Sideris Tasiadis
{{short description|German slalom canoeist of Greek descent (born 1990)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Sideris Tasiadis
| image = Tasiadis S. – 2023 Canoe Slalom WC Prague 4903.jpg
| caption = Tasiadis in 2023
| nationality = German
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|5|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Augsburg, West Germany
| height = 1.79 m
| weight = 79 kg
| country = {{GER}}
| sport = Canoe slalom
| event = C1
| rank =
| club = Kanu Schwaben Augsburg
| show-medals = no
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's canoe slalom}}
{{MedalCountry|{{GER}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2012 London|C1}}
{{MedalBronze|2020 Tokyo|C1}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Augsburg|C1}}
{{MedalSilver|2010 Tacen|C1 team}}
{{MedalSilver|2011 Bratislava|C1 team}}
{{MedalSilver|2013 Prague|C1 team}}
{{MedalSilver|2015 London|C1 team}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Rio de Janeiro|C1}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Games}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Kraków|C1 team}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2012 Augsburg|C1}}
{{MedalGold|2017 Tacen|C1 team}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Liptovský Mikuláš|C1 team}}
{{MedalSilver|2011 La Seu d'Urgel|C1 team}}
{{MedalSilver|2012 Augsburg|C1 team}}
{{MedalSilver|2013 Kraków|C1}}
{{MedalSilver|2013 Kraków|C1 team}}
{{MedalSilver|2015 Markkleeberg|C1}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Liptovský Mikuláš|C1}}
{{MedalBronze|2009 Nottingham|C1 team}}
{{MedalBronze|2019 Pau|C1}}
{{MedalBronze|2021 Ivrea|C1}}
{{MedalCompetition|U23 European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Markkleeberg|C1 team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Junior World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2006 Solkan|C1 team}}
{{MedalGold|2008 Roudnice nad Labem|C1}}
{{MedalBronze|2006 Solkan|C1}}
{{MedalBronze|2008 Roudnice nad Labem|C1 team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Junior European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2007 Kraków|C1}}
{{MedalGold|2007 Kraków|C1 team}}
{{MedalGold|2008 Solkan|C1}}
{{MedalGold|2008 Solkan|C1 team}}
{{MedalBronze|2005 Kraków|C1 team}}
}}
Sideris Tasiadis (born 7 May 1990) is a German slalom canoeist of Greek descent who has competed at the international level since 2005. He is the son of Greek immigrants who lived in Thrace, Greece in the village of Komara for 10 years during his childhood, before moving back to Germany.
Career
In 2012, he won a silver medal in the men's C1 at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London behind Tony Estanguet (FRA) and beating two-time Olympic champion Michal Martikán (SVK). He finished fifth in the C1 event four years later at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.{{cite web|title=Sideris Tasiadis|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/sideris-tasiadis-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417221536/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/sideris-tasiadis-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|website=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=26 November 2017}} Tasiadis earned a second Olympic medal in the C1 event by finishing third at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|title=Results (Tokyo)|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/CSL/OG2020-_CSL_C74_CSLMC1----------------------------.pdf|access-date=26 July 2020|website=Olympics|language=ja|archive-date=26 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726074759/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/CSL/OG2020-_CSL_C74_CSLMC1----------------------------.pdf|url-status=dead}}
He also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with one gold (C1: 2022), four silvers (C1 team: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015) and a bronze (C1: 2018). Tasiadis won 13 medals at the European Championships (4 golds, 6 silvers and 3 bronzes),{{cite web|title=Sideris TASIADIS (GER)|website=CanoeSlalom.net|url=https://www.canoeslalom.net/doku.php/en_sportler/spo_10449t|accessdate=10 September 2017}} including a gold in the C1 team event at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.
Tasiadis won the overall World Cup title in the C1 class in 2013 and 2017. He is currently the No. 1-ranked athlete by the ICF, having held that position since 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/icf-canoe-slalom-world-ranking |title=ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings |date=14 September 2016 |access-date=18 September 2021}}
World Cup individual podiums
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:gray solid 1px; width:40%;" | ||||
| rowspan="2" style="width:3%;"| | ||||
| style="width:2%;" bgcolor=gold|{{gold01}}
| style="width:2%;" bgcolor=silver|{{silver02}} | style="width:2%;" bgcolor=cc9966|{{bronze03}} | style="width:2%; background-color:#4180be; color:white;"|Total | ||||
| style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| C1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
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!Season !Date !Venue !Position !Event | ||||
| 2009 | align=right| 12 July 2009 | align=left| Augsburg | bgcolor=silver|2nd | C1 |
| 2010 | align=right| 4 July 2010 | align=left| Augsburg | bgcolor=cc9966|3rd | C1 |
| rowspan=2| 2013 | align=right| 29 June 2013 | align=left| Augsburg | bgcolor=cc9966|3rd | C1 |
| align=right| 6 July 2013 | align=left| La Seu d'Urgell | bgcolor=cc9966|3rd | C1 | |
| rowspan=4| 2017 | align=right| 18 June 2017 | align=left| Prague | bgcolor=gold|1st | C1 |
| align=right| 25 June 2017 | align=left| Augsburg | bgcolor=silver|2nd | C1 | |
| align=right| 2 July 2017 | align=left| Markkleeberg | bgcolor=silver|2nd | C1 | |
| align=right| 3 September 2017 | align=left| Ivrea | bgcolor=gold|1st | C1 | |
| rowspan=3| 2018 | align=right| 23 June 2018 | align=left| Liptovský Mikuláš | bgcolor=gold|1st | C1 |
| align=right| 7 July 2018 | align=left| Augsburg | bgcolor=gold|1st | C1 | |
| align=right| 1 September 2018 | align=left| Tacen | bgcolor=gold|1st | C1 | |
| 2019 | align=right| 15 June 2019 | align=left| Lee Valley | bgcolor=gold|1st | C1 |
| 2021 | align=right| 20 Jun 2021 | align=left| Markkleeberg | bgcolor=silver|2nd | C1 |
| 2023 | align=right| 3 June 2023 | align=left| Augsburg | bgcolor=gold|1st | C1 |
Personal life
Tasiadis dated slalom canoeist Claudia Bär until her death in 2015 after a two-year battle with leukemia.{{cite web|title=Frühere Kanu-Slalom-Europameisterin Claudia Bär ist tot|url=https://www.welt.de/regionales/bayern/article147148554/Fruehere-Kanu-Slalom-Europameisterin-Claudia-Baer-ist-tot.html|website=Welt.de|accessdate=1 January 2018|language=German}}
References
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110717060643/http://www.timing-mojstrana.com/download.php?id=1090 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 12 September 2010 C1 men's team final results] – accessed 12 September 2010.
External links
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- {{ICF}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|org_archive=20160920064458}}
- {{DOSB profile}}
- [https://www.kanu.de/Athleten-52755.html Sideris Tasiadis] at the {{Tooltip|Deutscher Kanu-Verband|German Canoe Association}} {{in lang|de}}
- {{Instagram}}
{{Footer World Champions Canoe Slalom C-1 Men}}
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