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Spyridon Gianniotis

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Spyridon "Spyros" Gianniotis (Greek: Σπυρίδων "Σπύρος" Γιαννιώτης; born 19 February 1980) is a Greek competitive swimmer who specialises in long-distance and open-water freestyle events. He is an Olympic silver medalist, two-time World Champion, World Cup gold medalist, and two-time European Champion. A five-time Olympian, Gianniotis has won a total of 15 medals in major international long-course competition, totalling 5 gold, 5 silver, and 5 bronze spanning the Olympics, the World Championships, the World Cup and the European Championships. In 2011 he won the World Open Water Swimmer of the Year award, becoming the first and only Greek swimmer to earn that distinction. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Spyridon Gianniotis is the 424th most popular swimmer (down from 394th in 2019), the 7,605th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,419th in 2019) and the 18th most popular British Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Spyridon Gianniotis ranks 424 out of 709. Before him are Duncan Armstrong, Camille Lacourt, Ahmed Hafnaoui, Natalie du Toit, Stephanie Rice, and Tom Malchow. After him are Manon van Rooijen, Ai Shibata, Chantal Groot, Summer McIntosh, Luo Xuejuan, and Melvin Stewart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Spyridon Gianniotis ranks 1,105. Before him are Raško Katić, Anna Frebel, Paola Tirados, Olivier Véran, Wil Traval, and Tatiana Logunova. After him are Lee Kyung-won, Alfredo Moreno, Shingo Suetsugu, Nino, Martin Albrechtsen, and Andy Hurley.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Spyridon Gianniotis ranks 7,607 out of 8,785. Before him are Jake Bugg (1994), John Herdman (1975), Duke Dumont (1982), Sebastian Armesto (1982), Alyn Smith (1973), and Audley Harrison (1971). After him are Craig Levein (1964), Keir Gilchrist (1992), Martin Gould (1981), Frank Sinclair (1971), Dominic Dale (1971), and Jos Buttler (1990).

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Among SWIMMERS In United Kingdom

Among swimmers born in United Kingdom, Spyridon Gianniotis ranks 18. Before him are Hilda James (1904), Judy Grinham (1939), Anita Lonsbrough (1941), Ben Proud (1994), Tom Dean (2000), and Adam Peaty (1994). After him are Duncan Goodhew (1957), David Davies (1985), Mark Foster (1970), Gemma Spofforth (1987), Liam Tancock (1985), and Joanne Jackson (1986).

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