(1980-02-19) 19 February 1980 (age 44) Liverpool, England
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight
72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport
Swimming
Strokes
Open water, freestyle
Club
Olympiacos
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Greece
Event
1st
2nd
3rd
Olympic Games
0
1
0
World Championships
2
3
2
World Cup
1
0
1
European Championships
2
1
2
Mediterranean Games
1
2
1
Total
6
7
6
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro
10 km open water
World Championships
2011 Shanghai
10 km
2013 Barcelona
10 km
2009 Rome
5 km
2011 Shanghai
5 km
2013 Barcelona
Team 5 km
2007 Melbourne
5 km
2015 Kazan
10 km
World Cup
2012 World Cup
10 km
2011 World Cup
10 km
European Championships
2008 Dubrovnik
5 km
2010 Budapest
Team 5 km
2014 Berlin
Team event
2002 Berlin
4×200 m freestyle
2010 Budapest
5 km
Mediterranean Games
2001 Tunis
1500 m freestyle
2005 Almería
400 m freestyle
2005 Almería
1500 m freestyle
2005 Almería
800 m freestyle
Spyridon "Spyros" Gianniotis (Greek: Σπυρίδων "Σπύρος" Γιαννιώτης; born 19 February 1980) is a Greek competitive swimmer who specialises in long-distance and open-water freestyle events. He is an Olympic silver medalist, two-time World Champion, World Cup gold medalist, and two-time European Champion.[1] A five-time Olympian, Gianniotis has won a total of 15 medals in major international long-course competition, totalling 5 gold, 5 silver, and 5 bronze spanning the Olympics, the World Championships, the World Cup and the European Championships. In 2011 he won the World Open Water Swimmer of the Year award, becoming the first and only Greek swimmer to earn that distinction.
He was named the Greek Male Athlete of the Year, for the years 2011, 2012, and 2013. He won the silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio at the 10 km marathon swim. Initially, Gianniotis was given as the gold medalist as he appeared to cross the finish line first, but the Dutchman Ferry Weertman touched the timing pad before him.[citation needed] After 15 minutes of deliberations by the judges and the use of photo finish, Weertman was awarded the gold medal and Gianniotis the silver, despite the fact that both were credited with the same time: 1 hour, 52 minutes, 59.8 seconds (1:52:59.8).[citation needed] Gianniotis won the silver medal at the age of 36, being the oldest competitor in the event.[citation needed]
^Spyros Gianniotis – Medals and Honours, Hellenic Swimming Federation official website
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