Georgios Andreadis

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGeorgios•Andreadis
Used nameGeorgios•Andreadis
Original nameΓεώργιος•Ανδρεάδης
Other namesGeorge Andreadis
Born30 September 1941 in Athina (Athens), Attiki (GRE)
Died24 June 2023 in Athina (Athens), Attiki (GRE)
Measurements180 cm / 94 kg
AffiliationsNautikos Omilos Ellados
NOC Greece

Biography

After starting out as a sailor at a young age Georgios Andreadis went on to represent Greece at two Olympic Games. Andreadis and Stavros Psarrakis competed in the Flying Dutchman at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and finished in 22nd place. At the 1976 Montréal Olympics all the sailing events took place off the coast of Kingston, Ontario, on Lake Ontario. Andreadis was the helmsman in the Soiling event and with the crew of Georgios Perrakis and Konstantinos Lymperakis the Greek team finished in 14th place.

Following his career as a sailor Andreadis served in multiple roles for World Sailing including as the chair of the keelboat committee, as a member of the offshore committee, and eventually as the organisations Vice-President. He was awarded with the Olympic Order in Silver in 2010 and in 2016 World Sailing bestowed him with their highest honour with the Beppe Croce Award.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1968 Summer Olympics Sailing GRE Georgios Andreadis
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open (Olympic) Stavros Psarrakis 22
1976 Summer Olympics Sailing GRE Georgios Andreadis
Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic) Greece 14

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