CHRISTOU Apostolos

1 Nov 1996
24
Male
Youth Olympian
ATHENS
 
Greece

Events and Medals

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocation100Back200Back4x100Free M4x100Medley M
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRAH (54.12)H (1:59.78)H (3:14.62)H (3:36.75)

Youth Olympic Games
YearLocation50Back100Back200Back
2014Nanjing, CHN2nd (25.44)4th (55.06)H (2:04.45)

World Championships
YearLocation50Back100Back200Back4x100Free M4x100Medley M
2019Gwangju, KOR8th (24.75)SF (53.56)H (1:59.42)H (3:14.44)-
2017Budapest, HUNSF (24.88)SF (54.04)H (DNS)H (3:16.92)H (3:35.93)
2015Kazan, RUSH (25.50)H (55.10)H (DNS)-H (3:37.86)

European Championships
YearLocation50Back100Back200Back4x100Free M4x100Medley M
2020Budapest, HUN4th (24.59)3rd (52.97)H (1:59.79)5th (3:13.39)H (3:37.06)
2018Glasgow, GBR7th (25.14)3rd (53.72)5th (1:57.09)5th (3:14.52)H (3:38.10)

Champions Swim Series overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2019
Year50Back
20201 x 3rd, 1 x 4th

Champions Swim Series - Ten best performances since 2019
RankYearEventLocationResult
32020Men's 50m BackstrokeShenzhen, CHN25.01
42020Men's 50m BackstrokeBeijing, CHN25.22

World Championships Short Course
YearLocation100Free50Back100Back200Back100IndMed
2018Hangzhou, CHN-SF (23.64)SF (50.91)H (1:53.20)-
2016Windsor, ON, CANH (48.19)H (24.53)H (52.07)H (1:54.15)H (54.37)


Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final
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Tolis (Twitter profile, 2020)
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Cars, music, watching films, going on road trips. (isl.global, 01 Oct 2020; Instagram profile, 01 Feb 2020)
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Athlete
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English, Greek
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Olympiakos [Piraeus, GRE]
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Panagiotis Velentzas [personal], GRE
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His brother Yiannis has also competed in swimming at elite level. (Yiannis Christou Facebook profile, 09 Jun 2016)
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He began his swimming career in 2003. (Facebook page, 24 May 2016)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (aquafeed24.com, 08 Dec 2019)
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Finishing eighth in the 50m backstroke at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (novasports.gr, 27 Jul 2019; Instagram profile, 29 Jul 2019)
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"Never give up because in an athlete's career there are a lot of obstacles. If you are patient and if you believe in yourself, then one day you will reach your potential, and you will become the person that you want to be." (digitaljournal.com, 27 Sep 2020)
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In 2015 he received a special award from the Greek Olympic Committee after winning a silver medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, People's Republic of China. He received the award again in 2019 for his contribution to the sport. (Facebook page, 24 May 2016; livemedianews.gr, 03 Feb 2020)

The Union of Greek Olympians gave him a special award in 2015 due to his sporting achievements. (Facebook page, 24 May 2016)

He won the 2013 European Olympic Committee Piotr Nurowski Best Young European Athlete award. (Facebook page, 24 May 2016)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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