Evangelos Ioannis Delakas (Greek: Ευάγγελος Ιωάννης Δελακάς, born 8 February 1985) is a retired Greek water polo player and the current assistant coach of Greek powerhouse Olympiacos.[3] As a player, Delakas won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships and competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. He played for Olympiacos for 14 years (2004–2018) and won 12 Greek Championships, 11 Greek Cups and the 2017–18 LEN Champions League with the club.[4][5][6][7]
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 Delakas at the 2015 World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Evangelos Ioannis Delakas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
8 February 1985 Athens, Greece[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2018 | Olympiacos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated: 12 January 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Apart from water polo, Delakas runs an art gallery in Kolonaki, together with his wife Fay and his father-in-law.[7]
See also
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- ^ Evangelos Delakas. sports-reference.com
- ^ Evangelos Delakas Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ Βοηθός του Βλάχου ο Δελακάς Archived 2018-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. novasports.gr. (in Greek).
- ^ Olympiacos is back to the Olympos after 16 years. LEN official website. 9 June 2018.
- ^ Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης ο Ολυμπιακός στο πόλο Archived 2018-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. (in Greek)
- ^ Μετά από 14 χρόνια παρουσίας στον Ολυμπιακό ο Βαγγέλης Δελακάς αποφάσισε να βάλει τέλος στην αθλητική του καριέρα. Olympiacos official website. 9 July 2018 (in Greek).
- ^ a b Evangelos Delakas Archived 2016-10-19 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
External links
edit- Evangelos Delakas at World Aquatics
- Evangelos Delakas at Olympics.com
- Evangelos Delakas at Olympedia
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