Apostolos Gountoulas (born 4 February 1985 in
Servia,
Kozani
Kozani ( el, Κοζάνη, ) is a city in northern Greece, capital of Kozani (regional unit), Kozani regional unit and of Western Macedonia. It is located in the western part of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmona ...
) is a Greek rower. At the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
, he competed in the
men's pair with his twin brother,
Nikolaos Gkountoulas
Nikolaos Gountoulas (born 4 February 1985 in Servia, Greece, Servia, Kozani (regional unit), Kozani) is a Greek rower. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's pair with his twin brother, Apostolos Gkountoulas.
They a ...
.
They also won men's lightweight pairs at the
2008 World Championship and the openweight pair at the
2009
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and
2011 European Championship. They also won the bronze at the
2009 World Championships.
Together, they were also part of the Greek team that won the men's coxless fours at the
2008
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and
2012 European Championship, won the silver medal at the
2010 World Championships and came second in the
2010 European Championships.
References
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1985 births
Living people
Greek male rowers
Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic rowers for Greece
World Rowing Championships medalists for Greece
European Rowing Championships medalists
People from Servia
Sportspeople from Western Macedonia
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