Sideris Tasiadis
Sideris Tasiadis (born 7 May 1990) is a German slalom canoeist of Greek descent who has competed at the international level since 2005. He is the son of Greek immigrants who lived in Thrace, Greece in the village of Komara for 10 years during his childhood, before moving back to Germany.
Career
[edit]In 2012, he won a silver medal in the men's C1 at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London behind Tony Estanguet (FRA) and beating two-time Olympic champion Michal Martikán (SVK). He finished fifth in the C1 event four years later at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1] Tasiadis earned a second Olympic medal in the C1 event by finishing third at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
He also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with one gold (C1: 2022), four silvers (C1 team: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015) and a bronze (C1: 2018). Tasiadis won 13 medals at the European Championships (4 golds, 6 silvers and 3 bronzes),[3] including a gold in the C1 team event at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.
Tasiadis won the overall World Cup title in the C1 class in 2013 and 2017. He is currently the No. 1-ranked athlete by the ICF, having held that position since 2018.[4]
World Cup individual podiums
[edit]| Total | ||||
| C1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 12 July 2009 | Augsburg | 2nd | C1 |
| 2010 | 4 July 2010 | Augsburg | 3rd | C1 |
| 2013 | 29 June 2013 | Augsburg | 3rd | C1 |
| 6 July 2013 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | C1 | |
| 2017 | 18 June 2017 | Prague | 1st | C1 |
| 25 June 2017 | Augsburg | 2nd | C1 | |
| 2 July 2017 | Markkleeberg | 2nd | C1 | |
| 3 September 2017 | Ivrea | 1st | C1 | |
| 2018 | 23 June 2018 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 1st | C1 |
| 7 July 2018 | Augsburg | 1st | C1 | |
| 1 September 2018 | Tacen | 1st | C1 | |
| 2019 | 15 June 2019 | Lee Valley | 1st | C1 |
| 2021 | 20 Jun 2021 | Markkleeberg | 2nd | C1 |
| 2023 | 3 June 2023 | Augsburg | 1st | C1 |
Personal life
[edit]Tasiadis dated slalom canoeist Claudia Bär until her death in 2015 after a two-year battle with leukemia.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sideris Tasiadis". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Results (Tokyo)" (PDF). Olympics (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Sideris TASIADIS (GER)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings". 14 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Frühere Kanu-Slalom-Europameisterin Claudia Bär ist tot". Welt.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 12 September 2010 C1 men's team final results – accessed 12 September 2010.
External links
[edit] Media related to Sideris Tasiadis at Wikimedia Commons
- Sideris Tasiadis at the International Canoe Federation
- Sideris Tasiadis at Olympedia
- Sideris Tasiadis at Olympics.com
- Sideris Tasiadis at Olympic.org (archived)
- Sideris Tasiadis at Team Deutschland (in German)
- Sideris Tasiadis at the Deutscher Kanu-Verband (in German)
- Sideris Tasiadis on Instagram
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