John Karageorgis (Greek: Γιάννης Καραγεωργης or Ιωάννης Καραγεωργης; February 17, 1929 in Greece – March 20, 2002 in New York City)[1][non-primary source needed] was greek sailor competitor, regatta sailor and sportsman that had obtained the bronze medal for his country in the 1991 Laser Radial World Championship.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Γιάννης Καραγεωργης Ιωάννης Καραγεωργης |
| Full name | John Karageorgis |
| National team | Greece |
| Born | 1929 Athens, Greece |
| Died | 2002 (74) New York City, United States |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Laser Radial |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals |
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Being an advanced age Regatta competitor, earned the bronze medal in 1991 for his country in the Laser Radial category.[3]
His body was buried in the Saint Michael's Cemetery at East Elmhurst, New York.
Professional achievements
editThe newly created Laser Radial World Championships, organized by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), held on January 1, 1991[2] in its third edition at the Porto Carras Grand Resort,[4] located in the municipality of Sitonia, Macedonia Peninsula, Greece. At that time, it was not yet in the Olympic calendar, so, it was the highest tournament of the specialty.
The date, refers to the third edition of the world championship of the specialty, whose medal was stayed with the Australian Stewart Casey in the first place with gold, in the second place with the silver also the Greek Maria Vlachau and in the third John Karageorgis with the bronze medal.[5]
Until 2019, Karageorgis has been one of the 6 Greek male medalists in the history of the competition. This country occupies the 8th place in the historical medal table of the category, from a total of 20 countries that appear in it.[6]
References
edit- ^ "John Karageorgis". October 27, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ a b World Sailing. "Laser Radial World Championships". Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ Sailing Info. "Triangle Sailing Boats" (in Greek). Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ Porto Carras. "Sailing". Retrieved March 12, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ International Laser Class Association. "ILCA Handbook 2014". p. 56. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ International Laser Class Association. "World Champs". Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2019.