Georgios Salavantakis

Georgios Salavantakis (Greek: Γεώργιος Σαλαβαντάκης; born September 10, 1970 in Chania, Crete) is a Greek sport shooter.[2] He won a gold medal in men's skeet shooting at the 2004 ISSF World Cup series in Sydney, Australia, with a total score of 148 points.[1][3]

Georgios Salavantakis
Personal information
Nationality Greece
Born (1970-09-10) 10 September 1970
Chania, Crete, Greece
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)Skeet
ClubSKOE[1]
Coached byJohn Loverdos[1]

Salavantakis represented the host nation Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he placed twenty-first in men's skeet shooting, with a total score of 120 points, tying his position with seven other shooters, including former Olympic champion Ennio Falco of Italy, and five-time Olympian Guillermo Alfredo Torres of Cuba.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Salavantakis competed for the second time, as a 38-year-old, in men's skeet shooting. He finished only in thirty-third place by one point behind Ukraine's Mikola Milchev from the final attempt, for a total score of 109 points.[4]

References
  1. "ISSF Profile – Georgios Salavantakis". ISSF. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  2. "Georgios Salavantakis". 14 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  3. "Sport-by-sport capsules". Los Angeles Times. 4 August 2004. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  4. "Men's Skeet Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.


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