Ioannis Christou ( el, Ιωάννης Χρήστου; born 23 June 1983 in

Kastoria Kastoria ( el, Καστοριά, ''Kastoriá'' ) is a city in northern Greece in the region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria regional unit, in the geographic region of Macedonia. It is situated on a promontory on the weste ...

) is a triple Olympian Greek

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, multiple Word and European Champion. He achieved 9 medals at World Cups in his career .He represented

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at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the single sculls event, finishing in the 10th place. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was part of the Greek coxless men's four, which finished fourth, four seconds behind the bronze medal-winning American four. He was again part of the Greek coxless men's four team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, taking the eighth place.

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1983 births Living people Greek male rowers Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Greece World Rowing Championships medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in rowing European Rowing Championships medalists Rowers from Kastoria {{Greece-rowing-bio-stub