Georgios Afroudakis (born 17 October 1976) is a
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
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water polo
Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...
player. He played in five consecutive
Summer Olympics for his native country from
1996 to
2012
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. He is, jointly with Croat
Igor Hinić
Igor Hinić (born 4 December 1975) is a Croatian former professional water polo player, who was a member of the Croatia national team, that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olymp ...
and Hungarian
Tamás Kásás
Tamás Kásás (; born 20 July 1976) is a retired Hungarian water polo player.
Kásás is often described as the best defensive player of his era, if not the best overall. He is known for his ability to spring out of the water and block shots, ...
, the tenth athlete to compete in water polo
at five Olympics.
See also
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Greece men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Greece men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Greece men's national water polo team has participated in 16 of 27 official men's water polo tourn ...
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List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
A small fraction of the world's population ever competes at the Olympic Games; an even smaller fraction ever competes in multiple Games. 849 athletes (260 women and 589 men) have participated in at least five Olympics from Athens 1896 to Beiji ...
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List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
This is a list of top goalscorers in the men's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 1900.
Abbreviations
Overall top goalscorers
As of 2016, 57 male players have scored 30 or more goals at the Summer Olympics.
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References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Greek male water polo players
Olympiacos Water Polo Club players
Olympic water polo players of Greece
Panathinaikos Water Polo Club players
Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
Water polo players from Athens
21st-century Greek people
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