Haris Papadopoulos ( gr, Χάρης Παπαδόπουλος; born 26 October 1983) is a Cypriot dinghy sailor, who specialized in the

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and

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classes. As of October 2012, he is ranked no. 50 in the world for the Finn class by the

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. Papadopoulos made his official debut for the

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, where he placed twenty-eighth out of forty-two sailors in the open laser class by one point shorter of his record from Canada's Bernard Luttmer, attaining a net score of 244. Four years after competing in his last Olympics, Papadopoulos qualified for his second Cypriot team, as a 24-year-old, at the

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, by finishing twenty-ninth from the Finn Gold Cup in

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. He placed twenty-second in the preliminary races of the open Finn class, by three points larger of his record from Ireland's

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, with a net score of 115 points.

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* * * * 1983 births Living people Olympic sailors for Cyprus Cypriot male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Laser Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Finn {{Cyprus-yachtracing-bio-stub