Chrysanthos Papachrysanthou
Personal information
Full nameChrysanthos Papachrysanthou
National teamCyprus
Born (1979-02-07) 7 February 1979
Nicosia, Cyprus
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamSouthern Illinois University (U.S.)
CoachRick Walker (U.S.)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Cyprus
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2001 Tunis 50 m freestyle

Chrysanthos Papachrysanthou (Greek: Χρύσανθος Παπαχρυσάνθου; born 7 February 1979) is a Cypriot former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] He is a four-time All-Academic honoree (1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002), and an eight-time All-Conference champion in freestyle swimming (50 and 100 m). In 2002, Papachrysanthou was named Dr. Charlotte West Scholar-Athlete Award Recipient for his full commitment and dedication towards academic and athletic excellence, service, and leadership.[2]

As a member of the Cyprus team, Papachrysanthou made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men's 100 m freestyle. He rounded out the fifth heat to last place and fifty-seventh overall by 0.04 of a second behind Ecuador's Felipe Delgado in 52.82.[3] By the following year, Papachrysanthou shared silver medals with France's Julien Sicot in the 50 m freestyle at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis, Tunisia in 23.06 seconds.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Papachrysanthou qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle by eclipsing a FINA B-standard entry time of 23.04.[4] He challenged seven other swimmers on the sixth heat, including three-time Olympian Julio Santos of Ecuador. He edged out Thailand's Arwut Chinnapasaen to take a fifth spot by a hundredth of a second (0.01), outside his entry time of 23.51. Papachrysanthou failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-fifth out of 86 swimmers in the preliminaries.[5][6]

Papachrysanthou is a member of the swimming team for Southern Illinois Salukis, and a graduate of physical education at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chrysanthos Papachrysanthou". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Chrysanthos Papachrysanthou Named Dr. Charlotte West Scholar-Athlete Award Recipient". Southern Illinois Salukis. 15 July 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 5" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 114. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 6)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 6". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. ↑ Thomas, Stephen (19 August 2004). "Men's 50 Freestyle Prelims Day 6: Hall Splashes a Hot 22.04, Fastest Qualifier; Lezak Makes This One but Popov, Hoogie Bow Out". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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