About Odysseus Eskitzoglou
Lived 1932 – 2018 (aged 86). Odysseus Eskitzoglou was a Greek sailor.
Odysseas (Odysseus) Eskitzoglou (, ; 3 May 1932 – 26 August 2018) was a Greek sailor and Olympic athlete. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and won a gold medal in the Dragon class with Crown Prince Konstantinos as the helmsman and Georgios Zaimis as the other crew on the boat Nireus. Along with his fellow crew members of Nireus, he was named one of the 1960 Greek Athletes of the Year.
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Odysseas was the helmsman when he and his crew of Georgios Zaimis and Thimistokles Magoulas took 8th place for Greece in the Dragon class, with the boat Proteus II.
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Who was Odysseus Eskitzoglou?
sailor (1932-2018)
When was Odysseus Eskitzoglou born?
Odysseus Eskitzoglou was born on 3 May 1932 in Piraeus.
When did Odysseus Eskitzoglou die?
Odysseus Eskitzoglou died on 26 August 2018 in Piraeus.
What was Odysseus Eskitzoglou's occupation?
Odysseus Eskitzoglou was a sailor.
What nationality was Odysseus Eskitzoglou?
Odysseus Eskitzoglou was Greek.
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· Wikipedia: Odysseus Eskitzoglou
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