Stefanos Ntouskos (Greek: Στέφανος Ντούσκος; born 29 March 1997) is a Greek competitive rower. He won a gold medal in the men's single sculls, at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Stefanos Ntouskos
Personal information
NationalityGreek
Born (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 27)
Ioannina, Greece[1]
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryGreece
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Greece
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Single sculls
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oberschleißheim Single sculls
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bled Single sculls
Silver medal – second place 2024 Szeged Single sculls
World Rowing U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rotterdam BLM2-
Silver medal – second place 2019 Sarasota BM1X
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Plovdiv BLM2-
European Rowing U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Brest BM2x
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ioannina BM1x
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona Double sculls

He previously competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's lightweight coxless four, finishing in the sixth place.[4]

In November 2023, the Hellenic Olympic Committee officially announced that Ntouskos would be the first torch-bearer in the relay from Olympia to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stefanos Ntouskos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Rowing-Greece's Stefanos Ntouskos wins men's single sculls gold". Reuters. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Stefanos Ntouskos wins gold for Greece in men's single sculls". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Stefanos Ntouskos". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Greek Rowing champion Ntouskos to start Olympic torch relay". France 24. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Le Grec Stefanos Ntouskos sera le premier porteur de la flamme olympique". L'Équipe (in French). 22 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  7. ^ Spaneas, Spyridoula (22 November 2023). "Ο Στέφανος Ντούσκος θα είναι ο πρώτος λαμπαδηδρόμος – Οι σταθμοί της Ολυμπιακής Φλόγας". Kathimerini (in Greek). Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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