Panagiotis Voukelatos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Βουκελάτος; born 7 April 1983 in Patras) is a Greek amateur track cyclist.[1] He has won three men's team sprint titles at the Greek Championships (2004, 2005, and 2006), and later represented Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Panagiotis Voukelatos |
| Born | 7 April 1983 Patras, Greece |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
Voukelatos qualified for the Greek squad in the men's team sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving a berth for his team based on the nation's selection process from the UCI Track World Rankings. Teaming with Athanasios Mantzouranis and Vasileios Reppas, Voukelatos recorded a time of 45.645 and a speed of 59.152 km/h to deliver the Greek trio a tenth-place finish in the prelims.[2]
Career highlights
edit- 2004
Greek Championships (Team sprint), Novices (GRE)
Greek Championships (Team pursuit), Greece
- 2005
- Greek Championships (Team sprint), Greece
- 2006
- Greek Championships (Team sprint), Greece
- 2007
- Athens Open Balkan Championships (Team sprint with Athanasios Mantzouranis and Christos Volikakis), Athens (GRE)
- 2008
- 10th Olympic Games (Team sprint with Athanasios Mantzouranis and Vasileios Reppas), Beijing (CHN)
- 2012
Greek Championships (Team sprint), Athens (GRE)
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Panagiotis Voukelatos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Men's Team Sprint Qualification". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
External links
edit- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
- Panagiotis Voukelatos at Cycling Archives (archived)
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