Georgios Diamantidis (Greek: Γεώργιος Διαμαντίδης; born 3 January 1984) is a Greek former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.[1] Diamantidis qualified for the men's 1500 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by clearing a FINA A-standard entry time of 15:09.25 from the Greece National Open in Thessaloniki.[2] He challenged seven other swimmers on the fourth heat, including top medal favorite Larsen Jensen of the United States. He rounded out the field to last place by a 27-second margin behind Italy's Christian Minotti in 16:06.31. Diamantidis failed to advance into the final, as he placed thirty-first overall in the preliminaries.[3][4]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Georgios Diamantidis |
Nickname(s) | Giorgos |
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Born | (1984-01-03) 3 January 1984 (age 38) Katerini, Central Macedonia, Greece |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Club | Olympiacos F.C. |
College team | Hellenic College of Thessaloniki |
Coach | Vojko Race |
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