Konstantinos Savorgiannakis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Σαβοργιαννάκης; born 2 March 1969 in Nea Anchialos, Volos) is a Greek sport shooter.[2] He was selected as one of eleven shooters to represent the host nation Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and had attained numerous top 20 finishes in air rifle shooting at various meets of the ISSF World Cup series.[1] Savorgiannakis trains under Serbian-born head coach and 1988 Olympic champion Goran Maksimović for the national team, while shooting at Olympiakos in Athens.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Konstantinos Savorgiannakis |
| Nationality |  Greece |
| Born | 2 March 1969 Nea Anchialos, Volos, Greece |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event | 10 m air rifle (AR60) |
| Club | Olympiakos[1] |
| Coached by | Goran Maksimović[1] |
Savorgiannakis was named as part of the host nation's shooting team to compete in the men's 10 m air rifle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[3] He had registered a minimum qualifying score of 592 from his outside-final finish at the European Championships to fill in one of the Olympic berths reserved to the host nation, after the Hellenic Shooting Federation decided to exchange spots in his pet event with the unused quotas from the men's air and rapid fire pistol.[1][4] Amassing a mighty roar from the crowd, Savorgiannakis targeted a substantial 592 out of a possible 600 to tie for eighteenth place with three other marksmen in the qualifying round, but fell short to reach the Olympic final by just a single point.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "ISSF Profile – Konstantinos Savorgiannakis". ISSF. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Konstantinos Savorgiannakis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Kostas, Sotirios (28 April 2002). "Το ολυμπιακό βάθρο σημαδεύουν οι σκοπευτές" [Shooters aimed for the Olympic podium] (in Greek). To Vima. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification" (PDF). Majority Sports. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Shooting: Men's 10m Air Rifle Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Από τις καταδύσεις το πρώτο χρυσό ελληνικό μετάλλιο" [Greeks win their first diving medal] (in Greek). Chios News. 17 August 2004. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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