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| Born |
10 October 1975 New Jersey, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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–1997 1997–2002 2002–2008 2008–2009 2009–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 |
NO Chania Olympiacos Ethnikos Piraeus Panionios Olympiacos NC Chios NO Chania | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Antonios "Antonis" Vlontakis (born 10 October 1975) is a retired Greek water polo player. A long-standing member of the Greece national water polo team, Vlontakis competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics (10th place), the 2004 Summer Olympics (4th place), and the 2008 Summer Olympics (7th place).[1] He was part of the Greece men's national water polo team that won the Bronze Medal in the 2005 World Championship in Montreal and the Bronze Medal in the 2004 World League in Long Beach.
Vlontakis started his career at NO Chania and in 1997 he moved to Olympiacos where he had a successful career (1997–2002, 2009–2011), winning 1 LEN Champions League (2002), 5 Greek Championships (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010), 4 Greek Cups (1998, 2001, 2002, 2010) and 2 Greek Supercups (1997, 1998).[2] He was a key player of the Olympiacos team that won the 2002 Triple Crown (LEN Champions League, Greek Championship, Greek Cup).[3]
Honours
Club
Ethnikos
- Greek Championship (1): 2006
- Greek Cup (1): 2005
Olympiacos
- LEN Champions League (1): 2001–02
- Greek Championship (5): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010
- Greek Cup (4): 1998, 2001, 2002, 2010
- Greek Super Cup (2): 1997, 1998
National team
Bronze Medal in 2005 World Championship, Montreal- Bronze Medal in 2004 World League, Long Beach
- 4th place in 2004 Olympic Games, Athens
- 4th place in 2003 World Championship, Barcelona[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antonios Vlontakis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ↑ Βλοντάκης: «Ένα απίστευτο ταξίδι”. (in Greek)
- ↑ Όταν η Ευρώπη υποκλίθηκε στον Ολυμπιακό. onsports.gr, 25 May 2012 (in Greek)
- ↑ Barcelona 2003 FINA World Championships – FINA WC Day 4 - Men's Water Polo Match 13 & 14 Greece roster. swimnews.com. 16 July 2003.
- interview at pisina.net (in Greek)
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