Name Sideris Tasiadis Role Olympic athlete | Height 1.79 m Weight 79 kg | |
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Olympic medals Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-1 | ||
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Sideris Tasiadis (born 7 May 1990 in Augsburg) is a German slalom canoeist of Greek descent who has competed since the mid-2000s. He lived in Thrace, Greece for 10 years during his childhood.
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In 2012, he won a silver medal in the men's C1 at the London Olympic Games behind Tony Estanguet (FRA) and beating two-time Olympic Champion Michal Martikán (SVK). He finished fifth in the C1 event four years later at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
He also won four silver medals in the C1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2015. Tasiadis won eight medals at the European Championships (2 golds, 5 silvers, and 1 bronze).
Tasiadis won the overall World Cup title in the C1 class in 2013 and 2017.