Alexandra Asimaki

Alexandra Asimaki (Greek: Αλεξάνδρα Ασημάκη; pronounced [alexandra asimaki]; born 28 June 1988) is a Greek water polo player currently playing as center forward for Olympiacos and the Greek national team.[1][2]

Alexandra Asimaki
Asimaki in Barcelona on April 28, 2015
Personal information
NationalityGreek
Born (1988-06-28) June 28, 1988
Athens, Greece
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
SportWater polo
ClubOlympiacos

Asimaki was part of the Greek national team awarded the Gold Medal at the 2011 World Championship which took place in Shanghai in July 2011. After her outstanding performance in this tournament, she was named best European[3] and World Female Water Polo Player of the Year 2011.[4][5]

Club career

Club honours

Vouliagmeni

Olympiacos

Alcorcón

National team honours

Individual awards

See also

References

  1. http://www.olympiacos.org/article/37931/ston-olympiako-i-aleksandra-asimaki Olympiacos Piraeus official website, Alexandra Asimaki signs with Olympiacos (in Greek)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandra Asimaki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. LEN European Athlete of the Year – Previous winners: 2011 MEN – Stefano Tempesti (ITA) / WOMEN – Alexandra Asimaki (GRE) Archived 2013-12-06 at the Wayback Machine, Waterpoloworld.com, 02/12/2013
  4. http://www.len.eu/cms?disciplines+waterpolo+pr+a=0083 Archived 2012-01-21 at the Wayback Machine ; 2011 LEN Awards, 28 October 2011.
  5. http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2669:pr-72-fina-selected-this-years-best-in-the-five-disciplines&catid=275:2011&Itemid=246 Archived 2012-01-04 at the Wayback Machine ; 2011 FINA Awards, 5 December 2011
Awards
Preceded by
Elizabeth Armstrong
FINA Water Polo Player of the Year
2011
Succeeded by
Maggie Steffens
Awards
Preceded by
Sofia Konukh
LEN Water Polo Player of the Year
2011
Succeeded by
Anni Espar
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