Sideris Tasiadis
Sideris Tasiadis (born 7 May 1990) is a German slalom canoeist of Greek descent who has competed at the international level since 2005. He lived in Thrace, Greece for 10 years during his childhood.
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Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Augsburg, West Germany | 7 May 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | C1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Kanu Schwaben Augsburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 2012, he won a silver medal in the men's C1 at the London Olympic Games behind Tony Estanguet (FRA) and beating two-time Olympic Champion Michal Martikán (SVK). He finished fifth in the C1 event four years later at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1]
He also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four silvers (C1 team: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015) and a bronze (C1: 2018). Tasiadis won nine medals at the European Championships (2 golds, 5 silvers, and 2 bronzes).[2]
Tasiadis won the overall World Cup title in the C1 class in 2013 and 2017.
World Cup individual podiums
Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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2009 | 12 July 2009 | Augsburg | 2nd | C1 |
2010 | 4 July 2010 | Augsburg | 3rd | C1 |
2013 | 29 June 2013 | Augsburg | 3rd | C1 |
6 July 2013 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | C1 | |
2017 | 18 June 2017 | Prague | 1st | C1 |
25 June 2017 | Augsburg | 2nd | C1 | |
2 July 2017 | Markkleeberg | 2nd | C1 | |
3 September 2017 | Ivrea | 1st | C1 | |
2018 | 23 June 2018 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 1st | C1 |
7 July 2018 | Augsburg | 1st | C1 | |
1 September 2018 | Tacen | 1st | C1 | |
2019 | 15 June 2019 | Lee Valley | 1st | C1 |
Personal life
Tasiadis dated slalom canoeist Claudia Bär until her death in 2015 after a two year battle with leukemia.[3]
References
- "Sideris Tasiadis". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- "Sideris TASIADIS (GER)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- "Frühere Kanu-Slalom-Europameisterin Claudia Bär ist tot". Welt.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 12 September 2010 C1 men's team final results – accessed 12 September 2010.
External links
- Sideris Tasiadis at the International Canoe Federation
- Sideris Tasiadis at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)