Nikolaos nikos kaklamanakis biography
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis
Greek windsurfer
| Full&#;name | Nikolaos Kaklamanakis |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 August &#;() (age&#;56) Athens, Greece |
Nikolaos "Nikos" Kaklamanakis (Greek: Νικόλαος Κακλαμανάκης, born 19 August , in Athens) is the Greek Gold-medal winner who lit the Olympic torch in the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Athens.
He was named one of the Greek Male Athletes of the Year.
Nikolaos nikos kaklamanakis biography In August of , I won my final world championship gold medal in the raceboard masters competition at the IWA windsurfing world championships in my favourite windy conditions at Weymouth. Top Qs. I am very grateful my father helped encourage me to follow my dream. Succeeded by Pyrros Dimas.Kaklamanakis participated in five consecutive Olympic Games from to , reaching the medal race in all five of them.[1] He won the gold medal at the Olympics in Atlanta and the silver medal at the Olympics in Athens, while he was ninth in Barcelona (), sixth in Sydney () and eighth in Beijing ().
Biography
One of the most popular athletes in Greece, Nikolaos Kaklamanakis is a three-time Mistral class windsurfing world champion and a gold medalist at the Summer Olympics in Sailing. He won silver in the event at the World Championships in Cádiz, Spain, behind Przemek Miarczynski of Poland. In the Summer Olympics he took the 6th place, while in the Summer Olympics in Athens, Kaklamanakis took the silver medal behind Gal Fridman of Israel.
Nikolaos nikos kaklamanakis biography wikipedia Preceded by Pyrros Dimas. I did not need to race in the last race as I had already won on points. I was deprived from competing at the Olympics and had to work for eight years before I eventually won my gold medal. August in Athen ist ein griechischer Windsurfer.Four years later, in the Beijing Olympic Games he finished 8th in the RS:X Men Sailing Race.
Kaklamanakis faced legal action from the Hellenic Sailing Federation in for alleged defamation. The lawsuit stemmed from statements Kaklamanis made during a speech in the Hellenic Parliament, criticizing certain practices within the federation.
In , the court acquitted Kaklamanis, ruling that there was no intent to defame.[2]
Selected achievements
| Medal | Event | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | European Championship (Mistral) | |
| Silver | IMCO World Championship | |
| Gold | Australasian Championship (Mistral) | |
| Gold | IMCO World Championship | |
| Gold | Atlanta Olympics | |
| Gold | Athens EUROLYMP | |
| Gold | Mistral World Championship | |
| Bronze | International ASA Windsurfing Championship | |
| Gold | Mistral World Championship | |
| Silver | ISAF World Championship | |
| Silver | Athens Olympics |