Charalampos Taiganidis

Charalampos Taiganidis (Greek: Χαράλαμπος Ταϊγανίδης) is a Greek Paralympic swimming champion, Paralympic gold medalist and multiple medal-winner with a total of 10 Paralympic medals (4 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze) he holds the record among Greek Paralympic athletes. He was a former S13 swimmer and now competes in the S12 class. He has competed in five consecutive Paralympic games: Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio de Janeiro 2016, Tokyo 2020 and has won medals in three of them (2004, 2008 and 2012).

Charalampos Taiganidis
Personal information
Nationality Greece
Born (1981-03-11) March 11, 1981
Thessaloniki, Greece
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, butterfly, freestyle, individual medley
Medal record
Men's swimming
Paralympic Games
2004 Athens100 m backstroke S13
2004 Athens100 m butterfly S13
2008 Beijing100 m backstroke S13
2008 Beijing100 m freestyle S13
2004 Athens50 m freestyle S13
2008 Beijing100 m butterfly S13
2008 Beijing50 m freestyle S13
2008 Beijing200 m medley SM13
2008 Beijing400 m freestyle S13
2012 London100 m backstroke S13
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