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Georgios Zaimis

Georgios Zaimis

Greek sailor (1937–2020)

Georgios Zaimis (Greek: Γεώργιος Ζαΐμης, 28 June 1937 in Piraeus – 1 May 2020) was a Greek sailor and Olympic Champion. He participated at three Summer Olympics. Along with his fellow crew members of the Nireus Sailing Vessel, he was named one of the 1960 Greek Athletes of the Year.

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Career

He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and won a gold medal in the Dragon class with the boat Nireus, with Crown Prince Constantine of Greece and Odysseus Eskitzoglou.[1]

He finished 8th at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and 15th at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georgios Zaimis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Απεβίωσε ο χρυσός Ολυμπιονίκης της ιστιοπλοΐας, Γιωργος Ζαΐμης" [Olympic sailing gold medalist Giorgos Zaimis has passed away]. sport24.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 6 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.


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