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| Konstantinos
GENIDOUNIAS |
| Sport |
Water Polo |
| NOC |
Greece
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 03 May 1993
in Athens, GRE |
| Height | 1.83 m |
| Weight | 93 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Communications - University of Southern California: Los Angeles, CA, USA |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
He was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] of the Final Eight at the 2020/21 Greek Water Polo Cup. (total-waterpolo.com, 24 May 2021; kanaliena.gr, 23 May 2021)
While representing the University of Southern California [USC], he received the 2015 Peter J. Cutino Award, the highest honour in US collegiate water polo. (usctrojans.com, 07 Jun 2015)
He was named the 2014 National Player of the Year by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches in the United States of America for his performances for the University of Southern California. (usctrojans.com, 03 Feb 2015)
He was named the 2014 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation [MPSF] Player of the Year in the United States of America. (mpsports.org, 25 Nov 2014) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Thodoris Vlachos [club, national], GRE |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began playing water polo at around age seven. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, Greek |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"I don't like to lose, and I want to prove that by winning." (conquestchronicles.com, 24 Oct 2013) |
Other information |
AMERICAN DREAM
He attended the American Community School of Athens in Greece as a teenager, and dreamed of attending college in the United States of America at the University of Southern California [USC] on a water polo scholarship. He was initially overlooked by USC coach Jovan Vavic, but after a breakout performance at the 2010 European Youth Championships in Germany, where he was named tournament MVP, he caught Vavic's attention and was offered a scholarship to USC the following academic year. "Living in Greece, I always had the idea of studying abroad so I went online and saw that USC had the best water polo team. I immediately wanted to go there." (dailytrojan.com, 10 Sep 2012; conquestchronicles.com, 24 Oct 2013; dailytrojan.com, 05 Nov 2014) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Athens, GRE |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Olympiacos Piraeus: Greece |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Driver |
Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
Injuries |
He missed five weeks of the 2011/12 US college season with a broken finger. (dailytrojan.com, 10 Sep 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He was influenced by his older brother. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
His parents. (nou-pou.gr, 19 Aug 2021) |
Milestones |
He was part of the team that won Greece's first Olympic men's water polo medal when they claimed silver at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Dec 2021; total-waterpolo.com, 06 Aug 2021) |
International Debut |
Year |
2010 |
Competing for |
Greece |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Team |
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| 6 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Team |
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World Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
Team |
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| 2 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
Team |
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| 3 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 7 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team |
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| 4 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 3 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team |
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| 6 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2023 |
Long Beach, CA, USA |
Team |
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European Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2024 |
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Team |
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| 5 |
2022 |
Split, CRO |
Team |
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| 7 |
2020 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 5 |
2018 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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| 4 |
2016 |
Belgrade, SRB |
Team |
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