TAIGANIDIS Charalampos
GreeceEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Swimming |
Men's 100m Freestyle - S12 | ||
| Men's 100m Backstroke - S12 | 4 |
Schedule
Change
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
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| Tokyo Aquatics Centre |
Finished |
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| Tokyo Aquatics Centre |
Finished |
Biographical Information
Highlights
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| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
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| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 1 | 100m Freestyle - S13 | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 53.37 |
| 1 | 100m Backstroke - S13 | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 59.85 |
| 1 | 100m Backstroke - S13 | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 1:03.98 |
| 1 | 100m Butterfly - S13 | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 1:01.50 |
| 2 | 50m Freestyle - S13 | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 24.19 |
| 2 | 100m Butterfly - S13 | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 59.24 |
| 2 | 200m Individual Medley - SM13 | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 2:16.95 |
| 2 | 50m Freestyle - S13 | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 24.97 |
| 3 | 100m Backstroke - S13 | 2012 | London, GBR | 1:01.10 |
| 3 | 400m Freestyle - S13 | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 4:23.59 |
| 4 | 100m Backstroke - S12 | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | 1:01.21 |
| 6 | 50m Freestyle - S12 | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | 24.99 |
| 7 | 50m Freestyle - S13 | 2012 | London, GBR | 24.69 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | 100m Backstroke - S12 | 2017 | Mexico City, MEX | 1:01.82 |
| 1 | 50m Freestyle - S13 | 2006 | Durban, RSA | 24.51 |
| 1 | 100m Freestyle - S13 | 2006 | Durban, RSA | 53.96 |
| 1 | 400m Freestyle - S13 | 2006 | Durban, RSA | 4:25.58 |
| 1 | 100m Backstroke - S13 | 2006 | Durban, RSA | 1:03.05 |
| 1 | 100m Butterfly - S13 | 2006 | Durban, RSA | 59.06 |
| 1 | 200m Individual Medley - SM13 | 2006 | Durban, RSA | 2:18.82 |
| 2 | 50m Freestyle - S12 | 2017 | Mexico City, MEX | 25.20 |
| 2 | 100m Butterfly - S12 | 2017 | Mexico City, MEX | 1:00.49 |
| 2 | 100m Backstroke - S13 | 2010 | Eindhoven, NED | 1:01.37 |
| 3 | 50m Freestyle - S13 | 2010 | Eindhoven, NED | 24.86 |
| 5 | 100m Backstroke - S12 | 2015 | Glasgow, GBR | 1:01.57 |
| 5 | 100m Backstroke - S13 | 2013 | Montreal, QC, CAN | 1:02.05 |
| 6 | 100m Backstroke - S12 | 2019 | London, GBR | 1:02.32 |
| 8 | 50m Freestyle - S12 | 2015 | Glasgow, GBR | 25.21 |
| 8 | 50m Freestyle - S13 | 2013 | Montreal, QC, CAN | 25.30 |
| European Championships | ||||
| 4 | 100m Backstroke - S12 | 2018 | Dublin, IRL | 1:01.54 |
| 5 | 100m Freestyle - S12 | 2020 | Funchal, POR | 55.64 |
| 5 | 100m Backstroke - S12 | 2020 | Funchal, POR | 1:04.30 |
| 6 | 50m Freestyle - S12 | 2018 | Dublin, IRL | 25.14 |
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Fishing, fitness, travelling, open water swimming, Para cycling. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019; Facebook profile, 22 Jan 2021)
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Athlete, Public Servant
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Physical Education - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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Partner Sofia, children Panagiotis-Gavriil and Eleni-Rafaela
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English, Greek
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2004 for Greece, Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)
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He took up the sport in 1985 at the Ethnikos Kozanis club in Greece. (Athlete, 24 Apr 2012)
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He began swimming to overcome his fear of water. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 23 Jan 2021)
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Winning two gold, three silver and one bronze medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)
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US swimmer Mark Spitz. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)
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Coach Georgios Adaam, his family. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)
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"Sport makes us strong, it enables us to manage things that we might never have imagined that we could achieve. Impairment is not a disease, we simply do things in our own way as every human being does." (urbanlife.gr, 12 Oct 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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