Georgios Diamantidis

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]

Georgios Diamantidis
Personal information
Full nameGeorgios Diamantidis
Nickname(s)Giorgos
National team Greece
Born (1984-01-03) 3 January 1984
Katerini, Central Macedonia, Greece
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubOlympiacos F.C.
College teamHellenic College of Thessaloniki
CoachVojko Race

Career
  • Olympic Games
    • 2004 Greece, Athens 1500m freestyle
  • World Championship
    • 2003 Barcelona 1500m freestyle
  • World Cups
    • 2001 Imperia, Italy 400m-1500m freestyle
    • 2002 Paris,France 400m-1500m freestyle
    • 2003 Spain, Barcelona 400m-1500m freestyle
  • European Championships
    • 2002 Austria, Linz 400m-1500m (A) freestyle
    • 2004 Spain, Madrid 1500m (M) freestyle
    • 2006 Hungary, Budapest 1500m (M) freestyle

References
  1. "Georgios Diamantidis". 22 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  2. "Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. "Men's 1500m Freestyle Heat 4". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. Thomas, Stephen (20 August 2004). "Men's 1500 Freestyle, Prelims Day 7: David Davies Fastest, Posts British Record 14:57.03". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.


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