Eleftherios Konsolas

Eleftherios Konsolas (born 17 December 1988) is a Greek rower.[1] He participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where he competed in the Men's lightweight double sculls event together with his teammate Panagiotis Magdanis.[2] They qualified for the B finals, where they reached a second place, finishing in 8th place overall.[3]

Eleftherios Konsolas
Konsolas (first from right) in 2013
Personal information
Born (1988-12-17) 17 December 1988
Cholargos, Greece
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country Greece
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Greece
World Championships
2013 ChungjuLwt quad sculls
2014 AmsterdamLwt quad sculls
2012 PlovdivLwt quad sculls
2016 RotterdamLwt quad sculls
2017 SarasotaLwt quad sculls
European Championships
2011 PlovdivLwt double sculls

Konsolas and Magdanis won the silver in the lightweight double sculls at the 2011 European Championships.[4]

In 2012, the team of Konsolas, Nikolaos Afentoulis, Georgios Konsolas and Panagiotis Magdanis won silver in the men's lightweight quadruple sculls at the 2012 World Championship.[5]

Konsolas was part of the Greek team that won the lightweight quadruple sculls at the 2013 and 2014 World Championships.[6][7] On both occasions, the team consisted of Konsolas, Georgios Konsolas, Spyridon Giannaros and Panagiotis Magdanis. In 2014, the team set a world record in the event.[7]

Konsolas won bronze at the 2016 and 2017 World Championships in the men's lightweight quadruple sculls. The 2016 team was the same as the world championship winning team.[8] In 2017 rowed with Nikos Nikolaidis, Panagiotis Magdanis and Spyridon Giannaros.[9]

References
  1. Eleftherios Konsolas at FISA WorldRowing.com
  2. "Eleftherios Konsolas – Rowing – Olympic Athlete". LOCOG. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. "Men's Lightweight Double Sculls – Olympic Rowing". LOCOG. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  4. "2011 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Plovdiv, BUL -(LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  5. "2012 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Plovdiv, BUL -(LM4x) Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  6. "2013 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Chungju, KOR – (LM4x) Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  7. "2014 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Amsterdam, NED – (LM4x) Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  8. "2016 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Rotterdam, NED – (LM4x) Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  9. "2017 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Sarasota-Bradenton, USA – (LM4x) Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.


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