Greece 4th Place National Championship
- 2013 - Thessaloniki, Greece 3rd Overall National Championship with his brother Alexander Kavas
2013 - La Rochelle, France 12th Place in Youth, 33rd Overall World Championship with his brother Alexander Kavas
References
edit- ^ "420 JR. WORLDS". xssailing.com. August 7, 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Luissa Smith (August 13, 2012). "470 Junior Europeans day 2". sail-world.com. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Won in Open Class and Ladies Class!!". jp.onedesign.com. August 13, 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "420 World Championships at Lake Neusiedl, Austria - Day 3". yachtsandyachting.com. International 420 Class Association. August 4, 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2016.