KONTIDES Pavlos

Date of Birth: 11 Feb 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.83/6'0''

Place of birth: LIMASSOL

Birth Country:

Cyprus

Place of residence : LIMASSOL

Residence Country:

Cyprus

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Sailing	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Kamakura	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 01 #1	Finished
	Enoshima	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 02 #2	Finished
Followed by	Enoshima	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 03 #3	Finished
	Fujisawa	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 04 #4	Finished
Followed by	Fujisawa	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 05 #5	Finished
Followed by	Fujisawa	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 06 #6	Finished
	Fujisawa	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 07 #7	Finished
Followed by	Fujisawa	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 08 #8	Finished
	Enoshima	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 09 #9	Finished
Followed by	Enoshima	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 10 #10	Finished
	Enoshima	Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Medal Race #11	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Laser	2012	London, GBR
7	Laser	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
13	Laser	2008	Beijing, CHN

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Laser	2018	Aarhus, DEN
10	Laser	2014	Santander, ESP
10	Laser	2011	Fremantle, WA, AUS
62	Laser	2007	Cascais, POR

Class World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Laser	2017	Split, CRO
2	Laser	2013	Muscat, OMA
12	Laser	2020	Melbourne, VIC, AUS
18	Laser	2019	Sakaiminato, JPN

Class European Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Laser	2018	La Rochelle, FRA
3	Laser	2017	Barcelona, ESP
4	Laser	2019	Porto, POR
16	Laser	2020	Gdansk, POL

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Laser	2020	Enoshima, JPN
1	Laser	2017	Hyeres, FRA
1	Laser	2016	Melbourne, VIC, AUS
2	Laser	2019	Genoa, ITA
2	Laser	2018	Gamagori, JPN
2	Laser	2017	Miami, FL, USA
2	Laser	2016	Qingdao, CHN
6	Laser	2018	Hyeres, FRA
7	Laser	2017	Santander, ESP
11	Laser	2018	Miami, FL, USA
14	Laser	2019	Enoshima, JPN
16	Laser	2021	Medemblik, NED

Occupation:

Maritime Studies - University of Southampton, Great Britain

Languages spoken:

Limassol Nautical Club [Cyprus]

In 2011 he slipped in the shower after training and fractured his arm. He continued to go to the gym twice a day with a cast on. (pavloskontides.com.cy, 16 Jan 2013)

In 2010 he was diagnosed with a herniated disc and was advised to quit sailing. However, he continued changing doctors until he found one who told him he could carry on. His rehabilitation included exercises to strengthen his core muscles and protect his back. (pavloskontides.com.cy, 16 Jan 2013)

He first tried sailing at age nine. He began taking the sport more seriously at age 14. (pavloskontides.com.cy, 14 Jun 2015; sailing.org, 12 Jun 2012)

His father enjoyed sailing and encouraged him to try the sport. (sailing.org, 12 Jun 2012)

To compete at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. (tokyo2020.org, 19 May 2020)

Brazilian sailor Robert Scheidt. (sailing.org, 12 Jun 2012)

Philosophy:

"The impossible is something you only have in mind. Your mind is the biggest barrier, but once you understand it, it can become your biggest weapon and your biggest ally." (actioninsports.com, 31 Oct 2018)

He was named 2018 World Sailor of the Year at the World Sailing Awards. (sailing.org, 09 Jan 2019)

He was named 2018 Cypriot Athlete of the Year by the Cyprus Sports Writers Union. It was the sixth time he had won the award in seven years. (sailing.org, 09 Jan 2019)

He was the flag bearer for Cyprus at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (tokyo2020.org, 19 May 2020)

General Interest

General
FURTHER STUDIES
He has studied for a master's degree in sports marketing. (kathimerini.gr, 20 Aug 2018)

Milestones

He became the first Cypriot athlete in any sport to win a medal at the Olympic Games, when he claimed silver in the Laser class at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Jun 2020)

He became the first sailor to win gold in the Laser class twice at the world youth championships, when he secured victory at the 2008 edition of the tournament in Aarhus, Denmark. He had also finished on top of the podium at the 2007 edition in Kingston, ON, Canada. (SportsDeskOnline, 14 Jul 2015; pavloskontides.com.cy, 14 Jun 2015; philatelism.com, 14 Nov 2012)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/Pavlos1990
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/PavlosKontidesOfficial
https://instagram.com/pavloskontides
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/pavlos-kontides/60/a17/77b
https://twitter.com/PavlosKontides
Athlete Website: http://www.pavloskontides.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/pavloskontides

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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