Aikaterini Nikolaidou

Summary

Aikaterini "Katerina" Nikolaidou (Greek: Αικατερίνη "Κατερίνα" Νικολαΐδου; born 22 October 1992) is a Greek rower. Nikolaidou represented Greece,[1][2] along with Sofia Asoumanaki at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, finishing in the 4th place (Double sculls).[3][4][5] She also won a silver medal in the lightweight single sculls at the 2013 World Rowing Championships[6] and she won the gold medal in the lightweight single sculls at the 2014 European Champion and 2013 European Champion.[7][8][9][10][11] In 2018 she won the gold medal in the single sculls at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain.[12][13][14][15]

Aikaterini Nikolaidou
Nikolaidou in 2018
Personal information
Born (1992-10-22) 22 October 1992 (age 31)
Katerini, Greece
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country Greece
SportRowing
Event(s)Women's lightweight single sculls, Women's single sculls, Women's double sculls
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Chungju LW1x
Silver medal – second place 2014 Amsterdam LW1x
Silver medal – second place 2015 Aiguebelette W2x
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Seville LW1x
Gold medal – first place 2014 Belgrade LW1x
World Rowing U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Linz-Ottensheim BLW1x
Silver medal – second place 2012 Trakai BW2x
Silver medal – second place 2014 Varese BLW1x
World Rowing Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Racice JW1x
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona W1x

Before joining the Greek National Team of Rowing, she was a swimming athlete. In 2007 as a rower athlete member she joined Nautical Club of Katerini (NOKAT),[16][17][18][19][20] in Katerini. Her father Yiannis Nikolaidis was a rower athlete.

In 2021, she started styding at the private institute of vocational training IEK ALFA[21][22] for the 2-year sports coaching programme.

Katerina Nikolaidou was awarded the Best (Top) Greek Female Athlete Award for 2014[23][24] on 15 December 2014, the Best (Top) Greek Female Athlete Award for 2013[25][26] on 16 December 2013, which they from the Panhellenic Association of Sports Journalists (PSAT) at its annual awards event PSAT Sports Awards took place in the Melina Mercouri Hall of the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus.

References edit

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  12. ^ "Greece finished 6th place at the Mediterranean Games from the 22nd of June to the 1st of July in Tarragona". Ellines. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019.
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  19. ^ "Katerina Nikolaidou: the championship sport is a hard matter". Queen.gr. 26 April 2021. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021.
  20. ^ Nikolaidou, Katerina; Postiglione, Gianni (5 February 2014). "ALPHA TV's Sti Praxi on 2 February 2014". Sylvia Klimaki YouTube channel. Interviewed by Silvia Klimaki. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021.
  21. ^ Ιδιωτικό Ινστιτούτο Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης – ΙΕΚ ΑΛΦΑ (Private Institute of Vocational Training IEK ALFA). IEK ALFA. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021.
  22. ^ Nikolaidou, Katerina (20 March 2021). "Katerina Nikolaidou interview on Dion TV". Dion TV. Interviewed by Maria Petropoulou. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Panhellenic Association of Sports Journalists (PSAT) ‒ 61st PSAT Sports Awards 2014 on 15-12-2014". PSAT (in Greek). 16 December 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021.
  24. ^ "Greek rower top athlete of the year". World Rowing. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021.
  25. ^ "Panhellenic Association of Sports Journalists (PSAT) ‒ 60th PSAT Sports Awards 2013 on 16-12-2013". PSAT (in Greek). 16 December 2013.
  26. ^ "Sports Journalist Association honors top athletes of 2013". To Vima. 17 December 2013. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021.

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