Georgios Zaimis
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Representing  Greece
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1960 Rome | Dragon |
Georgios Zaimis (Greek: Γεώργιος Ζαΐμης, 28 June 1937 in Piraeus – 1 May 2020) was a Greek sailor and Olympic Champion. He participated in three Summer Olympics. Along with his fellow crew members of their 1960 Olympic gold winning team on the boat Nireus, he was named one of the 1960 Greek Athletes of the Year.
Career
[edit]He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and won a gold medal in the Dragon class with Crown Prince Constantine of Greece as the helmsman and Odysseus Eskitzoglou as the other crew on the boat Nireus.[1]
He finished 8th at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and 15th at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Odyssevs Eskitzoglou". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ^ "Απεβίωσε ο χρυσός Ολυμπιονίκης της ιστιοπλοΐας, Γιωργος Ζαΐμης" [Olympic sailing gold medalist Giorgos Zaimis has passed away]. sport24.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 6 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
External links
[edit]- Georgios Zaimis at World Sailing
- Georgios Zaimis at Olympedia
- Georgios Zaimis at Olympics.com
- Yiorgos Zaimis at the Hellenic Olympic Committee
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- 1937 births
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