Eleftherios Konsolas

{{Short description|Greek rower (born 1988)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| image = Eleftherios Konsolas Korea Chungju World Rowing 2013 (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Konsolas in 2013

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|12|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cholargos, Greece

| height = 1.73 m

| weight = 70 kg

| country = {{GRE}}

| sport = Rowing

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's rowing}}

{{MedalCountry|{{GRE}}}}

{{MedalComp|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2013 Chungju|Lwt quad sculls}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Amsterdam|Lwt quad sculls}}

{{MedalSilver|2012 Plovdiv|Lwt quad sculls}}

{{MedalBronze|2016 Rotterdam|Lwt quad sculls}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Sarasota|Lwt quad sculls}}

{{MedalComp|European Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2011 Plovdiv|Lwt double sculls}}

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Eleftherios Konsolas (born 17 December 1988) is a Greek rower.{{FISA|31888}} He participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where he competed in the Men's lightweight double sculls event together with his teammate Panagiotis Magdanis.{{cite web |title=Eleftherios Konsolas – Rowing – Olympic Athlete |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/konsolas-eleftherios-1102401/ |publisher=LOCOG |access-date=1 February 2013 |archive-date=29 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429231711/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/konsolas-eleftherios-1102401/ |url-status=dead }} They qualified for the B finals, where they reached a second place, finishing in 8th place overall.{{cite web |title=Men's Lightweight Double Sculls – Olympic Rowing |url=http://www.london2012.com/rowing/event/lightweight-men-double-sculls/index.html |publisher=LOCOG |access-date=1 February 2013 |archive-date=10 December 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121210040506/http://www.london2012.com/rowing/event/lightweight-men-double-sculls/index.html |url-status=dead }}

Konsolas and Magdanis won the silver in the lightweight double sculls at the 2011 European Championships.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2011-european-championships/lightweight-mens-double-sculls/final/|title=2011 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Plovdiv, BUL -(LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls – Final|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=13 October 2017}}

In 2012, the team of Konsolas, Nikolaos Afentoulis, Georgios Konsolas and Panagiotis Magdanis won silver in the men's lightweight quadruple sculls at the 2012 World Championship.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2012-world-championships/lightweight-mens-quadruple-sculls/final/|title=2012 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Plovdiv, BUL -(LM4x) Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls – Final|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=13 October 2017}}

Konsolas was part of the Greek team that won the lightweight quadruple sculls at the 2013 and 2014 World Championships.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2013-world-championships/lightweight-mens-quadruple-sculls/final/|title=2013 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Chungju, KOR – (LM4x) Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls – Final|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=13 October 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2014-world-rowing-championships/lightweight-mens-quadruple-sculls/final/|title=2014 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Amsterdam, NED – (LM4x) Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls – Final|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=13 October 2017}} On both occasions, the team consisted of Konsolas, Georgios Konsolas, Spyridon Giannaros and Panagiotis Magdanis. In 2014, the team set a world record in the event.

Konsolas won bronze at the 2016 and 2017 World Championships in the men's lightweight quadruple sculls. The 2016 team was the same as the world championship winning team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2016-world-rowing-championships/lightweight-mens-quadruple-sculls/final/|title=2016 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Rotterdam, NED – (LM4x) Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls – Final|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=13 October 2017}} In 2017 rowed with Nikos Nikolaidis, Panagiotis Magdanis and Spyridon Giannaros.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2017-world-rowing-championships/lightweight-mens-quadruple-sculls/final/|title=2017 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Sarasota-Bradenton, USA – (LM4x) Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls – Final|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=13 October 2017}}