Andreas Kiligkaridis (born 5 August1976) is an athlete from Greece. He competes in canoeing. August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Canoeing is the recreational or sporting activity of paddling a canoe or kayak. ...
Kiligkaridis competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's 500 metre individual canoe and the 1000 metre individual canoe. The 2004 Summer Olympics are officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (the 28th Summer Olympic Games). ...
He placed fifth in the initial heat of the 500 metre with a time of 1:53.662, qualifying for the semifinals. In the semifinal, he placed seventh with a time of 1:53.793 and did not advance to the final.
In the 1000 metre, Kiligkaridis placed third in his heat with a time of 3:53.723, advancing to the semifinals. He placed fourth in the semifinal with a time of 3:55.608, missing the third-place finish needed to advance to the finals.
The Greek fans got the result they were hoping for, when AndreasKiligkaridis won gold in the final of the 1000m C1 on the final day of the canoe/kayak test event at the Olympic course at Schinias.
Kiligkaridis won gold in the final of the 1000m C1 on the final day of the
David Cal (3:46.201), de España, el alemán Andreas Dittmer (3:46.721) y el húngaro Attila Bajad (3:49.025) ocuparon los tres primeros puestos en el C-1, en ese orden.
Junto a ellos estarán para la final de este sábado, el ruso Maxim Opalev, el alemán Andreas Dittmer y el español David Cal, quienes pasaron directamente a la final en la primera jornada eliminatoria.
Pruna fue superado por el alemán Andreas Dittmer (1:49.146), uno de los favoritos para la final, y el australiano Martín Marinov (1:49.698).