Nikolaos Deligiannis (water polo)
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Nikolaos "Nikos" Deligiannis ( gr, Νικόλαος Δεληγιάννης, born 3 September 1976 in
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) is a
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former
water polo Water polo is a 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 ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
player who competed in the
2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
(10th place), the
2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
(4th place), the
2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
(7th place) and 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 ...
(9th place) with the
Greece men's national water polo team The Greece men's national water polo team represents Greece in international men's water polo competitions and it is organized and run by the Hellenic Swimming Federation. Greece has a long tradition of strong presence at international level, wit ...
. He was also part of the Greece national squad who won the Bronze Medal in the 2005 World Championship in
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and the Bronze Medal in the 2004 World League in
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. At club level, Deligiannis had a long and successful career playing for 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 ...
for 14 years (2001–2015), with whom he won 1
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 ...
, 1
LEN Super Cup The LEN Super Cup is an annual water polo match organized by LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two European club competitions, the LEN Champions League and the LEN Euro Cup. From 1976 to 2002, the LEN Super Cup was contested betwe ...
, 12 Greek Championships and 12 Greek Cups. He was also captain of Olympiacos for several years.


Honours


Club

Olympiacos *
LEN Euroleague 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 ...
(1): 2001–02 *
LEN Super Cup The LEN Super Cup is an annual water polo match organized by LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two European club competitions, the LEN Champions League and the LEN Euro Cup. From 1976 to 2002, the LEN Super Cup was contested betwe ...
(1): 2002 *
Greek Championship The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...
(12): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 *
Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most im ...
(12): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015


National team

* Bronze Medal in 2005 World Championship, Montreal * Bronze Medal in 2004 World League, Long Beach * 4th place in 2004 Olympic Games, Athens * 4th place in 2003 World Championship, BarcelonaBarcelona 2003 FINA World Championships – FINA WC Day 4 - Men's Water Polo Match 13 & 14 Greece roster
swimnews.com. 16 July 2003.


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 tournam ...
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List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments This is a list of male players who have been named in the national water polo team squad in at least three or four Olympic tournaments since the inaugural official edition in 1900. Abbreviations Overall multi-time Olympians As of the 2020 Sum ...
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List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers This is a list of male goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. Abbreviations Winning goalkeepers The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or ...
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List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo. Men Medalists by tournament ;Abbreviation and legend * * – Host team * † – ''Defunct team'' * (C) – Captain * (GK) – Goalkeeper * (LH) – Left-handed Multiple ...


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* 1976 births Living people Greek male water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Olympiacos Water Polo Club players Olympic water polo players of Greece 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 {{Greece-waterpolo-bio-stub