Ioannis Fountoulis (also Giannis, el, Γιάννης Φουντούλης; born 25 May 1988) is a
Greek water polo
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player. He is currently the captain of
Greece men's national water polo team
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, with whom he won a
bronze medal
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at the
2015 World Championships, a bronze medal at the
2016 World League ,
2020 World League and competed at the
2012
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and
2016 Olympics
)
, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...
. He played for the Greek powerhouse
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
since 2009, and in 2018 he won the
2017–18 LEN Champions League
The 2017–18 LEN Champions League was the 55th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs.
Overview
Team allocation
12 teams are directly qualified for the Preliminary round (TH: Champions League title holders).
Phases and ...
with the Greek giants, scoring 4 goals in the final game against
Pro Recco
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Pro Recco is the most successful club in men's water polo. In men's domestic ...
in
Genoa
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. Is a very big scorer and leader is considered one of the top players in the world and it is typical how in 2016 and 2018 he was voted as the second top player in the world. Currently playing for the Greek club
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
.
Fountoulis was
the top scorer of the 2017 World Championship with 23 goals and
the top scorer of the 2018 European Championship with 17 goals (along with
Aleksandar Ivović
Aleksandar Ivović, (born 24 February 1986) is a Montenegrin professional water polo player. He started his career at PVK Jadran, which is his first senior team to compete for. He was a member of the Montenegro men's national water polo team at ...
). He was voted in the
All-Tournament Team of the
2015 World Championship as well as the
All-Tournament Team of the
2017 World Championship. Fountoulis has been the
top scorer of Greek Water Polo League six times (2012–2017, consecutive) playing for Olympiacos. He has been voted MVP of the
Greek Water Polo League
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τhree times in 2012–13, 2014–15 and 2016–17 seasons
[Ioannis Fountoulis]
nbcolympics.com and three times
Greek Cup MVP in 2011, 2013 and 2018.
As of June 2018, Fountoulis has scored 148 goals in
LEN Champions League
The LEN Champions League is the top-tier European professional water polo club competition with teams from up to 18 countries. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation.
The competition started in 1963 as European Cup. A change of nam ...
, the most by any Greek player in the history of the top-tier European competition.
Fountoulis was given the honour to
carry the national flag of Greece at the
closing ceremony
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2020 Summer Olympics
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in
Tokyo
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, becoming the
28th water polo player to be a
flag bearer
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at the opening and closing
ceremonies of the Olympics.
Honours
Club
Olympiacos
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LEN Champions League
The LEN Champions League is the top-tier European professional water polo club competition with teams from up to 18 countries. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation.
The competition started in 1963 as European Cup. A change of nam ...
:
2017–18 ; ''runners-up'':
2015–16,
2018–19
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Greek Championship
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: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14,
2014–15,
2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
*
Greek Cup: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
*
Greek Super Cup
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: 2018
Ferencváros
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LEN Champions League
The LEN Champions League is the top-tier European professional water polo club competition with teams from up to 18 countries. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation.
The competition started in 1963 as European Cup. A change of nam ...
''runners-up'':
2020–21
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LEN Super Cup
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From 1976 to 2002, the LEN Super Cup was contested betwe ...
: 2019
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Hungarian Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21
National team
* Silver Medal in
2020 Olympic Games, Tokyo
* Silver Medal in
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona
* Bronze Medal in
2013 Mediterranean Games, Mersin
* Bronze Medal in
2015 World Championship Kazan
* Bronze Medal in
2006 World League Athens
* Bronze Medal in
2016 World League Huizhou
* Bronze Medal in
2020 World League Tbilisi
* 4th place in
2016 European Championship
Belgrade
* 4th place in
2017 World Championship
Budapest
* 6th place in
2016 Olympic Games, Rio
Awards
*
Top Scorer of the 2017 World Championship: 23 goals
*
Top Scorer of the 2018 European Championship: 17 goals
*
2015 World Championship Team of the Tournament
*
2017 World Championship Team of the Tournament
*
Greek Championship Top scorer: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14,
2014–15,
2015–16, 2016–17 with
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
* All-time Greek Top Scorer in the
LEN Champions League
The LEN Champions League is the top-tier European professional water polo club competition with teams from up to 18 countries. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation.
The competition started in 1963 as European Cup. A change of nam ...
: 148 goals with
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
*
Greek Championship
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MVP
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: 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17 with
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
*
Greek Cup MVP
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: 2011, 2013, 2018 with
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
*Greek Water Polo Player of the Year: 2021
*Second Top European Player in the World by
LEN
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: 2016
*Third Top European Player in the World by
LEN
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: 2018, 2021
*Member of the World Team 2018
by ''total-waterpolo''
See also
*
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 tournam ...
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References
External links
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Greek male water polo players
1988 births
Living people
Olympiacos Water Polo Club players
Olympic water polo players of Greece
Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Greece
Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Greece
Olympic medalists in water polo
Sportspeople from Chios