About Kostas Genidounias
Born 1993. Kostas Genidounias is a Greek water polo player and swimmer.
Konstantinos Genidounias (born 3 May 1993) is a Greek water polo player. He was part of the Greek team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. Genidounias is considered one of the top scorers in the world. His top personal distinction is when he became the top scorer of the Champions League 2018–19 season as he scored 42 goals while in the same year he emerged ninth top player in the world.
Career He was a member of the team that competed for Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics. They finished in 6th place.
Graduated with a degree of communications from the University of Southern California where he attended from 2011 to 2014 and was a member of the Men's Water Polo Team winning three consecutive NCAA championships with the USC Trojans under head coach Jovan Vavic.
He plays for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos, with whom he won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League.
Honours National team Silver Medal in 2020 Olympic Games, Tokyo Silver Medal in 2023 World Championship, Fukuoka Silver Medal in 2018 Mediterranean Games, Tarragona Bronze Medal in 2013 Mediterranean Games, Mersin Bronze Medal in 2015 World Championship, Kazan Bronze Medal in 2022 World Championship, Budapest Bronze Medal in 2016 World League, Huizhou Bronze Medal in 2020 World League, Tbilisi 4th place in 2016 European Championship, Belgrade 4th place in 2017 World Championship, Budapest 5th place in 2024 Olympic Games, Paris 6th place in 2016 Olympic Games, Rio
Club Olympiacos LEN Champions League: 2017–18; runners-up: 2015–16, 2018–19 Greek Championship: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 Greek Cup: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 Greek Super Cup: 2018, 2019, 2020
Trojans NCCA Championship: 2012, 2013, 2014
Awards Youth European Championship MVP: 2010 Stuttgart Peter J. Cutino Award: 2015 LEN Champions League Top Scorer: 2018–19 LEN Champions League Left Driver of the Year: 2018–19 LEN Champions League Right Driver of the Year: 2023–24 Greek Championship MVP: 2020–21 Greek Championship Left Driver of the Year: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Kostas Genidounias?
water polo player
When was Kostas Genidounias born?
Kostas Genidounias was born on 3 May 1993 in Athens.
What is Kostas Genidounias's occupation?
Kostas Genidounias is a water polo player and swimmer.
What nationality is Kostas Genidounias?
Kostas Genidounias is Greek.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Kostas Genidounias
· DBpedia: Konstantinos Genidounias
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